Have a Railroad Spike - 93 Ounces of Iron

Looks like a mighty scary collection of mysterious engine parts.
I wonder how it all goes together.

I wore my new Sidi Crossfire T&A boots in the garage last night for about an hour, and they're already easier to bend.
See, new motocross boots are stiff, stiff enough that it is hard to make the ankle flex and move as needed.
What you have to do is wear them and bend them, and after a while, you're able to bend the boot enough so you can ride the bike without feeling like a klutz with a too-stiff boot.
As time goes on, the day eventually comes where they get worn out and they bend too easily, feeling too lose and floppy.
When this happens, it becomes easier to get hurt if you whack your foot on something since the floppy boot won't be able to absorb the energy of the whackage.
Whackage.
That's a nifty-sounding word, eh?

I'm off to the garage and get the WR-250FY ready for this afternoon-into-evening Pachaug rock pile ride.

-John