Riding to Sturgis Diary 2016 – Part 2
Alright campers, the other day, I told you how I’m driving to Sturgis and, just like I said, I made it to Nashville with no issues. Oh, I hit the usual traffic in Atlanta, which if you know anything about Atlanta, Georgia, you know that traffic there is bad any…
Riding to Sturgis Diary 2016 – Part 1 – Riding My Bike to Trailer Week
Well, I figured I’d go ahead and document my ride to Sturgis this year, especially since I’ve gotten the crazy idea to drive it on my bike. For the four of you that regularly read my column, you know that it’s a long ride – about 1,750 miles, and that…
No Hauling, I’m Riding to Sturgis this Year
Way back at the first of the year, I told you guys that I was going to clock 15,000 miles this year and that I was going to ride to Sturgis this year. The way the year started, I wondered if that was actually going to work – losing a…
Buying New Tires for Your Motorcycle
Well fellas, for any of you that ride more than trailer, Sturgis is almost on top of us. Even if you have a trailer queen, you still want to look good and run smooth, and that all starts with tires. I’d noticed that the tires on the Sportster were getting…
Let the Dallas Tragedy be the Last Divisive Act in this Land
As I was sitting down to write this, the tragic news of the killing of five Dallas, Texas police officers and the wounding of 7 more is still playing over the news. As some of you that read regularly will remember, I was driving through Dallas three days ago on…
The Making of a Motorcycle Trailer Queen
Okay, maybe I’m getting old, but it occurred to me, sitting under a bridge the other day, waiting out a storm, that sometimes, it may just be smarter to haul my bike to some of the places that I usually take it. I’ve had a few hair-raising moments in heavy…
Hardtail Motorcycles – Not Just for Iron Butts
So last week a buddy of mine across state lines called me up and had just dropped a wad on a new old bike. Actually, it was a really old, beat up one that he’d found in the classifieds – he showed me the ad – “Old Harley-Davidson. Needs work…
Hey Harley Davidson, How Much is Too Much?
One of the great things about having a well-connected and independently wealthy old lady who owns a technology company is that I get invited along on some great business trips. It is tough, but I manage to look pretty for the job and try to hide the fact that my…
Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
U.S. Interstate 95 forms a long black ribbon of highway from Miami, Florida to the Canadian border between Houlton, Maine, Woodstock and New Brunswick. Travelers can access any major city on the Eastern seaboard and because of that, it is the favorite of long-haul truckers, tourists, snowbirds, and every-damn-body trying…
Why Ride Factory? Rebuild Your Own Motorcycle
So I’ve got a question. Do all of us riding Mother Davidson’s finest shrink from a little work in the garage? I think that it is pretty well documented that I love to wrench on my bike and I know that plenty of other folks out there do, too. So…
Biker Diet – Ride More, Eat and Drink Less
Okay, I’m just gonna put this out there. Now, that’s not to say that we are perfect, but in the 1594 miles I rode in the last two weeks, I saw one seat warmer that looked good. One. And honestly, she wasn’t so much good looking as just considerably smaller…
Harley Davidson is Getting Bigger? And Better!
Okay, I’m not a stock and bonds kind of guy. I’ve got a working knowledge of it, but it is far from my specialty. But a few weeks ago, Harley Davidson released its first quarter results and they were somewhat enlightening. H-D sold 83,000 bikes in the first quarter. H-D…
