Pardon the interruption

So I got caught up in the planning and what not of the big birthday ride instead of writing the rest of the Grand Oman Adventure.
In fact I’m on the big birthday ride right now so nothing of interest will be posted for at least a few weeks.
Sorry. But your patience will be [...]

Full on Babboon ass

So my buddy Freddo is gettin’ hitched. Our buddy the Messican put together a little bachelor party ride to Reno for a nondescript Friday. Since I had the whole week prior to the bachelor party available for vacation I decided to make it a scenic tour and go the long way, through Portland OR. I [...]

Tales from the Hammer Lane.

Let me first say that when SoCal drivers run in the fast lane they don’t fuck around. I know this because I spent the weekend walking the razor’s edge between tailgaiting and being tailgated on the biggest auto-arteries the Golden State has to offer. To the tune of about 1400 miles in 3 days.  
This will [...]

Lost the Itch, and I don’t miss it really.

so I no longer have Gertrude in the stable. she was a good bike but I may have fallen for the hype too much. I mean I got her after a marathon of “The Long Way ‘Round”. I wanted to take road trips where I had to worry about taking enough water. I wanted to [...]

Good thing I have a spare

So shitcan the backup plan. Time for the back up plan’s back up.
 You see I’m getting that yearly itch that can only be scratched by some time alone on my bike. It’s my annual birthday decompression and it involves a motorcycle, time off from work and about 3000 miles of pavement.
 So the plan was, head [...]

I’m no Edelweiss

So I have been working on my birthday trip this year. I always ride somewhere for a week or so to celebrate the anniversary of taking my first breath. It’s usually a solo ride where I drop in on distant friends but this year I wanted it to be a doosey. (doozee, dusee,duzy, how ever you [...]