Blog Getting Ready for Route 66 We are only a few week away from our big trip across America. In preparation, we just had our bikes serviced. This included the typical oil/filter change but also a new set of tires and for some of us, new sprockets and a chain. Pricey? Yea but worth it
Blog How a Clutch Works I was so impressed with the Transmission video, I decided to post this one as well.
Blog How The Tranny Works I found this video and animation one of best explanations on how a motorcycle transmission works so I thought I would post it.
Blog Planning a Route 66 Trip We are planning a big trip this year and decided to travel the entire Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica. Leaving from NC to travel up to Chicago, we will try to stick to as much of the original Route 66 as we can. We will be keeping a
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 Assembly CLT - Bike Nite II Join the vibrant motorcycle community at Assembly CLT's Bike Night (this time in Mooresville) on Thursday evenings. This event features an exciting mix of bikes, great conversations, and a welcoming atmosphere.
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 Assembly CLT - Bike Nite Both of us live near Charlotte and recently we were able to hook up with a local group of motorcycle riders that meet every thursday night. They have a Facebook page, Assembly CLT - Bike Night. Typically they take a poll of which bar to meet at to start. Everyone
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 Trying something! During my first camping trip of 2023 I decided to use my tarp as a possible weather fly, not necessarily a rain fly. My thoughts are that I will not use my rain fly during warmer/hot temperatures but use the tarp to keep dew and debris off of the
Blog Dumb A$$ Drivers Its a nice day to commute to work. Its not hot. Its not cold. Its not breezy. Traffic is light. I take the back roads in order to try and avoid all the numb nut drivers. Not today! Here is a quick video of a driver with ZERO patience. As
Blog Hot Mess Bugers We have driven by this restaurant on our motorcycles countless times but never been able to get the timing right for trying their burgers. Well Saturday was a gorgeous day and I decided to go give them a try so I fired up the bike. Its about 20 minutes from
Blog Sunday Drive to the Beaver So it rained ALL day Friday. Weather broke and we went to the Meltdown on Saturday. It rained all night and at 1:30, the weather broke. Texted Kirk and we hit the road to head to the beaver. This is a great local bar in Plaza Midwood. We have
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
Blog No Bikes...Bummer No, nothing happened to our bikes. We had to take them in for their 12,000 mile service. This service is a pretty big one and it takes a few days. Also, it is a cold service which means drop them off and leave them. One of us also needs
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
Blog PCB Bound First big trip of the year. We are going to do a bit of house sitting in Panama City Beach, FL. Rough life. Beach front house. Going to enjoy a 2-3 week work-cation. We are going to get out on some of trail down there. We are not familiar with
Blog Watch out for buzzards! While heading out for an afternoon of trail riding on a drizzly day, I almost got clipped by a buzzard while driving down the highway.
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 A New Website Section - Dives We added a new section to the website called "Dives". We really like finding new local mom and pop places. These are typically bars or bar/restaurants. As we travel around, if we see an interesting out of the way spot, we give it a try. What we
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 Low Water Bridge Since we live close to the Uwharrie National Forest, we have a tendency to take many rides on all the surrounding roads in the area. Once favorite road crosses the Low Water Bridge. The road is not technical (just dirt/gravel) but something about that bridge over the river is
Blog Wax on! How often do you wax your chain? It was recommended by my Triumph dealer to wax the chain every 200 miles depending on riding conditions. I use Maxima chain wax for no particular reason. It's sold in two sizes, 13.5oz and 5.5oz. It helps to keep
Blog Side Trail Let Down When ever we are out, any new side road is a chance for discovering a new and exciting trail. When we were out last weekend riding roads we are familiar with, we saw this "new" side road. Immediately we turned around to give it a go. It looked
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
