Girlie Motorcycle Blog

Saw this and thought I’d pass it along! Who hasn’t sat sweating their booty off at a light that just won’t change? Definitely gonna give this a try!

With my first moto trip of the year on the horizon, when I get some free moments away from the daily goings-on of my real life, I read motorcycle forums, bike mags, look at maps and chit-chat with my friends about bikes with a renewed vigor that only the first upcoming trip of the season can bring. Today, I was taking a look at the Aerostich website at some fancy-schmancy waterproof leather jacket a friend is contemplating. Aerostich always has some great stuff in their catalog – lots of things you didn’t know you really needed until you saw them splashed across their pages next to people wearing bug-spattered, yellow hi-viz suits. Today was no exception. As I clicked through their pages looking at waterproof bags, tools and gear I came across something dementedly perfect.

Behold… The Banana Guard.

Even as I read the title and looked at the little thumbnail image, I must confess I had no idea what it was. I thought it must be some cute or clever name that really had nothing to do with its actual purpose. Read on, brothers and sisters. It is divine.

Motorcyclists are a weird and wonderful bunch. Can i get an Amen?

Whoa. Did you know that Target sold motorcycle helmets?

I don’t know anything about the brand quality but I just found that interesting. Now you can stop in after work, buy a lawn chair, a box of tampons, a fridgepack of Diet Pepsi and a motorcycle helmet all in 1 shot. Nice.

I’ve heard that the Choxie Espresso Chocolate bar… the one in the brown cardboard wrapper… with the cute circle design pattern on it… that they have at the registers, on the top row.. next to the gift cards… yea, i heard those are really good.

Yay, Target.

**its not actually available in stores, online only

I don’t know about yous guys, but I am still in the paper age when it comes to maps. I love the toil of pulling out my file of maps, spreading them out across the livingroom floor and jotting down routes and numbers that ultimately string together to form a route. Call me old fashioned, my GPS is the Girly Pen System. I sometimes even draw little hearts over my I’s.

I can of course see the appeal of the GPS, in terms of telling me where I’ve been, where I am at this very moment, where the next gas station is and all that but I just can’t shake my affinity for good ole paper.

Its pretty awesome how many websites give away free maps. Chambers of Commerce, Tourist Bureaus, States, counties… they are all just dying to get you to come visit them. They want to tell you exactly where you can get that warthog whittled from real colby cheese that you just know your Aunt Myrtle would die for. From? No, definitely for. Need a place to stay? No problem. Often along with the maps, you get restaurant, motel and touristy information pamphlets as well.

I know, I know. This certainly doesn