Saturday, April 24, 2010

Richmond Run




The weather held out and I was able to get Colonial, South Richmond & North Richmond Stamps. Seven stamps down and only 10 to go...

225 miles today, 2 rain stops, 10 mile traffic back up, 4 wrong turns, 3 Virginia HD Tour stamps & a few backroad twisties.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Don "Hoss" Waugh

Perfect day for riding. New tires mounted yesterday. T-shirt swap with Kevin in Maine so I rode down to Waugh's HD to get his shirt & my HD Tour Stamp.

As usual Don "Hoss" Waugh was there to greet everyone.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Ready for new tires

I was able to find new Dunlops online for the Sporty. They should arrive in the morning so I decided to get the wheels off tonight and get the new tires mounted in the morning.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Great Day... Bad finish




Rode out to Staunton to get my HD tour stamp. Rode Skyline Drive on the way home. It was such a great ride & great day how it ended just sucked.

A piece of angle iron fell off a truck and bounce off a car right in to my path. I was able to not hit it head on but it hit the edge of my front tire and shot out and hit the car in the next lane. The debris put a nice slice in the side wall of my new front tire.

At least I didn't get wiped out...

Sunday, April 04, 2010

Greatest Arby's Ever...






Riding south on Rt. 1 towards Richmond I stopped at an Arby's for lunch. This could be the fanciest Arby's on the planet.

When I went inside it was "WOW". It looks like a high end steak house.

Classical music playing, an expanded menu including rotisserie chicken, fresh veggies and a complete vegetarian menu.








The decor was cool, fireplace, high ceilings, high back chairs, condiments on each table including pepper grinders.

Backroads History Tour


Nothing special planned for today. I ended up riding about 150 miles of backroads and stopping at every road side historical marker.

There are a lot of markers in the Fredericksburg - Caroline & Spotsylvania area.

I found the remains of the Garrett House where John Wilkes Booth was killed. It's actually in the median of the road divider but all that's there are a couple of large foundation rocks.


Saturday, April 03, 2010

Virginia HD Tour stamp #2


It was cloudy & cool this morning. Looked like rain was on the way but I headed out to Winchester any way.

By the time I arrived at Grove's HD to get my passport stamped it cleared up and warmed up nicely.

I rode Skyline Drive from Front Royal to the Sperryville exit for the ride home.










Friday, April 02, 2010

Best Week Ever & it's not done yet!

It's been sunny & warm all week. Leaving for work sometimes several hours early to take the long way in.

Today I stopped by Carl's for a Cherry Slush Float.

Forecast for great weather all weekend. The plan for tomorrow is to ride to Winchester & get my HD tour stamp and then ride Skyline south to Sperryville and end up passing through Culpeper on the way home.

Hopefully The Stable will be open.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

16 more to go...

I picked up my Virginia HD Tour passport today and East Coast was my first stamp.

16 more dealerships to visit before the end of Summer.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Lookin' Good...

Nothing special about today's post. Just a new pic of the Sporty...

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Cloudy & Warm ...


The sun wasn't out as much today but it was just as warm. I didn't venture out as far today. Rode though the back roads of Spotsy county.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Spring 2010


The warm weather broke so it was time for a day ride. 70's in the valley but at altitude it was still a little chilly. Snow was still on the sides of the road on Skyline...




Friday, March 19, 2010

The Time is Here...

Winter has finally wandered off and the trees are just starting to turn green. It's warm & sunny this week. I began riding to work again.

Tomorrow's forecast is calling for 75 & sunny. It's looking like an all day ride tomorrow.

Monday, March 08, 2010

Step 3 complete...


Day three of ridin' is complete. Headed down to Orang for a visit to Waugh's HD to pick up my reward points card & a new wallet.

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Step 2 Complete



Another sweet day. Got out for about 125 miles plenty of backroad twisty ridin'.

Saturday, March 06, 2010

3 Day Weekend

Sunny and warm for the next three days.

Step 1 - get the Sporty inspected.

Step 2 - do some ridin' Sunday.

Step 3 - Monday ride to somewhere.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Sunny & Cool...

The sun came out today & warmed the day up enough to get out and do some ridin'.

Hopefully tomorrow I can do it all over again.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Had to ride today

Yesterday was a day of shoveling the rest of the snow off the driveway I decided to reward myself with a ride around town.

It was a sunny & warm day for a ride, keeping an eye out for sand on the roads left over from all the snow.

I stopped at Smokey Bones for some BBQ baby back ribs.

So I finished a great lunch and as I'm getting ready to leave a passing waiter with a try full of water glassed loses it and a full glass of ice water dumps in to my helmet that was sitting upside down on a chair next to me.

