Well, it’s now official: I am the proud new owner of a 2002 Honda CB750 Nighthawk. I decided to get the new bike since the R80/7 broke down on me. No, it’s not a capricious as it may seem. After having the BMW towed back here on Sunday, and it since sitting in the parking [...]
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Drenched
What started as an excellent ride northwest on 41 ended with the R80/7 stalled in the middle of Zebulon in a torrential downpour. Now I’m drinking cheap whiskey and Coke in an effort to warm up, having walked home in said downpour, gear on, irritated, and wet to the bones despite my rain gear. Since [...]
Raiford to Macon
Rain. Wind. Gray. Not an auspicious start to what my mind had envisioned as a sunny day for my first motorcycle trip. Yet, after traveling for about 250 miles through north Florida and southern Georgia, I am simultaneously exhausted and exhilarated. I rode through rain, heat, fatigue, and my own brain’s winding roads most of [...]
Out of the Cradle
After a much-needed washing and a bit of air in the tires, I donned my helmet and other riding gear and headed east toward Starke, FL on my newly purchased (almost) BMW R80/7. While I had ridden it for a bit last weekend, that brief excursion around the block did not inspire confidence. As I [...]
The Perfect Vehicle
From The Perfet Vehicle, by Melissa Holbrook Pierson: At percisely this moment someone, somewhere, is getting ready to ride. . . . The key is slipped into the ignition at the top of the stearing head. Then the rider swings a leg over the seat and sit but keeps the weight on the balls of [...]
Long Way Round
I finished watching “Long Way Round” this evening. Though I wish they had spent some more time highlighting the U.S., the seven episode series was very well done. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman rode 20,000 miles from London to New York City, though Mongolia and Siberia on a pair of BMW R 1150 GS motorcycles. [...]
