I wrote a guest post for Pillioness.com on some rules for riding with passengers.
Check it out to see if you are following some of the more common sense ideas. There might be some things in the article you might not have thought about.
Archive for the ‘Motorcycle Rides’ Category
12 Golden Rules for Riding with a Pillion
Posted: April 4, 2016 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle advocacy, Motorcycle Rides, motorcycle safety, UncategorizedTags: Café Racer, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, motorcycle blog, Motorcycle Ride, motorcycle safety, pillion, sport bike, Sportbike
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Want to test ride the new Ducati Xdiavel Motorcycle?
Posted: March 29, 2016 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle news, Motorcycle RidesTags: crusier, crusier motorcycle, Ducati, ducati xdiavel, Motorcycle, motorcycle blog, Motorcycle Ride, sport bike, Sportbike, test ride
Now you can! Ducati is going across the US and Canada to offer test rides on this cool new motorcycle. This is the bike that was voted the “Best-looking bike” at the 2015 EICMA show in Italy.
Baltimore is the closest stop on their test ride tour to me, so I plan on making a trip to Charm City and try out one of these babies! Click here to read more about the 2016 Ducati Xperience Tour and see if there is a stop near you.
Motorcycle Product Review: Harley Davidson Battery Charging Extension
Posted: January 15, 2016 in Motorcycle Rides, Product ReviewsTags: army bike, battery tender, Harley, Harley Davidson, HOG, Motorcycle, motorcycle blog, motorcycle riding, motorycle battery
To make it easier to connect the battery tender to the battery of my 2008 Heritage Classic (The Army Bike) I added a new part to the bike.
Harley has a Battery Charging Extension (part 99821-09) this $14.95 (that’s right not HD (hundred dollar)) product that not only lets me more easily charge or maintain the battery but also flashes a red LED when the battery reaches a level that it requires charging.
To connect my battery tender, before buying this product, I have to remove both seats and attach the clamps to the battery. As often as not the clamps would slip off and the battery fails to maintain charge. This device attaches to the battery and snakes down to the swing arm. I zip tied the business end to the swing arm to keep it in place and looking neat.
Installation was straight forward and it is working as advertised! I am give it 5 stars as it does what suppose to at a non-HD price.
Battery charging extension installed on HD Softail
FROSTY BALLS New Year’s Day Motorcycle Ride
Posted: January 5, 2016 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle Rides, motorcycle safety, motorcycle touringTags: frosty balls, Harley, Harley Davidson, HOG, HOG Chapter 1813, Maryland, motorcycle blog, Motorcycle Ride, new year's day, Virginia
On New Year’s Day we participated in the Frosty Balls motorcycle ride. The ride is hosted by the HOG Chapter 1813 out of Frederick, MD every New Years day.
Debbie and I bundled up as much as possible while still being able to mount the bike (although I would have loved to have a video of Debbie trying to get on the bike…it took 3 tries LOL) and pulled out of the driveway at 930 AM. With the temperature at 38F, the ride to the dealership parking lot start point was brisk to say the least. By the way…we don’t have heated gear.
When we arrived I was quite surprised to see that there were over 40 bikes ready to take on the cool morning. After signing in we mingled a bit with the other members of the HOG wishing each other a Happy New Year and catching up on what happened over the holidays. Soon enough it was time to go kickstands up.
Fifty miles of Maryland and Virginia back roads we ended up at the Virginia Kitchen restaurant in Herndon VA. A nice lunch, a warm room and great comradery help raise our internal temperature … until we had to go out and ride home. At this point Debbie and I decided to drop from the group and go back to the house to take care of post-holiday activities.
The round trip was over 80 miles and the temperature had reached a balmy 48F as we pulled back into our driveway. It was a good ride and a good way to start the new year!
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- Safety Briefing
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- Debbie thinking about heated gear!
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- A few of the bikes lined up at the resturant.
