Church Sign: The Purpose of Life is a Life of Purpose
I love this message: The Purpose of Life is a Life of Purpose. This sign is found on Route 25 in Greenport, NY. Their signs are consistently entertaining. Some of my favorite Church Signs...
Sticker: Look Twice – Save a Life – Motorcycles are Everywhere
Over the weekend, I spotted another STOP sign that had been sticker-bombed. This one is my favorite, I think: In Memory of Lance – The Purple and White Sticker The purple and white “Look...
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
Last week Swag over at BikerSwag.com asked, ‘May is recognized as Motorcycle Awareness Month. What plans do you have to help promote it?’ That’s a good question. I don’t know if my answer is...
Sights from the Road: 4 Long Island Windmills
Long Island is home to several notable, historical windmills. Most of the mills are in the smock style and reside on the eastern end of the island. While going through some of the photos...
Non-Motorcycle: Photos From Our Trip to Iceland – April 2009
After a few years of saying “someday…” our little family packed our bags and visited Iceland in April of 2009. We left New York in the dark of night and landed at Keflavik airport...
I Spy: 1975 Suzuki RE-5 Rotary Motorcycle
I am fortunate enough to have a very eclectic group of motorcycle friends. I’m surrounded by unique and interesting characters. So too are their bikes. Last evening while out for an after dinner walk...
Unexplained Sighting on the Road – Your Theories Needed!
A few years back, while coming home one night on the bike I saw something that haunts me to this day. It was about 11pm when Kenny and I pulled up to the last...
The Sexiest Motorcycle Boots in the Universe: Sidi Crossfire TA
When I began looking for offroad boots I primarily zeroed in on the brand Sidi because of my experience with their street boots. I’ve grown to really appreciate their longevity and quality so it...
Discouragement 101: My First Day of Trail Riding
Last Saturday, I signed up to do a trail riding event with Long Island Trail Riding Conservancy (LIRTC) the following morning. They hold fund raising events where motorcyclists can come and enjoy a day...
The Arrival: Medium Sears/JC Whitney Motorcycle Luggage Trunk
Last week I ordered a medium sized motorcycle luggage trunk from Sears. It arrived on Saturday. Storage capacity on the medium trunk is listed as 31liters. It is big enough to put my dirt...
The Aftermath of 4 Simple Words: Unsightly Presence of Motorcyclists
4 Simple Words At the core of what became a hornets’ nest were 4 simple words included in an unauthorized flyer distributed on Port Jefferson Business Improvement District letterhead: Unsightly Presence of Motorcyclists With...
Bargain Motorcycle Top Box Luggage at Sears and JC Whitney
About a month ago, I read a post on ADV about Sears carrying a Givi-style luggage box. Givi’s boxes are terrific but coupled with their separately purchased mounting plates, they’re pricey. We currently have...
Long Island Motorcycling: Daydreaming About Getting Off The Beaten Path
Greetings from the Sandbar Long Island. It’s an island and it’s long. It is also pretty flat. We don’t have any mountains so that means we don’t have any wonderful valley roads. We don’t...
DRZ 400: The Learning Continues – A Sandy Sunday on Long Island
On Sunday Kenny and I went for a ride. We retraced some of my steps through the wet and sandy roadways I’d been on with the kids from ADVrider. This time things were a...
DRZ 400: Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
While out exploring over the weekend I rode by a sandy heart on the tarmac. It seemed like a perfect find to add to the heart and sole photos I’ve been collecting. I <3...
Happy Friday: DRZ 400 Parts Installed, Now Let’s Go Riding!
All of the bits and bobs that the Fedex man delivered to my office last week have now been installed on the DRZ. With temperatures slated to be near 50 degrees over the weekend,...
Long Island: Port Jefferson Business Improvement District Finds Motorcyclists an Unsightly Presence
A newsletter recently put out by the Port Jefferson Business Improvement District here on Long Island is ruffling a few feathers in the local motorcycle community due to the inflammatory language used in 2...
A Mid-March Sunday Ride on the East End of Long Island
On Sunday morning I rolled out of the driveway heading out to meet up with some of the gang from ADVrider for a street ride. This was the first time in many weeks that...
Suzuki DRZ 400: The Fedex Man Cometh
The Fedex man is always much more sexy to me when he comes with a box full of motorcycle parts. Or shoes. Yesterday morning he came sauntering in to the office real smooth-like and...
Sights from the Road: McNulty’s Giant Ice Cream Cone
During summer evenings, the parking lot at McNulty’s is packed with families out for ice cream. Sticky-faced children mill around the patio leaving trails of drips and drops in their wake. When I passed...