CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge

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Our company provides IT Support for Fire Departments, Ambulance Companies, 911 Dispatch Centers, Emergency Operations Centers, and Federal Research Centers. It is a 24/7/365 operation. We are blessed to have 22 hard-working, talented, committed people working to help keep Northern California safe.

Our business leased Office Space at Hacienda Park in Pleasanton for over 15 years. The office was built in the 1990s. The developer built around a grove of red wood trees. There are three buildings with a large parking lot surrounding all three.



Sadly, when our third lease was up, new owners raised the rent so much we had to relocate to a new office.

I was working at this office when I first saw a 2014 CB1100 at my motorcycle repair shop. It was love at first sight.



I researched the history of the CB1100 and ultimately decided to pass on the 2014 and look for a 2017 CB1100EX. It took two years for me to find what will most likely be the last motorcycle I will ever own. I took an Uber to a consignment dealer in Sacramento to pick up my motorcycle. My first trip on the CB1100EX was a wonderful drive from Sacramento to Pleasanton. Here is a picture at the end of my first ride (95 miles). When I dismounted, I heard the tick, tick, tick of the motor. Life was perfect.



My former office will forever be associated with 2017 CB1100EX. I worked on the motorcycle in the basement parking lot to return it to its OEM setup. That office association is also reinforced every Saturday when I return to practice u-turns, tight turns weaving through the trees, slow-speed maneuvers, and stop-and-go starts in the parking lot.

I know it may seem excessive to practice so much for a rider of my age and experience, but many accidents happen in parking lots and at intersections. My love for the bike and my fervent desire to grow old together motivate me to return to my prior office and practice, practice, practice. I also like seeing the Red Woods.











We moved to a new office and everything worked out. But I will always remember Hacienda Park as the beginning of my beautiful relationship with the CB1100EX.