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Destination Bourbon Country: Ride to Woodford Reserve Distillery

As previously mentioned, last Saturday I joined a buddy of mine for a ride down to Woodford Reserve Distillery, south of Frankfurt, Kentucky. The weather forecast has been crap since at least last Friday, so I left the house prepared … Continue reading →

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Random Blurbs: Full Tilt Whitetail

Over the weekend I joined a buddy of mine for a trip down through bourbon country . On the way I spotted a deer moving at full tilt through the trees. Fortunately I was on the brake and downshifting long before … Continue reading →

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Motorcycle Maintenance: 30,000 mile service (abridged)

All of the exciting spring riding finally caught up to me last weekend; the odometer clicked 30,000 miles and it was time for another service. The modern Triumph twins run full synthetic oil, so the service intervals are every 6,000 miles, … Continue reading →

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Pubs and Street Eats Preview: South of town fare

Weather last weekend was fantastic for riding. A buddy of mine also had a “kitchen pass” on Saturday so we met up at Stone House Tavern in Waynesville for a snack and a drink. Waynesville is a neat little town … Continue reading →

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Moto Philosophy: Charity and the “Poker Run”

The “Biker” stereotype has certainly been dulled in my lifetime. While still alive, in general, there has been significant growth in the number of motorcyclists, and therefore greater “acceptance” that motorcyclists aren’t societal deviants. What non-motorcyclists may or may not … Continue reading →

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Destination Menifee County: Gateway to Red River Gorge

With the long weekend at hand, the weather cooperated and I finally had a chance to head south to see family, while at the same time enjoying one of my favorite motorcycle rides. As previously mentioned, I make at least … Continue reading →

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Random Blurbs: Spring mowing and The Wall of Shame

It’s funny how “motorcycle weather” tends to compete with “golf weather”, but especially “lawn mowing weather”. The past week has mostly been “waiting on rain to stop so I can mow” weather, and unfortunately has delayed any cool adventures to … Continue reading →

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Pubs and Street Eats 7: Random Street Tacos

Urban legend had it that there was a taco truck located somewhere in New Carlisle; I heard this rumor for some time after starting my new job in Huber Heights back in 2012. A few weeks back, in a completely … Continue reading →

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Random Blurb: Stop means Stop right?

Over the weekend I managed to zip down a few miles of my favorite local roads. After coming around a bend I caught a glimpse of an object moving at high speed on an intercept course. Fortunately, the early warning … Continue reading →

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Motorcycle Awareness Month: Sun’s Out, Guns out versus ATGATT

For most of us “motorcyclists”, we’re well into the riding season at this point; old man winter held his grip for as long as he could, but it was 80 plus degrees most of last week. Apparently May is Motorcycle … Continue reading →

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