Messing Around in the Gravel
What a difference each ride makes in your progress. Sunday’s ride had me feeling so much more confident about what I was doing. I felt like it wasn’t completely luck that helped me through...
Tagged: dual sport
Who Says Chivalry is Dead?
While traipsing around through the woods, Kenny stopped and held up a small tree branch for me to ride under. It was like the proverbial cloak over a mudpuddle. ::swoon:: Then 100 yards later,...
Caption Me: What is Fuzzy Thinking?
Last night my friend Dave sent me this photo he snapped while we were on the Meteor Dual Sport back in October. He prefaced it by saying I look like I’m deeeeep in thought....
Riding Meteor MC’s 2010 Ride in the Pines Dual Sport Event
At o’dark-thirty on Saturday morning, Dave and I left Long Island with our bikes loaded in the back of his pickup. We were heading three hours south into the sandy wilds of New Jersey...
Heart and Sole: My Heart Shaped Bruise
I’ve said it a million times: “Love is everywhere if you just open your eyes to it!” And so it was when I spotted this little gem on my thigh. I picked up a...
Berkshire Big Adventure Dual Sport Ride
The Long Island contingent of ADV riders heads off to do the Berkshire Big Adventure dual sport ride. It is an annual charity event held by the Berkshire Trailriders Association.
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...
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...
