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Harley Davidson “Creeping Clutch” Recall – 5000 mile Service – Zagat Rated Lunch – and a Motorcycle Ride to nowhere in particular.

Posted: October 14, 2014 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle racing, Motorcycle Rides, motorcycle touring
Tags: 5 Guys Burgers, Electra Glide Ultra Limited, Frederick, Frederick Maryland, Harley, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle Ride, ultra limited, Virginia

The wife and I took the motorcycle (Ultra Limited) out Sunday after sleeping in (long hours required a bit extra sleep (that is my story and I am sticking to it)) for a short ride. It was a cool day and we put our chaps on for the 1^st time since early spring….fall is in the air in Northern Virginia!

I wanted to stop a Frederick Harley Davidson to schedule some services. I need to have the 5000 mile service performed (currently setting at about 5700 miles) and I need to have the current recall service performed as well. This is the hydraulic clutch recall which portrays its symptoms as the bike creeping forward even though the clutch lever is fully engaged. Our bike does not have the malfunction indications but it needs to be fixed before it does. In talking with the service rep Frederick HD has already performed hundreds of recall services for this issue but no one had reported that the bike was suffering from creeping clutch.

After setting up the appointment, we decided to get some lunch. Even though we both agree we need to eat better…….we went to 5 Guys Burgers! For those of you that do not live in an area with a 5 Guys restaurant you have no idea what you are missing. This burger chain is Zagat rated and has won hundreds if not thousands of awards and accolades for their hamburgers. So even though we may have not eaten better we ate well!

After lunch we headed to the house via the long way. We just cruised around for a while going nowhere in particular. We spent only about four hours on the bike but I think we can both say is was a nice little outing!

Motorcycle ride to Antietam Battlefield

Posted: August 29, 2013 in Motorcycle Rides
Tags: American Civil War, American Supreme Court, Antietam, Antietam Battlefield, Antietam National Battlefield, Battle of Antietam, Clara Barton, Frederick, Frederick Maryland, Harley, Harley Davidson, History of the United States, MarylandMartinsburg, MD, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, national park service, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Red Cross, Sharpsburg, Sharpsburg Maryland, West Virginia, WV

Last weekend Debbie and I went for a motorcycle ride to Antietam Battlefield. The American Civil War battlefield is near Sharpsburg, Maryland about half way between Martinsburg, WV and Frederick, MD.

Ride to Antietam

This was the worst one day battle in American History. 23,000 soldier were killed, wounded or went missing in only 12 hours. After seeing the battlefield and understanding the tactics of the time I find it hard to understand how these men walked into the open for the cannons to…just wipe them out!

The battlefield itself is well maintained and there are monument to many of the units and men that fought and died on that day. The museum has a thirty minute movie covering the action, I suggest you see the film first as it will lay out what occurred in a broad scope so you will have some context as you move outside.

You may run across two, non-military, names that were unexpected to see in a place like this. Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross and, then Captain, Oliver Wendell Holmes. Holmes, who was left for dead at Antietam, would later become a famous member of the American Supreme Court.

We also spent part of the day just wheeling around and by the time we arrived at home we had put nearly 120 miles on the bike. And for a great change, there was never even a threat of rain.