Tomorrow morning Bob and I head east to Tellico Plains, TN, for another big ride in the Smokies. It’s Memorial Day weekend and it’s raining — here in Nashville and there, where we’re going. And between here and there as well, I think. 50-50 chance it’s going to keep raining. Of course it is. It’s [...]
Looks Like We’re Riding into the Rain, Again
May 28, 2010
February 17, 2010
For nearly two decades I have dreaded “unseasonal” temperature rises in mid-January. Seems like as soon as it gets cold and holiday-ish, roaring fires and all that, it’s over. Early in the new year daffodil bulbs tricked by the sun push up and then get whacked in 22 degree cold spells. Sap starts running and [...]
November 30, 2009
I’m 50 miles from Nashville on Saturday with about two hours of daylight and my 1973 Triumph Trident suddenly goes dead hauling up the big hill coming out of Centerville. The bike had been running sweet and strong all day. Up ahead my buddy Professor Bob on his Cagiva with heated grips happily motored away. [...]
October 15, 2009
I have a hard time with stuff that doesn’t work but could. And I don’t like quitting on things that, with a little effort, still have useful life. It’s why I still have my 1970s Hondas. A yellow 1970 Honda QA50 stuffed into a giant red stocking on Christmas morning started things off. My little [...]
October 12, 2009
It’s been about ten years since my last ride on the Cherohala Skyway and the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap, NC. No excuse when you live as close as Nashville. Bikers come from everywhere for these gorgeous roads. My pal Professor Bob and I set off on my Triumph Daytona 900 and his Yamaha FZ-1. [...]
September 1, 2009
It’s time for a bike lift. I’m not talking about nips and tucks. The bikes are fine. I’ve got to get off the floor. This one available through Harbor Freight works well and runs $500. My riding buddy Professor Bob just bought the $400 version and he’s smiling more than usual. The extra $100 gets [...]
June 1, 2009
Are you checking out the emerging XDL Superbike Freestyle competition out there?
May 26, 2009
Discovering that the date on your motorcycle helmet chin strap reads nearly 12 years-old is a jolt to the mind’s “be prepared” function. The brain bucket test labs recommend five years of life before a helmet should join its forebears on the garage shelf. Why is it so hard to throw these things away? Memories [...]
May 18, 2009
If you haul a bike, you need a Bar-Harness by Canyon Dancer. By pulling down from the bar ends instead of closer in on the bars with tie down hooks or soft ties the bike is much more stable in the truck. You stay clear of brake lines and wiring and the soft koozie thing [...]
April 18, 2009
Seems there’s never enough shop time. I started missing it so much that Min took me to Sephora and bought me a cologne that actually smells like the garage. Fahrenheit by Dior, I kid you not, has notes of Triumph motorcycle. We asked a guy standing next to me what he thought about it. “Smells [...]
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