Tag Archives: Motorcycle

Metzeler ME 888 Marathon Ultra: Taking it further

A few months back I wrote about changing out my front tire from the Metzeler ME 880 to the new ME 888 Marathon Ultra. This year’s trip to the Dragon Raid had a few casualties, my rear ME 888 that … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Gear - Maintenance - Safety | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Triumph Dragon Raid 2015: Day 0 – Southbound (Part 2)

Continued from Triumph Dragon Raid 2015: Day 0 – Southbound (part 1) When word made its way around the office that my “big trip” to the Dragon Raid this year was upon me, most folks told me to be careful, especially … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Triumph Dragon Raid 2015: Day 0 – Southbound (Part 1)

For no apparent reason whatsoever, my eyes snapped open at 4 AM Sunday morning (9/6/15). I shouldn’t say for no reason, it’s without a doubt excitement about one of the longest motorcycle rides I’ll take all year. Certainly, the goal … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Triumph Dragon Raid 2015 : The Preview

Last week I vacationed in one of the best motorcycle destinations in the country. After shooting over 5,000 photos, and checking off two items from my moto bucket list, I’m now beginning the mammoth task of cataloging and writing about … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

2015 Victory Vegas: First Impressions

A few weeks back the local Victory Motorcycle dealer in New Carlisle was holding another demo event. Fortunately it was a “slower” Friday, so I stopped in to take another American motorcycle for a spin. At the last demo truck … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Bikes | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Motorcycle Gear Review: Olympia 734 Digital Protector Gloves

I recently retired my trusty Olympia summer riding gloves. To Olympia’s credit, it had nothing to do with the gloves themselves, simply that I wanted to upgrade to a set of touch screen summer gloves. I’ve mentioned in the past … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Gear - Maintenance - Safety | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Harley Davidson Street 500: First Impressions

A few weeks back I caught an article about Harley Davidson (HD) offering the Basic Rider Course (BRC) free to Active Duty Military and Military Veterans through their Rider Academy. While I currently have my endorsement, and consider myself an … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Bikes | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

Random Blurbs: If it costs more it has to be better right?

It’s a given that I cruise a lot of motorcycle related media from day to day. I recently noticed on the Motorcyclist Online Facebook page that they had posted “Motorcycle of the Year” (MOTY) awards for various classes. Apparently I … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Random Blurbs: Photos from the weekend

The last two years I have volunteered to lead the August ride for the Dayton chapter of the Triumph RAT Pack (Rider’s Association of Triumph). As I’ve been saying for the past few weeks, I’ve been tooling around the Little … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Opinion | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Ride Report: Indiana Adventures

Last weekend a good Army buddy of mine invited me over for his daughter’s 1st birthday, so I headed over to Indianapolis to attend the party. I happened to have taken I-70 home from Indy earlier this year, after which I … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Events & Rides | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments