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Archive for June, 2007

Rubber Side Down - June 2007

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

In the June issue of Good Times magazine, our Rubber Side Down article reported on several trips to the Texas hill country. Thus the title, ‘Hill Country Travels’.
In the article, we talk a little about our experiences in attending a couple of rallys in the hill country, the Hawgs-n-Hills Rally in Llano and the [...]

The Whole Hog

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

A couple of weeks ago, I made a post about Chopper College. A place where you can go to get hands on experience in building a chopper. You can find that post here.
On June 17, the Chicago Tribune ran a piece on Chopper College called ‘Going whole Hog’. You can find a [...]

‘How To’ video rentals for bikers

Monday, June 18th, 2007

From Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. over at his blog site, Biker Law Blog, comes a great instructional post on entitled ‘A “How To” Video Rental Site for Bikers and Motorcycles!’. You can find the post here.
In his post, Norman discusses a new service that allows you to rent ‘how to’ videos on a variety [...]

Happy Father’s Day

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

Hope all you fathers out there have a great day today!
And if you and your father both ride, make sure you do your best to enjoy a ride together today. I bet you won’t regret it!
Enjoy!

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Thank goodness for Saturday…

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Really needed a ride yesterday…
Got to take a long one today…
What a relief!
Isn’t it amazing what kind of therapy a bike provides?
Hope all you fathers have a great day tomorrow.
Enjoy!

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One of those days…

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Every have one of those days when you wish you could just hop on the bike and ride… with no particular destination… unencumbered by the trappings of life…?
Today was that day for me!
Unfortunately, I was unable to hop on the bike and ride!*@#$%
Perhaps a ride tomorrow… for my sanity!

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Tunes for your bike

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

I originally saw these at the V-Twin Expo in Dallas recently. And if you are wanting to add tunes to your bike, this may be a good option for you.
From a company called 2 Wheel Tunes comes a setup for a wide variety of bikes. You can find their web site here.
The system [...]

Harley Davidson and Ducati to merge?

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

As strange as that may seem to some, it is a possibility, according to a June 12, 2007 report in Financial Times. You can find the article here.
Stating that a merger with HD would be “totally complementary”, Ducati CFO, Enrico D’Onofrio also said that Ducati Motor Holding would consider a merger with HD “anytime”.
Onofrio [...]

When interstate highway riding is fun

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

I suspect that I am like most bikers in that I really don’t care to be on the interstate unless absolutely necessary. I will plan my route to avoid the interstate highway system as much as possible and instead travel the more scenic highways that are usually a little less traveled and remind my [...]

How to dump your bike

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Over at Ride It Like You Stole It!, you can find a listing of 128 ways to dump your bike. You can find the post here.
If you were looking for a way to do this, or just want to make sure you are doing it correctly, check out the list.
Try to keep [...]

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