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Category Archives: Miscellaneous ramblings on Motorcycling
Motorcycling: Left-Hand Control Module Swap-Out Complete
Background from Prior Post Back on April 23rd, I took our Harley in to have the brake fluid changed as it had been over two-years and my brake fluid hydrometer was showing the moisture content was now above at the … Continue reading
Protected: Weekly Journal: Our Low-Key Participation at Thunder Beach; Sorry About That
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Motorcycling: My Love Affair with the 2003 Softail Deuce CVO
Well, after a 16-year love affair with, and a strong desire to own a 2003 Harley-Davidson CVO Deuce… I’ve come to the conclusion they’ve gotten a bit too old and perhaps they’re just not as attractive as I once thought. … Continue reading
Protected: Motorcycling: Three Weeks… THREE WEEKS I TELL YA!!!
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Motorcycling: Good Enough is Good Enough
As I continue to reconsider my entire approach to motorcycling going forward, and also consider the economics of “personalizing motorcycles” I’ve decided our 2017 Road Glide Ultra is just about “good enough” the way it is. I’m still going to … Continue reading
Motorcycling: Closing the Chapter on Commuting
So, this kind of sucks… After due consideration of what I’ve been going through since the motorcycle accident in November, and having finally resumed riding in late January when my truck was in the shop and I needed alternative transportation, … Continue reading
Protected: Motorcycling: January Round-Up
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A Great Weekend With A Surprise Ending: FLTRU Update
Dental Update: Hopefully one of the last! On this past Wednesday I finally received my permanent crown, bringing me one step closer to being past through with my cracked tooth / root canal procedure. There’s one more check-up visit next … Continue reading
Honda F6B Background Info
A little background on the GL1800B / F6B: The GL1800B / F6B was introduced by Honda for the 2013 model year. The F6B is essentially a stripped down version of the ‘standard’ Gold Wing that targeted the same market space … Continue reading
Me and the Honda F6B
Back in November 2012 Honda introduced a “sport touring” version of their venerable GL1800 Goldwing touring bike called the F6B. I wrote a short little blog entry on it as it was just one of those bikes that captured my … Continue reading
Say What You Will About Harley-Davidson’s, People Love To Ride Them
We just returned home after a seven-day trip to Pennsylvania that was bookended by two, one-day 750+ mile drives. Sitting behind the wheel of the truck or can can get a little monotonous so being a somewhat observant type I’m … Continue reading
Betty Gets Some New Rubber
Our beloved 2011 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide, nicknamed Betty, was treated to a new rear tire yesterday over at Harley-Davidson of Atlanta (HDA). The original Metzler 880 185-55ZR18 was good for about 9,000 miles before the center was nearly slick. However, it’s worthwhile … Continue reading
Polaris Industries to Terminate Victory Brand & Focus on Indian
A collection of stories on today’s announcement from Polaris Industries regarding the end of their Victory brand of motorcycles. In short, Polaris Industries said with that action that they can’t keep throwing good money after bad and Victory has been bleeding money … Continue reading
Blue II’s First Group Ride Caps A Great Weekend!
So, here I sit at 9:15 on Sunday night collecting my thoughts ahead of the work week being ever mindful that work in all of its form gives us purpose and the means to enjoy those non-working moments enjoying time with … Continue reading
Maintaining Balance and a Stay at Home Weekend…
Maintaining the Balance; Yeah… I’m A Bit Odd It was one of my non-work-at-the-office Fridays and I didn’t even need to work from home: it was an honest-to-goodness day off. This allowed me to turn the tables and say goodbye … Continue reading
Our Second Year With The Road King
Last year I forgot to do my “First Year with the Road King” blog entry in August and ended up publishing the recap in November. Given that I’m doing the “Second Year with the Road King” blog entry just after … Continue reading
Finally… Nice Weather on a Weekend & 32 Days ’till Bike Week!
Well, we didn’t ride far but at least we got out on Blue for a little two-up, two-wheel, big-bike therapy today! I pulled the cover off of Blue this morning and had her ready for when Miss Debbie came home … Continue reading
HOG Membership Renewal…. Hmmm
Nearly 3 years ago I wrote a blog entry about the EXACT same decision process as both my BMW Owners Association (BMWOA) membership and my Harley Owners Group, or H.O.G. membership were both nearing their annual expiration / renewal point. I let … Continue reading
Panama City Beach, Fall Rally… Saturday & Sunday w/Video
Saturday, The Loop and a Cool Evening… Despite the late night / early morning out at Tootsies, I was up at 6:00am for yet another beautiful sunrise. Debbie slept in a bit later than on Saturday, but we had yet … Continue reading
Panama City Beach, Fall Rally… Thursday & Friday
Intro I’ve been counting down the number of wake-ups to our weekend motorcycle trip down to fall bike week in Panama City Beach (PCB) since Labor Day. We enjoyed our trip up to the Maggie Valley and Gatlinburg, but what we really … Continue reading
I’ll Never Take Cruise Control for Granted Again….
The trip to Panama City Beach for a long weekend was a good-news / no-so-good news story for Blue, our Road King FLHRSE5. The good news is the iPod controller that was replaced on the Wednesday before we headed down … Continue reading
An iPod Interface That Actually Works!
As a follow-up to my last blog entry on Blue’s sound system ills, the problem was indeed the $331 iPod interface module (PN 76000285). I received an Email from Kelly at Harley Davidson of Atlanta (HDA) last Friday letting me know the part … Continue reading
Almost Perfect…
After getting Blue home from service at HDA I found only two minor things that were a little out of sorts and required a few tweaks to put back into proper adjustment: Motolights: The first thing I noticed was that … Continue reading
Swing and a Miss… Chasing Gremlins on Blue
Well, the suspected weak link in the sound system wasn’t the $60 switch and wiring harness (PN 71642-08); next thing to check is apparently a hard to find $331 iPod interface module (PN 76000285) that is unique to the 2013 FLHRSE5. Kelly … Continue reading
A Week Goes By & the BMW R1100S Remains In Limbo… WTH?
As mentioned in my little rant about customer service last week, I dropped off our BMW R1100S for service last Wednesday for a Thursday appointment that I made the previous Thursday: it was the first ‘opening’. Well, here we are … Continue reading
Motorcycle Museums Across the United States of America
Our good friend Nick who we met when we bought our first Harley-Davidson motorcycle back in 2011 at Earl Small’s in Marietta always seems to find interesting stuff surfing around on Facebook and the web. One of his recent ‘likes’ … Continue reading
Prepping for the Week’s Ahead.
No motorcycle rides this weekend, remembering that Blue’s front tire is shot and scheduled for replacement on Tuesday and the BMW has been ‘tagged-out’ for a yet-to-be-determined engine issue that will be diagnosed on Thursday. Blue and the count down … Continue reading
Wheels Through Time Museum…. Better Than Barber?
Wheels Through Time…. Don’t let the steel warehouse facade fool you; what lies inside are displays that rival anything you’ll find at the Smithsonian. Here’s a panoramic view of what you’ll find once you walk through the lobby and gift shop; … Continue reading
No big adventures this weekend, just a little maintenance…
Sadly, no big motorcycling adventures this weekend. We opted to do a challenging tandem cycling ride on Saturday and that pretty much did-in Miss Debbie for the balance of the weekend and took a lot of the wind out of my … Continue reading
Winter Storms & Georgia Don’t Mix… What A Day!
Having lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana and spending several Christmas vacations near Marquette, Michigan (thank you Uncle Rae & Aunt Flossie!), I’ve seen my fair share of winter weather. As kids, a snow day required at least 12″ … Continue reading
Riding Two-Up 