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Billy Connolly’s Route 66 - A Review
Billy Connolly is an irreverent, banjo-picking, folk-singing, Scottish comedian, recording artist, actor, author, biker, and (per his bio) Citizen of the World. That alone should make you want to read...
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One man’s dream
Hands up everyone who has heard of the Britten V1000. Anyone? No, me either.Turns out John Britten was the nearest thing to a modern day Burt Munroe, of The World’s Fastest Indian fame. Also a New...
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Going out his way.
Bill Standley was an avid motorcyclist all his life and his prized possession was a 1967 Harley Davidson. So when he died at the age of 82 he wanted to be buried with his bike. Not that unusual in...
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Quick detach bags
Soon after I got my Dyna I realised that if I wanted to use it for anything practical I needed some luggage capacity. So I went looking for bags, scouring the parts catalogues, eBay, Kijiji, and...
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Dayton Beach Bike Week
A few years ago I happened to be in the Daytona area during Bike Week and so got to spend a day wandering around town, freezing my ass off as I recall because it was one of the coldest Bike Weeks ever....
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18 Things You Can Do On A Cruiser But Not On A Sportbike
For a variety of reasons I have not been able to dedicate much time to blogging lately. I’d like to say it was because I was off on some incredible motorcycle adventure to fantastic and awe-inspiring...
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Signs of spring
A couple of weeks ago Dar, over at Princess Scooterpie, issued a challenge to post any sign of spring in our respective necks of the woods. Looking out at snow everywhere and temperatures below zero...
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This year’s upgrade
A couple of months ago I posted (here) that I’d purchased (Thank you eBay!) a hard to find dash panel needed for my ignition switch position change project on the Dyna. Then I started the search for...
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Why am I living where the air hurts my face?
The folks in central and north-eastern North America can, and often do, disagree on a lot of things: religion, politics, guns – it’s a long list. But one thing we can all agree on is this has been the...
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63 years young
No, not me; I’ve passed that particular milestone already.Pretty much anyone who lives on the North American continent knows what a miserable and seemingly endless winter it’s been. The bike has been...
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We are living in amazing times
I first got interested in old stuff back in the 70’s. A lot of the guys I rode with were into vintage motorcycles and so it didn’t take long before I had a couple of old bikes in my own cluttered...
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Signs of Spring – Part Deux
Some times it’s early, some times it’s late, but the coming of Spring is inevitable as the Northern Hemisphere tilts more and more towards old Sol. A week ago I was complaining about the depth of snow...
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It’s new helmet time
I tend to replace my helmets every few years just on general principles. I know the industry claims you should do so on a 5-year basis (link here) but that aside, I just get tired of the old one after...
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And even more wheels
If there’s one thing the big storm of 2012 taught me (aside from the fact that I am not nearly as indestructible as I once believed) is that to do anything in the country you need either horses or...
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First ride of 2014
It seems I’ve been waiting forever(!) to post this. I won’t comment further on the weather this year as it seems everyone north of Orlando has enjoyed the same crappy spring and there really is nothing...
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The things people do.
I am in awe of those few souls who can take an idea and turn it into something fantastic. Personally I lack the imagination, skill, and, frankly, the patience to do something like this, which makes it...
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A day at the auction.
As the search for the perfect (read: cheap, in immaculate condition) tractor continues I am presented with lots of interesting diversions, generally called farm auctions! Often it’s an entire household...
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It was a dark and stormy night.
The weather guessers were telling us to expect a nice, sunny day for our trip to the Friday the 13th celebrations in Port Dover. This was going to be an extra special event for us as June 13 was also...
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HELP! I’m being held prisoner…..
Up in our neck of the woods they say there are just 2 seasons – winter and construction (road construction that is). Well the snow is gone so…This year the township decided they would repair the one...
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It’s done!
A couple of months ago I posted (here) about being in the market for a new-to-me tractor. Well let me assure you it’s been an experience, with a capital ‘E’. The last time I drove a tractor I was 16...
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