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PCB Tornado

Now that I am down in Panama City Beach, Florida, I decided to take a quick look around at the tornado damage. There were injuries from this storm but no deaths here in PCB (unbelievable). My brother lives only about 1.5 miles from where the tornado touched down on

Ride to Florida

Ride to Florida

The weather is finally getting nice and its time to start doing some traveling. To start off this season, I am making a trek down to Panama City Beach, FL. Why PCB? Well my brother live there and need me to house site and take care of his dog. Another

Two Trees Bar and Grill

Two Trees Bar and Grill

This is a great bar and grill up in Denver, NC. Very bike friendly and a wonderful staff. I did a nice ride ending up at this establishment on a wonderful Sunday afternoon. There is the smaller bar in front but out back (as seen in the picture), there is

Warm Winter Ride in SC

Warm Winter Ride in SC

When I first woke up this morning, I was not really sure if I was going to ride or not. I had a lot of chores to do around the house and the weather was not looking great. I got started working the basement (painting, dusting, cleaning, etc.) when the

Frog's Bar & Grill

Frog's Bar & Grill

During a ride to Lancaster, SC, I decided to stop and have a quick beer. I have been here before on my trip back from Panama City Beach, FL and wanted to make a nice day trip back down here. When I arrived around 4pm, there were quite a number

Pannier Lid Organizer

Pannier Lid Organizer

On my bike, I use the hard Givi cases for storage. Now I am not going to get into an argument over hard vs soft luggage but I will say that that one advantage of soft bags is the ability to have a lot of storage pockets while the hard

ROCKBROS Side Tool Bag

ROCKBROS Side Tool Bag

When I go my new Tiger 1200 Explorer, my Hepco & Becker tank bags would no longer fit on the engine guard correctly. I could probably make them fit but after inspecting one of my bags, I decided to see if I can find something else (one of my bags

Tailgators Sports Grill

Tailgators Sports Grill

This is not really a dive bar but it does have pretty good food and the beer is pretty cheap. The staff has always been extremely friendly even when we show up with a large group of people. This is a good place to watch a game as well. I

Bart's Mart

This place is literally right around the corner from the House of Pizza. This is an eclectic place - very cool and a TON of different beers to choose from (wines too!). If you did not know it was here, you would never give it a second look. Great place

House of Pizza

The Thursday night group decided to meet up at the House of Pizza in Charlotte (this place has been here a long time). The service is great. The food was good but I got the Antipasto Salad. Another said the Philly Cheese was excellent. Another said the pizza was "

Beautiful Sunday Ride

Beautiful Sunday Ride

Yes, it is still winter here but last weekend the weather was absolutely gorgeous. I had a 3 day weekend and took advantage of the weather all three days. On Sunday, someone asked what I was up to and we both headed out for a few hours ride through the

Winter Ride to Lake Tillery

Winter Ride to Lake Tillery

I feel guilty even calling this a winter ride since the temperature was in the high 60's...in early February! It was such a nice day, I decided to head out on the back roads and go to the Boat House on Lake Tillery. I love the area

The Boat House on Lake Tillery

The Boat House on Lake Tillery

This is a great spot to stop and enjoy the view. I have only been here during the off season (fall/winter/spring) but I can imagine that this place is packed in the summer. I have not eaten here but only stopped to get a beer. The view of

January Ride to Lake Wateree

January Ride to Lake Wateree

Another nice Sunday and a group got to together for afternoon ride. We met at 11:30 at the Exxon station before heading out. We introduced everyone and headed out for SC. We did not get 3/4 mile down the road and we had to stop as we lost

Frosty Balls 2024

Frosty Balls 2024

This year I did the Frosty Balls ride. It starts in Rock Hill, SC and sounded like an interesting ride to be part of. There are quite a number of other rides that venture out on New Years Day. Some of the folks we know through the Assembly CLT Facebook

Last Ride of 2023

Last Ride of 2023

For the last ride of 2023, a Saturday, a ride on both gravel and pavement in the Uwharrie National Forest seemed in order. I had not been out there in a while and wanted to give the new Tiger 1200 Explorer a go on the many of the unpaved roads.

Christmas Eve Ride

Christmas Eve Ride

A small group of us (5 bikes) decided to go out for a fantastic ride out to Lake Tillery on Christmas Eve. The temperature that day was 67. A bit warmer than normal. We met at a local burger joint, ate lunch, and from there, took backroads over the Boathouse

We Are So Much Smarter

We Are So Much Smarter

I saw this and had to post it. Its true. I was reading through a manual for a kitchen appliance and it has cautions such as: Do not place hands or face near steam vent or you may get burned. or Do not touch hot surfaces during or immediately after

Givi Luggage Racks for Explorer

Givi Luggage Racks for Explorer

Here we go again. Yes, new bike means new racks (to see the process we used for the Tiger 900, refer to the other Give Luggage Rack story). The help we got in picking out the racks and where we got them, etc. is the same old story (keep in

TomTom GPS Handlebar Stem Mount

TomTom GPS Handlebar Stem Mount

With the new 2023 Triumph Tiger 1200 Explorer, the handlebar stem is vastly different. On my Tiger 900, I mounted the GPS in the middle of the handlebar stem so it was centered and easy to view while driving. The 1200 that is not possible since the handlebar stem is

Side Stand Enlarger for Explorer

Side Stand Enlarger for Explorer

In the beginning, I did not really see a need to enlarge the footprint of the side stand. Then I went to a bike show and parked in the grass. Lets just say my bike ended up on its side. After finding a rock, I decided that bigger is better.

Handlebar Guards for Explorer

Handlebar Guards for Explorer

No, this is not a duplicate post but a brand new install for the Hepco and Becker handlebar guards for my new Triumph Tiger 1200 Explorer. I love these guards. They can take a hit (believe me, my Tiger 900 tested that out many times over). They also look great

My Bike Upgrade

My Bike Upgrade

Yes, I got a new bike. After owning the Tiger 900 for 15 months and 25,000 miles (including the trip across the USA), I decided to start looking at a bigger bike and settled on the 2023 Triumph Tiger 1200 Explorer. So why the change? Honestly, it is a

Wind Chill Chart

Wind Chill Chart

It is getting to be that time of year and thought we would post up just how cold it feels when riding your motorcycle.

Route 66 Trip Update

Route 66 Trip Update

Now that I am back home, I went back and made some minor updates to ALL the posts but most importantly, I added ALL the pictures to each post. Feel free to go back and take a look. It was just too difficult on the road with the crappy WIFI