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I officially declare that I have ridden a motorcycle at least once during each month of 2014.  This makes me a “Rounder” according to the site yearrounders.com.  While I have ridden like this in the past I did not know there was a name or a group for this type of accomplishment.

I use the world accomplishment very much tongue-in-cheek as I enjoy riding as often as possible and have the gear to ride when I want.  But, if you review their website (yearrounders.com), you will see that the rounders enjoy the same tongue-in-cheek approach.

Riding our Harley Davidson Ultra Limited Debbie and I have put down just over 7000 miles in all kinds of weather.  According to their temperature guide, we have checked off all but three of their categories, and I have no plans to knock the those three off this year. 🙂

  • 100’s+ Red Hot Rounder  (check)
  • 90’s Sweating Rounder   (check)
  • 80’s Half Baked Rounder   (check)
  • 70’s – R&R (Rounder Relaxing)   (check)
  • 60’s -Jr. Rounder (Just Riding)   (check)
  • 50’s – LOTF Rounder (Looking Over The Fence)   (check)
  • 40’s – FOTF Rounder (Fringe of the Fringe)   (check)
  • 30’s – Half Rounder   (check)
  • 20’s – TQ Rounder (Three Quarts)
  • 0-20 – Rounder
  • KHOF Rounder (Kook Hall of Fame)

Whether or not you are or even want to be a year rounder you should check out their website for the fun of it!

 

 

 

Want to buy a motorcycle from a museum?
Doing Yoga on a moving motorcycle
MotoAmerica get CBS TV Deal
Motorcycle riding a roller coaster
Slingshot v. Spyder v. Morgan
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Things got a little loud and crazy on this “fun”(?) filled episode.

SOA Red Rose discussion, what does it all mean

Ken is still talking about winter riding tips.

We discuss gifts for the rider in your life… it starts off really well and then……………………..

Yamaha recalls 28 YFZ-R6 motorcycles.

2014 MotoGP crash statistics

MotoAmerica get a GREAT TV deal

A few days ago I posted about a movie I ran across Sit Stay Ride: The Story of America’s Sidecar Dogs a documentary on dogs that ride in the side car.

Now I have a run across another move. In Best Bar in America a writer is motorcycling across the west in a writing assignment to find the best bar in America. The trailer really intrigued me and you might be interested in it as well, or not.  I will order both right after the New Year starts and let you know what I think about them.

 

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Good news if you are one of the lucky ones to have or are going to ride “The Dragon”.

If you ever watch any of the hundreds of videos of folks riding or driving this stretch of US Route 129 or if you have ridden on the road yourself you know at large trucks are as much as a hazard as anything else on the highway. Often times these truck take up more than both lanes as they try and navigate the 318 turns in 11miles and way to many times have caused terrible accidents.

The good news is that Tennessee is now following the lead of North Carolina in banning truck over 30 feet in length from traveling on the Dragon. While I am sure this will not end accidents on this highway, the ban can only improve the situation.

According to this article “1.4 million vehicles that traversed the Tennessee side of the Dragon between 2010 and 2012, there were total of 204 crashes — with motorcycles making up 82 percent of them.” During that period there were six deaths and one was due to an accident with a tractor trailer.

Signs informing truck drivers of the new restrictions will be installed in early 2015.

Debbie and road the Dragon and the nearby Cherohala Skyway a few years ago with a bunch of our friends. We left Northern Virginia, taking the Blue Ridge Parkway to Deal’s Gap. After riding those two road we went north through Chattanooga to Louisville, KY then to Parkersburg, WV.

 STORM CHASER POWERS ACTIVATE!

The trip from Parkersburg back to Virginia was the hardest part of the entire 1400 mile ride. Hurricane Irene, which was not supposed to make landfall here, turned right into us. We rode through at least three squall lines before pulling into the garage just minutes before the main storm hit us.

STORM CHASER POWERS DEACTIVATE!

 

If you have not ridden the Tail of the Dragon, you need to add it to your bucket list. It is well worth your time.

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Great interview with 15 year old Jayson Uribe an American racing professionally in Europe.

Discussion of latest SOA episode “Faith and Despondency  “

Review of On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter

Discussion of Royal Enfields, Lighting Motorcycle, The Polaris Slingshot in Texas and Alpinestars Airbag Jacket.

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Ken’s News:

Lane-splitting: perhaps not as dangerous as we first thought?

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Mercedes Benz (Daimler) pulls the trigger on MV Agusta.

Warren’s News:

Stolen 1954 Harley Hydra-Glide Returned After 42 years

 

42 years later

He and Dong buy bodies!

Racing News:

Interview with Chris Ulrich.

World Superbike Championship decided in Qatar.

MotoGP & Moto2 picks for Valencia.

What you need to know is that he did his own stunts. Also, nice stunts for the 20s!

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