Gerald R. Lucas

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]