The Joy Of A Well-Running Motorcycle
I had forgotten to mention one thing about our recent OFMC trip: all of a sudden my Concours decided to run well again. I had been having a series of problems with this bike. I didn’t know how long...
View ArticleSome Good Miles On The Bikes In 2022
Every year after the first of January I look at my mileage for the year just ended. I did pretty well in 2022; rode the motorcycles more and put exactly 12 more miles on my car than I did in 2021....
View ArticleFebruary Riding
February has been very compliant this year, offering us good riding days right away. Of course I took advantage. Friday of last week was looking to be the best day so I got out on the Concours. There...
View ArticleWhat Bike To Ride?
The RMMRC is leaving in a few days on this New Mexico ride and at last week’s meeting someone asked me which bike I’ll be riding. Gosh, I hadn’t even thought about that. I guess I ought to. The Honda...
View ArticleNice Roads In New Mexico, With A Crazy Finale
Leaving Silver City on Day Four of the RMMRC‘s recent New Mexico trip we enjoyed the benefits of taking a different route than planned the day before. In addition to enjoying the fabulous US 191, which...
View ArticleOFMC Launches The 2023 Trip
The OFMC, at this point consisting of Bill, Dennis, and me, took off on our yearly trip two Fridays ago, planning a longer trip than usual and thus an extra day to do the extra miles. We headed out...
View ArticleThat FJ-09 Is Very Tempting
OK, thinking out loud again. I took two bikes out back to back this weekend, the Concours and the CB750. On the Connie first I was constantly aware of how the throttle will not back off instantly as it...
View ArticleI Want This Bike, But . . .
OK, I’ve made up my mind and I really do want to buy this Yamaha FJ-09 sitting over at Vickery. But I have one big problem. The problem is that I have the space to store three motorcycles, and I have...
View ArticleThe Latest On Bike Trading
The latest on this idea I’ve had to swap out my 1999 Kawasaki Concours for a 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 is that the status quo seems to be reclaiming the momentum. I really have made up my mind that I would...
View ArticleCounting The Miles From 2023
I noted down the odometer readings on my vehicles on December 31 once I knew I wasn’t going anywhere else that day. Once again, as has been the case every year for quite a few years, I put a lot more...
View ArticleUtter Frustration
One thing after another. I’m feeling now like my Concours is not even my bike any more and all I want is to be done with it. Anyone want a free motorcycle? The bike has been over at Rowdy Rocket Garage...
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