The weather on Saturday promised to be a whole lot better than it had been in quite some time. The humidity was supposed to be down as well as the brutal summer temperature. When I got up that morning, Shadow was already out and about. I knew that when she got back she would be leaving again to get the VTX inspected. Regardless, given the forecast, a ride had to happen.

As she left I told her I would be along shortly to meet her when they were done with her bike and we would go for a r... Read More

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It promised to be a big weekend. First off, there was going to be this big world record breaking poker run on Saturday. Pretty exciting huh? 3000 bikes. Wow! A lot of people were pretty pumped up to be a part of this.

Y'know when something doesn't seem right about something? Well it usually means that something ain't right. Some people suspected that all along. I won't even begin to go into all of the messed up things about the way this whole thing was organized... Or should I say dis-... Read More

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The Perfect Curve

I read in some motorcycle rag a long and drawn out article about how to ride the perfect curve. Slow in and ease throttle  coming out. Being the guy I am, wanted to see if I could glean some wisdom into the art of riding. I never took any ridin... Read More

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Today was a little different. I did not have the morning food run. Instead I had a run out to Franklin and the usual Brevard stuff. When I got to one stop, I was too early and they had not gotten their stuff together yet. (I worry about the receptionist there. A few weeks ago, she had a very nasty black eye and she said she had to go to the hospital because she fell in the shower. Sorry folks, that... Read More

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One Lone Castaway's Rantings

So, yesterday was gorgeous. The temperature was in the 70s and the sun was out. In the morning the air was crisp but not too cool---In other words a perfect day for riding. The bike did not get started though.

Usually on a day like this, I’ll put a picnic together and throw the kid on the b... Read More

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