I JUST WANT 2 RIDE!!

A blog about motorcycle touring, travel, news, and motorcycle stuff that we like!

I began riding, according to my mom, at about age five. Some of my best memories as a kid involve motorcycles. My dad was a Honda guy and we had a variety of trail bikes including the iconic Honda Trail 90. I enjoyed motorcycles so much as kid my High School class ring had a dirt bike on it (I will do a bad weather post on that someday).

But, like many men, I set it aside for family. Then in 2008 Debbie and I “graduated” from the Army after 25 years and as a gift to ourselves we bought a new Harley. A few years later the bike had 29,000 miles (plus we are on our second touring bike in addition to the first motorcycle)! Debbie had no real motorcycle experience before this and now she has her endorsement and a bike of her own.

We have been to rallies (Daytona, Myrtle Beach, Mountain Fest), and places (Tail of the Dragon, Skyline Drive, Blue Ridge Parkway) and have had a great time getting there! We have entered our first bike in some bike shows and have done well. In retrospect I think that both of us wish we had gotten behind bars sooner.

So, why a blog? Primarily I do this “blog stuff” because I like to document things. I have always enjoyed reading about what people do (I have a BA in History) and thought that I should do the same. While I never thought that this activity would go much beyond my immediate family, I have been pleasantly surprised by the attention the blog has received. It has resulted in thousands of views a month and a gig as a host on a weekly motorcycle internet radio show (The Dawg House).

Debbie and I, Solomon Island, MD

The Dawghouse started as a regular, terrestrial, radio show on one of the most popular radio stations in the Washington DC metro area, WJFK.  But the radio station changed its format, motorcycle racing and culture was not part of that new formant and the Dawghouse was dropped.  After that the show moved to the internet and has never looked back. 

Broadcast live Tuesdays from 6-8PM (Eastern Standard Time) the show’s podcasts are downloaded from the website, iTunes and other podcast sharing sites tens of thousands times each week.

The DawgHouse covers motorcycle racing of all types: MotoGP, Super Cross, AMA Daytona Sportbike, AMA Superbike, British Sport Bike (with its own reporter), Flat Track, Motorcross .  We also discuss new developments with all the major and minor manufactures as well as general motorcycle news and culture (or lack thereof on individual cases) from around the world. 

One of the best descriptions of the show comes from the NTNradio.com website “A completely irreverent, totally biased, intellectually challenged and scornful study of the twisted life of the motorcycling world and those who inhabit our planet… all wrapped up in a disturbing weekly LIVE broadcast!”

RIDE SAFE GUYS!!