I may have blurted out "Fuck" & "Cock Sucker" really loud at first but it was such a one in a million shot it was kinda funny. (I may have offended a few after church patrons) After the initial outburst I calmed down quickly and started laughing a little. It was a bolt out of the blue to remind that shit happens sometimes.

The staff was really cool about it. They quickly brought out a lot of towels so I could dry out the inside of my helmet. I had already paid for my meal but the manager insisted I get a refund. (I was adamant about wanting to pay. The meal & service was great) I did make sure the waiter got his full tip.

I also received a $25 gift card for for it all which was a total surprise.

Sometimes a little disaster works out just fine.

Saturday, February 06, 2010

No Ridin' this weekend


Apparently the end of the world hit the 'Burg this weekend. It was close, record snows and about 2' here.

So, I guess it will be a few days before I get another chance to ride.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Winter Boredom... Sporty Slide Show

More snow this past weekend. Sitting around bored next thing you know I'm making a slide show...


Monday, January 25, 2010

Springtime in January

Cold on Saturday, cold & rain on Sunday, rain Monday morning. But by noon it was sunny & warm.

Had a great day riding around the 'Burg & running errands.

Got a little scare when making a hard right turn I scraped the bottom pipe of my new exhaust on the pavement. I'm sure that won't be the last time that happens.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

D.C. Bike Show

Ken & I went to the International Motorcycle Show in D.C. and it took more than 2 hours to see all the bikes and anything associated with bikes.



After the show lunch at Hooters. No members of Congress were there.

Friday, January 15, 2010

First Fire...


The new Big Growl Down & Outs are installed and today was the first start up to make sure everything is on right.



Monday, January 11, 2010

Got 'em on...

It took me a couple of hours to get the new Big Growl Down & Outs on. They fit great, went on easy and look great.

Hopefully it will warm enough so I can take her out, start her up and make sure everything is right.

Happy Birthday to me...

My new exhaust pipes arrived today. The only good thing about the freezing cold temps is I have plenty of time to get these on without worrying about losing ridin' time.


Sunday, December 27, 2009

Winter Ride


What a difference a week makes. Last weekend snowed in under 15". But the roads are clear, yesterdays rain cleaned off the road sand and it's warm enough to ride.









Got my new side mount solo bag mounted & it looks great....

Sunday, December 06, 2009

December weather...

Three straight weekends in November with warm riding came to an abrupt end with a heavy wet snowfall.

I guess this gives me time to change the oil and other tinkering that the Sporty needs.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

One Fine Day...

Late November and it's 65.

A perfect day for a ride through local Battlefield parks. Spotsy Courthouse battlefield was a great place for an afternoon ride.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Gettin' Cooler...

The weekend weather is stayin' nice so after I replaced the front brake pads on my truck the reward was an afternoon ride.

It was a little cooler but still clear & crisp. A lot of bikes out today.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

74 & Sunny...

Three days of grey, cold, rainy & mostly sucky weather and today the sun came out and warmed everything up for a sweet late November ride.

So I headed out and by the end of the day racked up about 175 miles.

Days like this is the reason you don't pack up the Sporty for the winter.

Sunday, November 08, 2009

70 & Sunny...




I still had to work today but it was such a great November day I decided to take the very long way in. Headed east on some backroads and before I made it Back to the 'Burg 75 miles had gone by.








I stopped by Famous Dave's for some BBQ and then headed in to work.

Friday, November 06, 2009

Lee Drive...

It was such a clear & cool day I decided to take a long way to work & ride my favorite road in Fredericksburg.

Lee Drive...


Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Winter's settin' in...

This years riding season is just about over. Cold, rainy & windy are not my favorite elements to ride in. But, if it's sunny I'll be riding to work.








I figured out a creative way (I think it's creative) to cover the cutout for the rear fender turn signal posts.

I made a cover out of sheet metal and attached my old tank emblems.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Fall Colors Ride


Another great day to hit the mountains and check out the fall colors. It's not the peak of the season yet but it was very nice.

It was just cool enough to make it another perfect ride

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Fall = Perfect Riding


Sporty's runnin' great so it was time to hit Skyline and enjoy a perfect day...

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

I am complete again...

My Baby came back from the shop today and the universe makes sense again.

Just in time for the perfect Fall weather.

The trees are just starting to turn and the mountains should be a blast of colors for the next few weeks.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

New Front Wheel

Before I finally broke down and took my baby to the shop to get the primary fixed I got a great deal on a 21" American Wire 80 spoke chrome front wheel.

Hopefully she will be home before the fall colors break out in the mountains.