New Jersey’s Cowtown Rodeo Muffler Man
Well, this is embarrassing. The Cowtown Rodeo cowboy and I showed up to the party wearing the same shoes. For its petite size, New Jersey is really full to the brim with silly roadside...
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Well, this is embarrassing. The Cowtown Rodeo cowboy and I showed up to the party wearing the same shoes. For its petite size, New Jersey is really full to the brim with silly roadside...
What is it about a giant, fiberglass peg-legged pirate that will make me ride 170 miles out of my way? Is that the dumbest sentence you’ve ever read? Sometimes my ‘reasons’ for riding must...
Giant Chicken Army. It’s a thing. It’s either that or one rogue bird that keeps following me. And he’s taking the long way ’round because he lies in wait at the places I’m going...
The temperature crept up to nearly 70 degrees today. That’s kind of unusual for a November day. You bet your boots I was only too happy to load my monkey Chloe into the Ural...
For all of the cliche popular images of the scary, hardened bikers – I feel like I must exist on the opposite end of the spectrum. When I’m out and about on my bike...
I may have to start rethinking my penchant for visiting roadside statues. Exhibit A: Just check out the cold, dead eyes on these two. And that poor kid… I’m not sure what’s more tragic; the...
Fifty years from now, what will my generation have left behind that tugs at the heartstrings of people who like to play the “Remember when…” game? What will our contribution to fading Americana be?...
When the Equinox to Equinox Rally kicked off on the first day of spring, it seemed like we had all the time in the world to ride around and collect points. After all, the...
While I was in the neighborhood during my super-donut-extravaganza, I decided to swing by the town of Groveland to visit with the local muffler man. Incidentally – his name? Yvon. (Formerly) With decades of standing...
I’ll give you a minute to soak it all in. A giant Suzuki TL1000R, the Ural and…. a dragon. *Runs away squealing* 😀
On Saturday I meant to just duck out for a few hours before the rest of the family got up. I figured I could buzz out to New Jersey, see the giant tooth and...
Though I’m not much of a telephone caller, I must admit that I really appreciate the ability to make and receive phone calls from my helmet with my Sena headset. Sometimes I’ll be standing on...
For the E2E Rally, I’ve been thinking about how I can string together historical markers, monuments and engaging sights to ‘theme’ my bonus stops. We’ve got 6 months to dash around and pick up...
You can breathe easily. I’m excited to report that the Riverhead Mufflerman Indian “Chief Running Fair,” who had his butt kicked by hurricane Sandy is back in action! Not only is he back together,...
Om nom nom. What is the Ural Yamal? It is the 2012 limited edition sidecar rig, named after a formidable Russian Icebreaker. The Ural Yamal bares its teeth and well, has a boat oar....
In the realm of giant roadside farm fruits and vegetables there are some oft-seen staples like a giant ear of corn or a strawberry. As my friend Wendy, proprietress of the fabulous Roadside Wonders, said ~ “Yep, you...
This place has it all. I’d passed this house in Lee, Massachussets several times before on the Berkshire Dual Sport rides. Even though my friends know me well enough to realize that coming across...
Sometimes you’re just riding along minding your own business and a 6ft beaver shows up. Happens all the time, right? I rolled up on this guy in Lee, Massachusetts. “Is that a squirrel?” Kenny asked....
Since I feel like I need to work on my sit-still stamina a bit, riding over 250 miles to see a refurbished Muffler Man seemed like as good a reason to get out of...
The very first time that I ever saw any reference to the Cool Springs Park store on Rt 50 in West Virginia was on Kathy’s blog – Appalachian Tours. I had no conscious intention...