49er Rally
Better late then never! A few weeks back Catherine and I hopped onto the bike for the 49er Rally. It was shaping up to be a great weekend! ... cheap gloves, shirts with skulls on them and pins. The vendors sold quality motorcycle friendly camping ... The ride there was nice and sunny. We arrived in Auburn and set up our tent. It was sunny when we arrived [more...]
Date: 2008-06-16 05:06:55
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I like to ride my bicycle, I like to ride my bike...
Matt is obsessed with bikes and bike culture and it has spread, just a little, to the rest of the family ... -wheeler with training wheels attached that he used to pedal on. Now he rides a motorcycle ... /orchard and scones from a local bakery and sporting their new Obama pins. Lucky kids, I didn't [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 17:26:00
eye candy: gloves
“Debs is incredibly handsome & strong. She is chivalrous, passionate, brave and loving. She loves life, riding her motor bike and pinning me down! Lucky me! What a woman!” - Rose (Rose sent a second photo, too, with a better shot of the bike. I’ve got serious motorcycle envy here.) Related: eye candy: triple scorpio eye candy: Dani eye [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 13:04:55
Silly Sunday
Slainte! Here is my Silly Sunday. Here is my top three jokes: 1: Why did all the bowling pins went down? They were on strike! 2: Why did the rabbit go on strike? He wanted a better celery! 3: What’s corn at work called? Corn on the job! Here is my funny fact of the day: It’s illegal in USA to ride a motorcycle [more...]
Date: 2008-07-13 06:15:50
“Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable” ~ Henry Louis Mencken
Now that Tom has moved his shop closer to home, he has decided to ride his bike to and from the shop in good weather ... go. And, finally, he will fasten a playing card with a clothes pin to the wheel spokes to replicate that deep Harley Davidson motorcycle engine rumble. He's da man... [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 11:09:19
I Never Thought it Would Happen to Me!
I Love To Ride! I mean, to US….NOT here, not in my state! It happened at the Sturgis South motorcycle rally in Sturgis, Mississippi the weekend of August ... , and “Baptist Biker Mission” pins for the leather vest that bikersloveto wear. Get the drift [more...]
Date: 2008-08-24 09:10:22
Finding Autos with EBay and Microsoft Virtual Earth
I've been in the market for a motorcycle for the last year and have struggled to come to terms with the price of a brand new Harley-Davidson ... ) and max price. Once results are produced, they are overlaid on a Virtual Earth map with custom pins ... there just aren't that many bikes for sale. Why? Really? Rain? IDK. Those who do ride in the PacNW [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 18:32:12
Finding Autos with EBay and Microsoft Virtual Earth
I've been in the market for a motorcycle for the last year and have struggled to come to terms with the price of a brand new Harley-Davidson ... ) and max price. Once results are produced, they are overlaid on a Virtual Earth map with custom pins ... there just aren't that many bikes for sale. Why? Really? Rain? IDK. Those who do ride in the PacNW [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 22:11:34
Biker Church
After reading this, you may want to drive to NC and try this church out. I know I do. These folks have something goin’ on, as Rev. Amy Shanholtzer recently found out. Here are her thoughts: I’ve never ridden a motorcycle ... on her leather vest laden with pins just for the occasion – against doctor’s orders (that’s how heavy [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 19:11:47
Lomé, Togo To Cotonou, Benin
Thursday I woke up early. It rained all night--hard, so I never really slept well anyway. I went to the internet café and checked my email. Elena said she would renew her insurance. Whew! I was so worried.Nothing changed on fivethirtyeight.com. McCain is optimistic and I think it's good because an optimistic McCain will scare the Obama youth [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 22:30:00
In My Ural’s Trunk
In addition to my tool roll, there are a few other miscellaneous items I carry in my Ural’s trunk ... Dielectric grease Bungee cords Cotter pins Lengths of twine Accessories for the LED disc light Fuses Fuse ... , “That eejit’s on a motorcycle, not in an office. When he’s in the middle of nowhere and breaks down [more...]
Date: 2008-07-11 13:09:14
When Your Ship Has Come And You Can't Get Off - Welcome To Egypt
Another night with no sleep. My roommate slept soundly but I was sweating in my sleeping bag and only tucked my body in there because I just didn't ... the door of the railway car. The first car was quickly loaded but no motorcycle. Hmmm. I was getting ... Sudanese women walk with their thermos of hot water and tea. _8510_2.jpg Getting ready to ride [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 21:08:16
Death Dogs My Footsteps
Although most folks never consider it, we all walk with death. Death is constantly lying dormant within us, waiting for the one misstep, or the one stroke of foul luck so that it can blossom and snatch us irrevokably from this world into the next, or whatever it is that death has in store for us. All of our stories end the same way [more...]