Top 9 Motorcycle Porn Pics for 2015
Posted: December 29, 2015 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle RidesTags: adventure motorcycle, custom motorcycle, Harley, Harley Davidson, motocross, Motorcycle, motorcycle blog, Motorcycle Ride, motorcycle riding, sport bike
Of course a picture of my bike would be in the top 9!
If you follow me on Twitter (@IJUSTWANT2RIDE) or Facebook you know I post and retweet a lot of cool motorcycle pics. At least what I think are cool pictures.
I went through those and picked out the 20 that I liked the best then sliced those down to my favorite nine. Why 9??… because everyone does 10 and 11 is too many!
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- I don’t think he cleared the last couple of guys!
Breast Cancer Awarness Motorcycle Ride
Posted: October 13, 2015 in Motorcycle RidesTags: breast cancer, Frederick, Harley Davidson, Harley Owners Group, Maryland
The wife and I participated in this motorcycle ride sponsored by Frederick, MD Harley Owners Group Chapter. We decorated our bike in pink ribbons. By the looks our convoy of Harley’s received I hope we might have had a couple people think about cancer. Debbie is a breast cancer survivor so we think about it a lot.
Random Ride Picture
Posted: October 2, 2015 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle Rides, motorcycle touringTags: Harley, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride
Rattle the Runway 2015 – Motorcycle Charity Ride for 9/11
Posted: September 7, 2015 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle RidesTags: Harley, Motorcycle, motorcycle blog, Motorcycle Ride, pentagon, Pentagon 9-11 Memorial, rattle the runway, sport bike, Sportbike, Virginia
It was a great day for a motorcycle ride like this, a cool but not crisp morning. Large puffy clouds in the blue sky and large passenger jets taking off and landing at Dulles Airport serving as a poignant reminder to why we were gathering. An awesome day to Rattle the Runway.
It was a morning, not to unlike this, that terrorist commandeered Flight 77 and crashed it into the Pentagon. There were a couple of men I knew killed that day in the Pentagon.
This ride indirectly follows the flight path of Flight 77 from the airport to the side of the Pentagon impacted by the airliner. It stages behind the Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum and runs down to the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial. Proceeds from the memorabilia sold at the staging area (the ride is free) is given to the Pentagon Memorial fund.
This year the turnout was quite low in comparison to previous years. Normally there is five to six thousands bikes lined up eight across for hundreds of yards. I would guess that this year there might have been half or less than normal. The ride coinciding with the National Labor Day holiday most likely affected the turnout.
As usual, the ride itself was broken into groups with a few minutes between each. This is an unescorted ride once you leave the airport police jurisdiction. The groups, of about 200 bikes, is an attempt to alleviate the traffic issues that a ride of thousands would engender in one of the most congested cites in America.
Overall, I had a good time and would gladly recommend that you ride in this event if you are able.
9/11 Rattle the Runway Motorcycle Ride – Pre-party and Bike Show
Posted: September 6, 2015 in Motorcycle Rides, RallyTags: 911, Bike Show, Flight 77, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, motorcycle blog, Motorcycle Ride, motorcycle show, Patriot Harley Davidson, rattle the runway, Sportbike
The Rattle the Runway motorcycle ride indirectly follows the path of Flight 77. That airliner was the one that that the terrorist flew into the Pentagon on 9/11. Proceeds from the event go to the Pentagon Memorial fund. More on that in the next post.
This year, Patriot Harley Davidson held a pre-ride party at their location in Fairfax, VA. The event had a band, food trucks, a bike show and all around good time. I was a bit disappointed in the turn out but it was a major holiday weekend and I don’t think it was well publicized.
My Army Bike won 1st place in its category (Best Harley). The prize was a $100 gift certificate from the dealership. As I don’t get by this way very often I thought it best to spend the money while I was there. My wife got a nice new shirt and I now have a new pocket knife, the total came to $99.60. I guess that is about as close to $100 as I could get.
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- Humm……..
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- Who copied Who???
I JUST WANT 2 RIDE!! 