Three Things That Pissed Me Off On the Road This Weekend
I’m tired and I’m grouchy. And so, I’d like to share a few things that have pissed me off on the road this weekend: Cigarette Butts Oh, you’re a smoker? That’s great. I hear...
Get a Load of This Big Brown Beaver
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....
Making Friends: File Under Kawasaki
When I am out riding my motorcycle I must have the kind of face that says, “Please talk to me!” On Sunday while I was standing outside next to my Tiger drinking juice in...
Mission: Lake Vanare, New York Muffler Man
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...
Welcome to The Void Rally 7
Every year I see a message go out to one of the local motorcycle group mail lists that I’m on from Catfish – trying to get people to bite and join him at The...
Roof Cows, Rust and Donkeys at Cool Springs Park
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...
Potato, Potahto – Who Cares? Let’s Fix My Bike
Don’t you just hate it when you lose a front brake caliper bolt when you’re riding your motorcycle? Yea. Me too. When I pulled into the parking lot in town on Sunday night, I...
I Got the Boot… Three Times
Sometimes I’m not sure if I get on some sort of unconscious jag that makes me seek out groupings of things or if I just happen to be moving across a sticky thread of...
Oakley Fast Jacket Sunglasses with Transition Lenses
There are quite a few helmets out now that have built in flip-down sunshades in them. My Shark Race-R helmet isn’t one of them. Since I prefer not to use a tinted visor, that...
A Little Thumper Sunset Therapy
Yesterday I took the Husky out for a cruise to help clear the cobwebs away from my mind. With each thump of her little heart my mood brightened. Sure, I know it doesn’t exactly...
Sights from the Road: Art Car Extravaganza!
On Friday night how could I have possibly known that when I spotted the Cupcakemobile in Westhampton that it would be the …wait for it… waaaait for iiiit… icing on the cake? Oh, yes....
It was Christmas in July – I Finally Got New Motorcycle Boots
After lusting after them for about 6 months, I finally broke down and bought myself a new pair of motorcycle boots. They are those Sidi Adventure GORE-TEX numbers I was yammering on about the...
New Compelling Evidence – Cavemen Rode Motorcycles
Choppers, in fact: Scratched into the concrete of a Fort Hancock bunker, this is the work of primitive men. Cavemen, perhaps. Someone clearly took great care to share their art with the world. And...
Space, The Final Frontier – These are the Voyages of the Fuzzship Tigerprise
At first glance – you see this picture of my (lovely if I do say so myself) Tiger and think Okay, it another picture of her (lovely if you do say so yourself) Tiger. But...
Beware – It’s The Devils Road!
I finally spotted one of the 666 routes. This one was in Virginia: I have this other photo of the route sign that I wasn’t originally going to post. I kinda sorta realized that...
Day 7: Mixed Nuts and a Reformed Jackass on the Loose in West Virginia
If you’ve been playing along at home then you may recall that I’ve noted that Kenny isn’t the most observant guy in the world, what with that whole failure to notice goats on the...
Snapshot: Southern Trip Souvenirs
Aside from the memories and photos that I take home from any trip, along the way I pick up postcards, brochures, stickers and name-specific “junk” and shove it in my bag as I go....
Blog Challenge: Girlie Motorcycle Boots and Shoes
My girl Dar over at Princess Scooterpie threw down the blog challenge gauntlet yesterday. The request: Post a picture of your favorite non-motorcycle/scooter shoes & one of your motorcycle/scooter boots/shoes. For many women this...
Day 6: The Motorcycle Adventures of the Bearded Lady
While doing our pre-ride once over, we found that my plugged tire had dropped nearly 10 pounds of pressure overnight. We gave the mushroom plug one last tug to try to pull the seal...