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Posted: September 12, 2013 in UncategorizedTags: blog, Harley, Harley Davidson, HD, HOG, Motorcycle, motorcycle blog, Motorcycle Ride, wordpress
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September Motorcycle Events in York, PA
Posted: September 11, 2013 in Motorcycle news, RallyTags: Bike Show, Harley, Harley Davidson, Harley Davidson York Vehicle Operations, Harley Davidson York Vehicle Operations Open House, HD, HOG, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, PA, pin stop, White Rose Thunder Motorcycle Event, York
There are a couple of bike events taking place in York this month.
First is the Harley Davidson York Vehicle Operations Open House the 19th-21st. The York plant assembles the Softail, Touring, CVO and Trike motorcycles and the open house allow you to conduct a self-escorted tour of the operations. You can see the bikes being birthed (the VIN # applied to the frame) to rolling out the door. The plant open house is different from the Steel Toe Tour (which I have not done) in that there is no charge, it is unescorted and you do not get the swag.
I visited the open house two years ago and it was a cool event. In addition to the walk through of the plant there were demo bikes available to ride and a bunch of the nearby dealerships had setup merchandise tents on the plant’s grounds. I am considering going again this year. The open house has been a “Pin Stop” for HOG members in the past.
The other event is the White Rose Thunder Motorcycle Event. The event has bike shows, vendors, stunt teams, motorcycle racing, a bike night, concerts, swap meet and many other activities. I have never attended this event, if you are interested take a look at the website.
Son of Anarchy… Season Opener Tonight
Posted: September 10, 2013 in Motorcycle TVTags: FX, Harley, Harley Davidson, HD, Motorcycle, SOA, Son of Anarchy
Yes, it is a Soap Opera for men.
Yes, it is very violent.
Yes, it is good.
Yes, I like it.
Yes, the season premier is at 10PM EST tonight on FX.
Here is the link for the FX SOA Website
Rattle the Runway 2013
Posted: September 9, 2013 in Motorcycle RidesTags: 911, BMW motorcycle, Can-AM spyder, Harley, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, motorcycle riding, pentagon, Rattle The Runway Ride, Victory motorcycles, Yamaha
I rode in the Rattle The Runway Ride on the 8th of September. Below are photos from the event.
Charging My Motorcycle Battery
Posted: September 6, 2013 in Product ReviewsTags: Harley, Harley Davidson, Harley Owners Group, HOG, Light-emitting diode, Motorcycle, motorcycle riding, Softail
Recently I have had battery issues on my Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic. The battery does not hold a charge for more than one day of nonuse.
To connect my charger, 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 charge.
Harley has Battery Charging Harness with LED Charge Indicator for $14.95 (that’s right not HD (hundred dollar)). This product not only lets me charge or maintain the battery but flashes a red LED when it reaches a level that it requires charging. I bought the device at Frederick Harley Davidson.
Installation was straight forward: remove the seats, attach the leads to the battery, tuck in the fuse, zip tie the lead to the frame and put the seats back on. After I have used this for a while I will let you know what I think of product.
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- The product out of the bag
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- Before I started
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- The fuse that had to be tucked in this wiring mess.
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- After I was complete.
Harley Owners Group…. Life Member
Posted: September 4, 2013 in Motorcycle newsTags: biker, biker vest, Harley, Harley Davidson, Harley Owners Group, Harley patch, Harley pin, HD, HOG, membership, Motorcycle, motorcycle riding
The HOG life
After doing the math it was cheaper in the long run to join as a HOG life member.
I have no idea where I would wear the pendent/medal, guess I will put it in my dealer/event pin collection. The patch I will put on my biker/pirate vest. 😉
The benefits of a life member are the same as a full member except I get the pin and patch… Oh, and do not have to pay the annual fees again.
Water Cooled Harley Davidson Follow Up
Posted: August 30, 2013 in Motorcycle newsTags: Automotive, Business, Harley, Harley Davidson, HD, liquid cooled, lower fairing, Makes and Models, Milwaukee, Motorcycle, radiator, Water cooling
By now we all know that there is indeed a liquid cooled touring Harley.
I ran across this You Tube video on how the new system works. It is a video of a video (with poor sound) that someone shot at some Harley Davidson Event. But it describes, with animation, quite well how the new radiator in the lower fairing system works.
Check it out!
Motorcycle ride to Antietam Battlefield
Posted: August 29, 2013 in Motorcycle RidesTags: 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.