Date: 2008-07-17 07:11:54
Catskill MT Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008
by LJ James Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008 We all know that when the first settlers came to America they where following a dream! ... vendors, Who where selling every thing from Motorcycle pins to fully Custom Motorcycles.Then ... Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Rally. This event which is a weekend get away for some and a week long [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 07:46:16
Denver to Colorado Springs and 6 mt. passes
Yesterday afternoon Mike received a phone call from Foothills BMW Triumph that his bike was done. Wow, that was quick! ... , which he transferred to his bike for the ride back to Colorado Springs. He needed to get back ... from my 2005 trip, unfortunately we weren’t able to ride it then, so I made sure to ride it now.A stop [more...]
Date: 2008-07-31 12:55:00
PA/NJ/DE/MD: SGT. PAT MCDONALD, PHILADELPHIA HIGHWAY PATROL, END OF WATCH
PA/NJ/DE/MD: SGT. PAT MCDONALD, PHILADELPHIA HIGHWAY PATROL, END OF WATCH Posted in October 1st, 2008 by Lutz in All Past Ride Reports, ... of you had the opportunity to observe for yourself, the Warriors’ Watch Riders is not a motorcycle club, rather ... Warriors’ Watch Riders.” Leathernecks MC, Vietnam Vets MC, Second Brigade MC, Christian Riders, Blue [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 23:20:58
Road trip, day two: Laguna Beach to Palm Springs
The drive east into the desert and the Coachella valley should take around two hours, and I got off on a flying start by crashing the car. Whee. Ironically I'd negotiated the freeways of LA safely, and was doing two miles an hour in a petrol station outside Corona (where Fender guitars are made, fact fans) at the time [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 14:12:01
Catskill MT Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008
by LJ James Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008 Most of us know that when the first settlers came to America they where following a ... like a million vendors, Who where selling every thing from Motorcycle pins to fully Custom Motorcycles.Then ... and the Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Rally. This event which is a weekend get away [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 19:44:20
Catskill MT Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008
by LJ James Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008 Most of us know that when the first settlers came to America they where following a ... like a million vendors, Who where selling every thing from Motorcycle pins to fully Custom Motorcycles.Then ... and the Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Rally. This event which is a weekend get away [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 07:31:11
Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008
by LJ James Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008 Most of us know that when the first settlers came to America they where following a ... like a million vendors, Who where selling every thing from Motorcycle pins to fully Custom Motorcycles.Then ... and the Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Rally. This event which is a weekend get away [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 10:14:11
Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008
by LJ James Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008 Most of us know that when the first settlers came to America they where following a ... like a million vendors, Who where selling every thing from Motorcycle pins to fully Custom Motorcycles.Then ... and the Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Rally. This event which is a weekend get away [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 21:37:24
HITLERY INFERS OBAMA MAY BE ASSASSINATED BEFORE BEING NOMINATED
One of the questions repeatedly impinging on the psyche of AntiMullah was why Hillary Clinton was increasingly so happy, more than just cheerful, at ever more solidly losing the race to Obama at each step and at each defection of a super delegaTe. Having previously posted the Clintonian body count shown below, [more...]
Date: 2008-05-24 00:21:49
Finding The Right Harley Accessory
Finding The Right Harley Accessory Finding just the right accessory to give to your favorite Harley Davidson rider is fun and easy ... would include black leather jackets, pants, chaps or other items of outerwear. It also includes ... , better still that it fits. The second category is for items that can be added to your motorcycle [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 19:30:01
In Memory of Jerry Gorman
Clarence Alumni - The Fighter" and that it also appears in the Alumni Calender on the side, people aren't usually ending up in the right place. I aim to fix that :) As I have mentioned before, Jerry has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. For those of you totally unfamiliar with ALS (from the website) [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 10:48:00
New Suzuki GSX-R750 vs Ducati 848 motorcycle test.
Interesting comparison between these two great Super Sport motorcycle brands and their mid size crotch rockets. Below is detailed test ride info on each of these two Super Sport motorcycle rides. For my money either one is going to give you more shits and giggles than a motorcycle rider has any right [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 21:50:32
Riding Proud With JohnnyD
Dustin Rides With The Southeast Texas Patriot Guard Airborne In Spirit Dustin’s Memorial Decal on JohnnyD’s motorcycle ... is the Patriot Guard Rider who gave me the In Memory of a Fallen Texas Hero PGR pins (see TX Patriot Guard ... , Dustin will ride with me on every mission and everywhere I go.” JohnnyD, thank you for honoring [more...]
