Deep Thoughts on Seeing Things from the Saddle
Do you ever wish you could take a photo with your eyes and let someone see the world just as you did? Maybe it was the way a group of birds scattered across the pink...
Category: Motorcycle
Riding the Royal Enfield Really Pays Off
This morning I discovered an interesting fact. Insurance coverage on the Enfield costs us $19 per year. Nineteen dollars. Go through your pants pockets, I bet you’ll found at least that much crumpled up in...
Riding Through the Funk
Some days I can wake up and feel like anything is possible. The world is just waiting for me to take a hold of it. Others? I can wake up and feel like a complete...
Knobby Motorcycle Tire Ring
Last summer my husband Kenny lost his wedding ring during a dirt ride. He’s never made much of an effort to replace it – which is fine by me – since he isn’t a fan...
Shadowriding with My Favorite Girl
Before she was a fully realized thought in my belly, my daughter has been riding along with me. It has been some time since she’s been perched on the pillion seat of my Tiger,...
Taking a Detour on the Road to Sidecardog-hood
We’ve had a setback on the Lilo Sidecar Dog front. During her first vet visit after adopting her, we discovered that she has heartworm. All told, the treatment for heartworm takes months. During the course, Lilo has...
The Royal Enfield Makes an Appearance in My Dreams
Last night I dreamed that I was pulled over by a NY State Trooper and given an $847 speeding ticket for doing 81mph in a 55. On the Royal Enfield. Outraged, I shouted at...
Maple Donuts of York, PA: God Bless America
Pulling this one out of the Flashback Friday Snapshot Machine from June of 2012 – Maple Donuts on the Lincoln Highway in York, Pa. It seemed to be a fitting picture for today, July...
My Ural Got a Boo Boo and That Makes Me Sad
There are few things as soul crushing as hearing something fall over in the garage followed by the cavernous echo of whatever that thing was bouncing off of your sidecar. Then when you walk into...
The Motorcycle Blog That Wasn’t About Motorcycles But Was
Lately while reading books, I’ve taken to scribbling down lines or passages that jump off of the page at me. Sometimes I’ll come across a real zinger that speaks to my heart and I have...
Sunday Snapshot: Morning Coffee, Royal Enfield Edition
Off to have coffee with my dudes in town. I never thought I’d end up as one of those ‘old guys sipping coffee on a bench’ but I’m thiiiiiiiiis close 😀 Someone on Instagram...
Mr. Close Parker – Don’t Be That Guy
While I was hanging out with mama-dog, eating lunch in front of the Granville Country Store, I sat looking out onto the town square. When I’d arrived, I pulled into an unlined parking space...
Is There a Registry of Air Mail Boxes?
If there isn’t, maybe there should be. I know of 3 such Air Mail boxes, all of which I stumbled across in the wild. Was there a time when these things were all the...
Do you HAVE to Chit-Chat With Other Riders?
When I glanced at the clock this morning, I hadn’t really planned on heading out for a day ride. It just sort of… happened. It was already a later start than I normally take...
Notes from the Road: Paper Memories
How many times have you been riding along on your motorcycle enrapt in the most brilliant, concise and clear thoughts? With each passing mile the answers to life’s questions making themselves plain. Your problems?...
Finding Art on the Royal Enfield
While on a jaunt aboard the Royal Enfield, I stopped off to get a better look at some graffiti that I’ve been ‘meaning to stop at’ for at least a year. Just think about all of...
Throwback Thursday: Finding Gold on Monitor Pass
There’s a lot to be said for being in the right place at the right time. A split decision to go forward or turn away changes the course of your life forever. We often...