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- Train Tunnel, Point of Rock, MD
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- Ride to Antietam
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- Ride to Antietam
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- Ride to Antietam
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- Ride to Antietam
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- Ride to Antietam
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- Brunswick, Md
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- Brunswick, Md
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- Brunswick, Md
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- Brunswick, Md
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- Brunswick, Md
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- Brunswick, Md
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- Ride to Antietam
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- Potomac River and Harpers Ferry in the distance
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- Boonsboro, MD (like it says)
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- Boonsboro, MD
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- Boonsboro, MD
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- Boonsboro, MD
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- Antietam National Battlefield
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- Confederate Atillery Battery
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- Dunkers Church
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- Inside Dunkers Church
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- Monument to Maryland Soldiers
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- Bronze on the Maryland monument.
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- Bronze on the Maryland monument.
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- Bronze on the Maryland monument.
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- Bronze on the Maryland monument.
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- Monument to New York soldiers
Old School Motorcycle Run…. West Coast
Posted: August 23, 2013 in RallyTags: baja, el diablo, el diablo run, Ensenada, Harley, Harley Davidson, Mexico, Motorcycle, motorcycle rally, motorcycle run, san Felipe, west coast
I ran across the EL DIABLO RUN on the internet. If you are a west coast rider check it out, it looks like a lot of fun and
From the website this is a throwback, old school, or whatever you want to call it, kind of ride. I am adding the El Diablo Run to my motorcycle riding bucket list. Baja is already on this list so maybe I can combine the two someday
Motorcycle Ride to PAW PAW
Posted: August 20, 2013 in Motorcycle RidesTags: Berkeley Springs, Berkeley Springs state park, blue ridge mountains, cacapon river, Charles Town, eastern panhandle, George Washington, Harley, Harley Davidson, Hillsboro, Martinsburg, mineral spring, mineral spring water, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, organic restaurant, Paeonian Springs, Panorama at the Peak, Paw Paw, shenandoah river, sonic restaurant, table to market, Ultra Classic, ultra limited, VA, VA route 9, VA RT 9, Virginia, Virginia State Route 9, West Virginia, west virginia route 9, Winchester, WV, WV route 9, WV RT 9
Well, Paw Paw, West Virginia was not the intended destination, in fact, we just went out to ride.
We pulled out about ten in the morning (on the Ultra Limited) and head west on Route 7. I noticed the exit for Virginia State Route 9 and decided, what the heck let’s see where Route 9 goes. We knew it went north to Martinsburg, WV but that was about it.
Route 9 in Virginia is also known as Charles Town Pike and passes through rolling farmland and the towns of Paeonian Springs (which has a historic district) and Hillsboro. Hillsboro sets in the middle of a gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A short climb out of Hillsboro and you have a great view of Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
RT 9 at WV/VA boarder
At this point VA Route 9 becomes WV Route 9 and also becomes a four line highway. While we did not take the road, by the looks of the area I can image that “old 9” down the mountain would be full of twistiness! Crossing the Shenandoah River we scooted through Charles Town and Martinsburg, we did not stop to look around, today was just about riding. A little after Martinsburg the road becomes a 2 lane again.
When we reached Berkeley Springs we did stop. Right in the middle of the town is the Berkeley Springs State Park. The town (its real name is Bath) was considered the country’s first spa and resort area because of the mineral spring producing 2,000 gallons a minute. George Washington even visited the springs. Heck the town even has a castle!
Continuing on Route 9, up the mountain out of Berkeley Springs we summited to a spectacular view of the Potomac River in the valley below. We decided to have lunch across the street from the fabulous view at Panorama at the Peak restaurant. This is a farm to table, organic, restaurant and the food was awesome!
Back on the bike we rode down the mountain and into the Cacapon River Valley. This stretch of road from Berkeley Springs to Paw Paw was very lightly traveled, I doubt that we passed a dozen cars. It undulates along the Cacapon River and was just a very nice ride!
Riding in the Cacapon River valley
We reached the end of WV 9 when we hit Paw Paw. It is a very small town at the intersection of WV 9 and 29 and was the point where we began our return trip. We did not retrace our route instead we zigged and zagged through a variety of roads until we reached Route 7 at Winchester, VA. After stopping at the Winchester Sonic restaurant for ice cream (I love there coconut milkshakes) we quickly made it back home.
We put in 198 miles on this trip with only a few stops….it was a great day with the wife and the bike!
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- Debbie and me somewhere in WV
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- One lane bride in WV
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- Welcome to Paw Paw
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- Railroad bridge over the Cacapon River
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- View of the Potomac River
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- A castle, really!
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- What?
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- Berkeley Springs History
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- Berkeley Springs History
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- George Washington’s bath tub?!
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- Berkeley Springs
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- View from RT 9 north of Martinsburg
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- Route 9 in WV
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- New old school MacDonalds
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- WV/VA border
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- WV/VA border
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- WV/VA border
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- View from RT 9 in VA
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- Hillsboro, VA
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- Hillsboro, VA
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- View from RT 9 in VA
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- Route 9 in VA
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