Date: 2008-07-13 00:00:23
Quaint vignettes from my charming rural idyll
-Aw shit, more stuff about plants? Because I know you're going to write more shit about your fucking garden and really, please Nations, ... . ______________ My husband has made it known that he won't be buying me a motorcycle anytime soon [more...]
Date: 2008-05-27 15:19:13
A Me Meme
A Me Meme Yet another meme but this one is a bit different. I borrowed it from the Peanut Queen cuz I really got nothing else for today. So.. ... of my life. I love to ride my motorcycle and to scrapbook and to travel. I'm a systems administrator [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 16:22:30
Fireworks factories, coal mines and cute little puppies
HENGSHUI, Jiangxi — “I don’t understand why so many people just want to stay in the village. They don’t want change. They don’t want a better life.” Eighteen-year-old Miao Jiao — Jo, as I know her — is in limbo, hovering between two different worlds, two different eras [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 02:23:23
Used Cars For Sale
Take a look at the latest listings for MotoClassifieds.US Auto Classifieds. I know, I know, these are all links to MotoClassifieds.US, a very fast growing “used cars for sale” website. Go ahead, browse over the listings. Auto Classifieds - MotoClassifieds.US Copyright 2008 MotoClassifieds [more...]
Date: 2008-07-12 12:04:26
Useful Information About Motorcycle Chains
I hear this question all the time about motorcycle chains (applies to ATV’s too). Which chain should I get, an O-ring or a Non-O-ring? ... chains. Almost all reasons I’ve read go something like this: “If you are going to ride in the mud [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 07:31:33
Money Life Network Summer Savings Series Contest has a winner!! And the winner is…
The Money Life Network’s 1st Contest has ended In case you didn’t remember, yesterday was the last day for the Money Life Network’s Summer Savings Series contest. If you forgot to enter, I’m afraid I have to tell you that it’s too late. The contest has closed, and we now have a winner! [more...]
Date: 2008-07-01 13:23:46
Wipeout! First Crash…
Riding a motorcycle is never a question of IF you will crash, it is always a matter of WHEN you will crash ... -east towards Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. With a 500K ride ahead of me, and after fixing [more...]
Date: 2008-08-04 14:00:20
2009 Yamaha R1
Introducing the all new 2009 R1 … Yamaha’s technical “Tour de Force ... degree alignment of the crank pins (where the connecting rods attach to the crankshaft), and locates ... pins aligned on the same plane (a straight line drawn [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 18:43:21
Been out a while, how about a movie review?
Twilight - More than I'd bargained for.. mostly >: [ (<--- Vampire) ... giving out pins and hyping up (or waking up) the crowd between movies. They even had a guy dressed [more...]
Date: 2008-11-23 18:05:32
Milwaukee Celebration Begins
Miller Park The Club H.O.G. 25th celebration started Thursday, August 28th at Miller Park Stadium (home of the Milwaukee Brewers). Free for H.O.G ... distributed 250,000 pins and ran out in under four hours [more...]
Date: 2008-09-06 00:18:48
Replacing Sprockets and Chain on Ninja 650r
I spent this weekend replacing the engine and rear sprockets along with the chain ... guide when performing any major maintenance on your motorcycle. If you don’t feel like reading through [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 05:47:45
Brick City
Brick City “Tripper! Tripper! Come quick! ... d learned my lesson about three years before when walking down north “S” one night after missing my ride [more...]
Date: 2008-11-27 04:30:23
Even More Blessed!
Since Ryan and Lisa and the children have been living with us, everyday brings more and more blessings ... scatter pins and she picked out the perfect pin to wear on her dress. Now she needed a hat [more...]
Date: 2008-07-11 13:49:06
50 traveling tips by Sara and Julius
I came across this incredibly insightful and well written blog entry the other day written by two round the world travelers ... it - We did this a lot in Asia because public transport [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 19:21:22
Joel Perlish; USA/MEXICO/CANADA DOUBLE CROSS COUNTRY & THE TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY -- OR BUST - SUMMER 2008 by Joel Perlish
Joel Perlish; USA/MEXICO/CANADA DOUBLE CROSS COUNTRY &amp; THE TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY -- OR BUST - SUMMER 2008 by Joel Perlish July 23, ... me the tank bag. A fellow coming by took a couple pictures of us, and I was off. I wear two pins [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 22:53:47
Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008
Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008 Posted By LJ James on @ 11: ... from Motorcycle pins to fully Custom Motorcycles.Then of course it was time to grab some cold ... 34 am by LJ James Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle rally 2008 Most [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 16:34:39
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