Regular readers of this blog are aware that I had a crash last May whilst commuting on my Harley to work. I had become accustomed to arriving at my office by 0530, sometimes earlier. And my commute to work was almost always in the dark. That was among the reasons of the cause of my crash — cage drivers can’t see motorcycles in broad daylight, so why would I expect a cage driver to see me in the dark? (Even though my bike is extremely well-lit!)
My Spouse asked me …
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I had a spectacular ride with my cousin on Saturday — some 200+ miles (322+ km) of smiles and only one (count ’em) U-turn! The sun was bright and the Maryland sweet corn was as high as…
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As I am planning for a Crazy-Awesome adventure with my buddy “S”, riding Harleys through the The Mighty 5 Great National Parks of Southern Utah (Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon and Zion), and also being quite the preparedness planner, I have thought through our plans, including the riding gear and boots. Wanna know what “S” and I are planning?
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I have been riding a motorcycle for 35 years now. During that time, I have probably ridden over 100,000 miles on six machines. That may sound like a lot of riding, but an average of 2,850 miles/year really is not that much, at least compared with some of the more avid riders with whom I ride.
Also during my riding career and in my much younger, carefree single days, I was a motorcycle riding instructor. I became an instructor because I liked to teach, but also doing that would make me keep my riding skills current and at peak of performance.
Due to increased demands on my time due to travel for work, I stopped teaching motorcycle riding classes. I slowly dwindled into complacency, thinking that…
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I had two funnies happen as I get in my “happy place” whilst riding my Harley to work, especially on the Summer Solstice where I can ride to work, arrive at my usual earlier-than-scheduled time, and ride in daylight. Yay!
The two funnies were…
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I went on a motorcycle ride early yesterday morning before the weather got real hot as forecast to be. Actually, riding at 0600 (just after dawn) with three early-bird biker buddies is fun and gets the ride in before the intense heat and humidity of the day sets in and makes riding an air-cooled heat producer — a Harley Big Twin engine — miserable.
One of my buddies showed up at our staging area wearing what he called “motorcycle shoes.” Knowing how I balk about wearing sneakers on a bike, he showed them to me and said…
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Had a busy, busy weekend, which is why this post is after a three-day interval rather than the usual two. My weekend consisted of routine activities, with more two-wheel adventures now being included. As always, my routine begins with…
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I am pleased that in negotiations with The Spouse, he agreed that in order to build up endurance and restore my motorcycle riding skills, I can return to commuting to work on the Harley… under the following conditions:
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Some people who have followed my my cop galleries wrote to me to ask if I participated in Law Ride this year, which has been held on the Sunday of Mother’s Day in mid-May each year. That is a motorcycle ride that assembles at a stadium in Washington, DC, rides past the U.S. Capitol Building, then arrives at the Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial for a wreath-laying ceremony.
In years past, this event was attended by hundreds of motor officers from all over the United States. However, in recent years, participation has declined remarkably. Last year was the worst-attended and -participated, so I said to myself…
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I have finally negotiated with The Spouse to get some Harley saddle time, both on one weekend day as well as during the week. What were the basis of these negotiations and why? How did I win? (That is, convince The Spouse to reduce demand of the unending honey-do list of Spring chores and also let me begin commuting to work?)
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