#throwbackthursday : A Little Speed Triple Memory From 2007
At the time, this 2005 scorched yellow Triumph Speed Triple was my main squeeze, my do it all bike. Though it was a little tight on space, traveling on it wasn’t really that much of...
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Moto Photo: Triple Inside
I found this old Triple Inside patch while cleaning our the “junk” drawer in our kitchen this morning. I think the right thing to do would be to honor it’s seredipitous finding with a...
Moto Photo: Motorcycle Parking Only
Around Long Island, I don’t recall seeing Motorcycle Parking Only signs anywhere beside the lot in town of Port Jefferson. Is designated motorcycle parking common where you live?
My Speed Triple Is All Spiffed Up Once Again
This past weekend, my Triumph got it’s seasonal look-see. It’s got a new set of tires, new chain & sprockets, fluids are good – I’m officially ready to hit the road. I feel better,...
Postcard: Greetings from Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
May 2005 Hi Everyone- We spent the night at the Cody Motor Lodge in Cody, Wyoming where we saw on the news that the Beartooth Pass from Red Lodge, Montana had been closed because...
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...
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...
2009 in Review: 10 of My Favorite Motorcycle Photos
This post is nothing without you: What were your favorite riding moments of 2009?
Motorcycle Photo: Triumph Speed Triple – I’m Lost
“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a...
Cold Weather Motorcycle Gear: Handlebar Muffs
My first introduction to using handlebar muffs was back when I did the Crotona Midnight Run in 2007. My dear friend Bill lent me his muffs to use that night. He has again imparted...
Motorcycle Tip: Don’t Try This One At Home!
This morning I walked down the driveway in the misting rain and Kenny said “be careful,” from the front door. As I rode away, I thought to myself that it isn’t something I hear...
“Pink” Triumph Speed Triple Motorcycle: Hot or Not?
According to Triumph, they have never made a pink motorcycle. Since the year 2000 they have however made Nuclear Red motorcycles. Which if you’re playing along at home look decidedly… pink. Something about that...
Triumph Speed Triple: A Love Affair Years in the Making
The first time that I sat on a Triumph Speed Triple at the 2000 Cycle World bike show in New York, I pretty much knew that one day I would own one. The idea...
Chick Bike
The Speed Triple could never be called a ‘pretty’ bike. With it’s naked, aggressive looks it comes off totally butch, totally masculine. That is of course until it’s sporting a fluffy pink unicorn.
Just Play it Cool: Nighttime Shots along the Long Island Sound
Given this unseasonably cool weather we’re having, it
Sights from the Road: New F’n Yawk Staw
Sights from the Road: The New York Store. What do you think they sell in the New York Store?
Back in the Saddle: A Day’s Ride to Jim Thorpe, Pa.
I’ve been to Sleep. Figuratively and literally it would seem. Did you miss me? It has been a strange spring. I’ve done almost no riding at all due to peculiar circumstances that seem to...
If you love something…
Set it free. If it comes back to you, it’s yours. Well, I’m happy to say, she’s home…
