All the gear stashed in the office for the weekend. Seems like a lot of stuff for a bike to carry when its all stacked up like this…
AMA Member, and 7 Days till the trip begins
AMA: I finally joined the AMA (the American Motorcycle Association… not the medical assoc.), not only because of the work they do to protect riders rights, but the roadside assistance that is included with the membership for free. Been meaning to … Continued
My Review of the Movie “Red Tails”, and why George Lucas thinks you’re an idiot.
On my flight from Denver to Chicago on Monday I chose to fire up a video on my Tablet PC to watch on the flight. I happened to have Red Tails on there. So I fired it up, it … Continued
After getting my reservations done last week for my trip, I got a nice letter from the Creede Hotel, in Creede, CO about my stay. There is something nice about a hotel/B&B proprietor taking the time to send a letter with a … Continued
In the home stretch
Final tweaks, planning, and setup on the bike is happening. I essentially only have a few days left between now and when I leave to finish up all the work due to travel for work next week, and friends … Continued
First ride with the bike fully loaded
I went to practice for the Vegas R/C race in October, and took the bike. Which in itself isn’t unusual, but this time I did it with ~ 70lbs of gear on the bike for camping. Last year I … Continued
Figure I would catch up with what maintenance and updates are happening to the bike in prep for the trip in a couple weeks. Stuff done: 1. Installed a power run to the top case. Its quick disconnect and is … Continued
The republican stance on regulation?
Regulating corporations, utilities, or industries that have the ability to destroy the world economy – NO! THATS UNAMERICAN! They can be trusted to make the right decisions, when have corporations or utilities ever done the people wrong? Regulating vaginas, and … Continued
Pictures of my 2011 Motorcycle Trip around Colorado. This is for the “My Travels Page” on my Blog. This was a ~1700 mile round trip around Colorado. Visiting 3 national parks, and countless awesome views. This trip opened my eyes … Continued
As part of finalizing my route for Sept I am locking down dates, and places I will be staying. After having issues finding a good campsite or hotel in Green River Utah, I changed my route so I am now … Continued
Edit: Already made a load of changes to help move weight around. First swing at packing. Packing without the motofizz bag is a challenge, but I think I am getting it pretty down here. The Twisted throttle dry bag is … Continued
Motorcycle trip to the south west is officially ON
I just got tracking confirmation for the key bits of hardware I needed in order to go on the trip. Locking down dates, the route, hotel reservations and today I am test loading up all the bags to weed out … Continued