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
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
Adventures Lancaster County Ride The saturday after thanksgiving was a gorgeous day. The day before, rain and more rain but with the weather going to be clear, a good ride was in order. Looking at Gravel Maps, we found a route in Lancaster County, SC and decided to give it a try. Before starting
Adventures Thanksgiving Day With the entire day off and the weather holding, a nice ride was in order. I just had to make sure I was back in time for our family feast. The ride was not really anything special but a combination of various places visited before. The day was not cold
Adventures First Cold Ride Well, we have both ridden when it is very cold but this was the first "fun" ride we rode when the temperatures were cool. The high was 51. Not horrible but we were going to be out all day. When we got home, it was 41. Luckily it
Adventures New Local Ride After being out sick for a week, I was itching to get back out on the bike. This was the first day in many where I actually felt like getting on the bike and riding. The weather was perfect so I decided to try a new route. It is a
GearTalk Test Our New Tires We just got our new tires put on (Mitas eo7+) and really wanted to give them a true test drive. The weekend weather was shaping up to be absolutely gorgeous so we contacted a few friends and headed up to the High Country Motorcycle Campground. This campground is fantastic. The
Adventures Uwharrie Fall Weekend This really was not supposed to be an adventure since it started with me (Scot) just wanting to go camping locally since the weekend was going to be beautiful. Turns out, Kirk's plans changed and he was able to come out as well. On Friday, Scot left about
Adventures Attending Overland Expo East The Expo has come and gone (and what an event it was). So what is Overland Expo. Their website says it best... Overland Expo® is the premier overlanding event series in the world—no other event offers the scope of classes taught by the world’s leading experts alongside a
Adventures First Fall Ride 2022 The weather is finally turning and this weekend was a fantastic riding and camping trip. It went from 92 on Wednesday to 75 on Friday. We packed the bikes and headed up to the mountains for a weekend of trail riding. There are quite a number of motorcycle campgrounds in
Adventures Another Quick Overnight With the weather finally turning cooler and less humid, we really wanted to get out and get in some more camping time. We still have some gear that we want to try out (like my new tent) and of course, we want to go out and ride our motorcycles as
Adventures Uwharrie Route 1 We have been doing a lot of riding near the Uwharrie National Forest and have finally decided to release a GPX route that we feel encompasses a lot of what that area has to offer. This does NOT contain any of the gravel roads OHV trails inside the national forest
Adventures Uwharrie Evening Run We try to take out our bikes as often as we can to explore the roads around us locally but mainly to just get out and ride with each other (and get used to the bikes). This is just one of many rides we have done local to our area.
Adventures In Search of Cooler Weather Ok, so the title is a bit better. This is actually the VERY FIRST ride we have taken together on our new Tigers other than around town. This is also the VERY FIRST ride that Kirk has taken on his Tiger where we do some off road driving (he was
Adventures Tiger's Second Trip Ok so I need to get a bit more creative with the titles. Yesterday I gave the bike a 3 hour spin. Today, did the same thing but in a different area. In fact, this time, I actually planned out a route on my GPS prior to leaving the house.
Adventures Tiger's First Time Out Got the bike on Tuesday and after a extended ride home (for the both us), that first Saturday I decided to take the bike out for its first off road experience. In a way I feel lucky that I can find many gravel roads fairly close to home. Today was
Adventures Meadows of Dan, VA We just completed our second weekend trip. The weather was looking really strange so instead of heading to the western part of the state, we went north into Virginia...specifially Meadows of Dan, VA (next to the Blue Ridge Parkway). First of all, the weather turned out to be perfect.
Adventures Inaugural Shake Out Ride We finally got our gear and bikes ready for a test run! We opted to give it a try some place closer to home JUST in case something goes wrong. Now both of us have a lot of experience in the outdoors but it is always a good idea do
