Day’s distance: 168 miles The morning was sunny and temperature mild. While it was predicted to rain late in the day, I thought it doesn’t get much better. The temperatures ranged from a low of 42 to a high of 54. I add a middle layer to my upper body when I’m out in the 40’s. Beyond that, I use the heated grips and the … Continue reading Day Ride – Around the South Sound
I really enjoyed watching this episode of Jay Leno’s Garage and have added it to my list of Featured Videos. From the YouTube description … Abhi Eswarappa, founder of Bike-urious.com, stops by the garage to introduce Jay to his buddy, master builder and fabricator Aniket Vardhan (www.musketvtwin.com) who hand carved wood casting molds to create his powerful Musket V-Twin Royal Enfield motorcycles. If you are … Continue reading The Musket V-Twin – Jay Leno’s Garage
The sun made an attempt to break through the overcast morning, that is until more clouds arrived later in the day. That was about the same time the wind picked up 😦 Temperatures ranged from 42 as I approached Bellingham in the morning to 53 as I arrived back in Seattle. Day’s distance: 205 miles It’s been quite rainy in Seattle. I took advantage of … Continue reading Day Ride – Chuckanut Drive
For those readers who enjoyed the Isle of Mann TT documentary I posted last month, I have another suggested film that you can currently find on Netflix. The movie is named “Road”. Here’s the trailer: (the trailer’s description of the film) Brothers addicted to speed. At any price. Motorcycle road racing is the most dangerous of all motor sports. One in which men compete at speeds … Continue reading Road – Official Trailer (currently on Netflix)
“Babes Ride Out is an annual all female overnight motorcycle adventure and campout.”, according to their website. I found out about this group through the video posted below. Their story is detailed in the video’s description. Babes Ride Out founders Ashmore Ellis and Anya Violet wanted to create an environment where women can come together to share their cross country journeys, triumphs, close calls and … Continue reading Babes Ride Out – A Motorcycle Story
It’s a rainy, cool, overcast day in Seattle. The roads are wet. Winter approaches, though in all fairness to other parts of the country, winters are mild here in the northwest, compared to other northern states across the US. Where Boston will get incredible amounts of snow, and the Midwest can be brutally cold, Seattle will see snowfall inside city limits infrequently. It’s not a … Continue reading Winter Weather Coming Soon
With temperatures in the 50s and low 60s and little rain predicted, it was a good day to visit one of my “backyard favorites”, Mt. Rainier. Day’s distance: 220 miles A day earlier, once I decided on my destination, I reached out to Jason, someone that I’ve ridden with in the past. He’s a former co-worker who is taking time off and I thought he … Continue reading Day Ride to Mt. Rainier
