My days of riding started a long time ago at about age 10 or 11 when I could spend all day riding the trails on our Honda Scrambler. Then while in college, I fell in love with a new ’81 Suzuki GS 550TX that I saw at the local dealer. This was 1983, and the [...]
Hi I live in the San Francisco Bay area and on my birthday [june 25 th] there was one ski resort still open in California. My Son Kyle and I had figured a way to attach our Skies to or motorcycles and we headed off across the Sacramento Valley. We had about one hour of [...]
As far back as I can remember I’ve owned a motorcycle. So did my father and brother. My first bike was an Indian 50. I’ve added a few years since then, but I still own a bike and appreciate a good ride on country roads to enjoy the scenery. I can even be found on [...]
Our annual 3 1/2 to 4 hour ride to the Blue Knights Maryland 1 Crab Festival started out as a normal one. But ended up turning into the longest shortest ride we ever embarked on.It took us almost 14 hours. One poor unfortunate rider developed a rear flat tire about mid way thru the trip. [...]
My name is Tony, and I only started riding on the street about a year ago, but I have really been riding… racking up 20K miles in this first year. My buddy Rick from work has many years experience and has been my mentor of sort; he went with me to checkout and buy my [...]
The Beartooth Highway climbs, twisting, backtracking, gaining altitude and respect. It connects with Chief Joseph Scenic Byway, and continues its punishing trek. Nearly 11,000 feet above sea level, the mountain views are breathtaking – literally and figuratively. The roar of thousands of bikes, all makes and models, announce that it’s time for the 2011 Beartooth [...]
Mayhem on the Mountain 14 July 2011 2 riders and 1 chase truck took off from Mountain Home, Idaho. 5 months in the making we were finally on our way. Heading West on I-84 (YAWN) we headed into Boise, Idaho and picked up our 3rd rider and 2 more passengers. 3 riders and 5 Passengers [...]
After several years without a bike, in 2009 I bought an 08 Ninja 250 to commute on. WIth vacation time coming to me, I decided on the spur of the moment to ride from my home in Connecticut to see the USGP in Indianapolis. Just pack and go… no plans at all. Total freedom, which [...]
Well… this past weekend I had been planning on a little camping moto adventure since my wife and kids were out of town and I rarely get to take solo overnight trips. I had really been looking forward to the weekend, but the leftover rains from Hurricane Alex had different plans for me. I finally [...]
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