Threw my leg over the warmed up Harley at 6:30 a.m. this morning. Kissed Boo goodbye and told her I’ll be back in two weeks. Worked my way on the backroads down to 212 West through Montevideo in the cool of the early morning hours and headed West. Had lunch with a young cop buddy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘motorcycle trips’
Things to think about on a Summer day
Posted in Daily Ride, tagged motorcycle riders, motorcycle trips on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The View from the Rear Seat
Posted in Daily Ride, Motorcycle safety, tagged motorcycle riders, motorcycle safety training, motorcycle trips on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
About the time the warm spring winds finish the job of blowing out the rest of the winter chill, restlessness takes root in the heart of every motorcycle rider. Spring has sprung; it’s time to ride. Typically, enthusiasts tend to focus on the driver enjoying the thrill of curve hugging rides through open country. The [...]
Motorcycle Trip Planning-To Plan Or Not To?
Posted in Touring, Uncategorized, tagged motorcycle trips on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For those of you planning a lengthy motorcycle trip, my advice is to quit planning immediately. Planning means stating your intentions. And that means the gods of fortune are alerted to the fact you have hopes of doing something, at which point they unite against you to ensure that plenty of things go wrong. Two [...]
The Long Way Down: Two Bikers on a True Adventure
Posted in Daily Ride, tagged bikers, charley boorman, ewan mcgregor, galaxy british book awards, london, long way down, motorbikes, motorcycle touring, motorcycle trips, motorcycles, national geographic, south africa on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While the mystique of riding a motorcycle causes many to yearn to shed their conventional mode of transport and don a leather jacket instead, for bikers around the world who enjoy the experience on a regular basis the goal is much bigger. Many bikers dream about it, but only a few ever have the ability [...]