Adventures Route 66 - Day 11 We woke up rested to a beautiful day. Got up and did our morning routine. Walked down to the porch and got some coffee and spoke with the hosts. A bit later they made us breakfast....Egg McMuffins. Fantastic. After eating and final preparations for todays ride, we said our
Adventures Route 66 - Day 10 We woke up and got our free breakfast and started the morning routine of cleaning up, packing, looking at today's ride, etc. The hotel was quiet and clean. We got all packed up and headed down the road to Albuquerque. Today we have two options for routes to
Adventures Route 66 - Day 9 Got a really good sleep last night. We were exhausted. Kirk went for a run and I went for breakfast. We left a bit later than usual but we were not going to ride as far. Albuquerque is just a bit too far so we were going to stop in
Adventures Route 66 - Day 8 We stayed with another Bunk a Biker and it was quite pleasant experience. First, we both had our own rooms. The host kicked her kids from their own rooms and put us there.....felt bad but got over it quickly. The first thing we noticed when we got there was
Adventures Route 66 - Day 7 Last night we stayed in Miami, OK (pronounced Mi-Am-Ma). Our host, Jenny, was fantastic. We hoped for her to ride with us for a few hours but work got in the way. We did take her to breakfast a a local Miami joint (Buttered Buns Cafe). Food and company were
Adventures Route 66 - Day 6 We were sorry to leave our hosts in Richland. We got up and packed and were able to get out by 9:30am. Today was another great weather day. After leaving there house, Route 66 was only about 7 miles away. With both our GPS units running, we hit the
Adventures Route 66 - Day 5 Today was a rest day. Not that we really needed it but more because our hosts are so much fun. Both Kirk and I are guests in their basement but they also have another couple (Glen and Wendy) staying in their RV on a cement pad on their property. This
Adventures Route 66 - Day 4 Woke up in the hotel after a good nights sleep. It was not long enough since we got in really late but it was dry and comfortable. The weather was going to be fantastic. Went downstairs to the free breakfast and coffee then headed upstairs to start packing. We got
Adventures Route 66 - Day 3 Our hosts last night were fantastic. This am, we woke up to fresh coffee from a French press. Come to find out, there is a local coffee bean roaster (Mr. Pete) and it was fantastic. We did not leave early. We spent a lot of time talking to Linda our
Adventures Route 66 - Day 2 After our long and very wet first day, we woke up to great weather. We spent some time getting packed and cleaned up as we knew we were going to Bob Evans with our host for breakfast at 9 am. What we did not know was that THIS Bob Evans
Adventures Route 66 - Day 1 So today we started our big trip which is based around driving the entire Route 66 mother road. We met at 8am at my house, went over a few things and took off. Once we hit the highway, I we set our cruise and boom, first problem. My cruise would
Adventures Camping in the Redverz When the Redverz tent first arrived, I immediately took it out to the backyard and set it up (you can read more about it - Redverz Motorcycle Tent). Just as described on their website, it was easy to setup and take down. Now I wanted to try it out in
Blog Finally a Sunny Day Last Sunday we finally were able to get out and take a nice long ride. The entire week, all it did was rain. Every day for 5 straight days. Everytime it looked like it may let up, it would start up again. Cabin fever was starting to set it. Since
Blog Level I Adventure Riding Class This was my first adventure riding class. Yes, it was a level 1. Not necessarily a beginner class but the first in the series. I took the class at Mountain View Motorcycle Campground. Overall, the class was fantastic. It covers a lot of the basics from motorcycle fit, how to
Blog The Meltdown Event On Saturday, the weather was nice (it rained all day Friday and will again Sunday) so we decided to ride up the Meltdown Vintage Motorcycle Show. The drive is a little over 2 hrs for us. So around 9:45, we headed up to Hendersonville, NC. Driving up it was
Adventures Riding in Panama City Beach The ride down here was actually quite a lot of fun. We took nothing but back roads and road about 250-300 miles/day (it took us 2 days). The weather coming down was quite nice (cloudy) and the scenery was fantastic. We both love riding back roads! There is so
Adventures Panama City Beach Bound The day FINALLY arrived! We are all packed and itching to get on the road. We are splitting the ride into two days. We are headed from Charlotte to Sandersville, GA on the first day and from there, proceed to PCB. We have also opted to avoid the major highways.
Blog Another Close One..! This weekend the weather was fantastic. We both wanted to get out and ride. So on Saturday, we decided to do a long ride (about 300 miles). The main purpose of this trip was to give my seat (Scot) a trial run. I just bought a new seat from Sargent
Blog Dusty Level Road Another fun little road is called Dusty Level Road. This is in the Uwharrie National Forest area. Most people may not recognize the name of the road but it is located at Yates Place campground. We just happened to drive it during the day and then again, the same route,
Blog Close Call...High Side Part II A couple of weeks ago on a ride, Scot got really close to high siding his dual sport bike (Close Call...High Side). After going over it many times, we could not figure out HOW that almost happened. We have driven these roads so many times without incident. So we
Blog Uwharrie Back Roads This past Saturday, the weather was going to be sunny and 50. We both decided to take a ride to Uwharrie and tackle ALL the forest roads. We usually do not ride these since there are many 4wd tracks, hiking trails, and horse trails so the traffic can be a
Blog Close Call...High Side I just got back from Florida. Was down there for a few weeks helping out my brother. No, did not take my bike so it sat on the trickle charger for almost 3 weeks. When I got back, the following day, I decided to take it out and go for
Adventures Bigfoot sighting! I decided to get out and about this weekend so I headed to the Uwharrie National Forrest in NC. I rode my favorite gravel roads which included Low Water Bridge Rd. The weather was a little on the cool side and it kept the crowds away. This is the best
Blog Another GoPro Test Still trying out my GoPro so decided to take a quick run around the county recording the trip to see what I can come up with. Here was the result.
Blog Simple Sunday Ride It was a cool day but we wanted to ride (and test out the GoPro some more). We headed out to our stomping ground (Uwharrie) where we are familiar with the trails and roads. We have ridden this route a few times but with the camera, we wanted to video