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
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 Fools Gear - Cool Gear This Ministry of Transport poster from 1983 shows the correct protective clothing to be worn on motorcycles as opposed to what should not be worn. Helmets and clothing help protect motorcyclists should they come off their bikes. Still holds true today!
Blog Wayward Calves Went out for a brisk and quick ride and while cruising down the road, came across a few calves that somehow got outside the fence. Slowly crept by them so not to spook them (too bad) but also did not want to keep pushing them down the road. Got around
Blog Testing Sub 30 Degree Weather With this arctic blast that is blowing through, both of us decided to give our bikes a try and weather that was sub freezing. Up to this point, the coldest we have driven was at 33 degrees. The current weather pattern, the high is 30 degrees. We decided to head
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
Blog New GoPro For Christmas, bought myself a GoPro. Created my own mouting system on the bike (put it on the engine guard). Took it and tried it for the first time. It integrates very well with the Triumph. I am able to turn it on/off via the switch on the handlebars.
Blog What Out for Animals Another nice day so I decided to take a quick ride out in the country. While riding down the gravel roads, rounded a corner and BOOM! Never seen so many chickens in my life. The whole road, yard, etc was nothing but all sizes of chickens. Slammed on the brakes
Blog Sunday was a Wash After a great Lancaster County ride, Sunday was a wash out. We got almost 2 inches of rain at my house. It finally did clear about 3-4 pm and I decided to wash my bike. It was warm (about 70) which is bit high for this time of year but
Blog Weekly Dinner One day every week, Kirk and I get on our bikes and ride over to a local Hawaiian restaurant (L and L). They have a special on Misubi (the spam version) which sells for $1. We eat for under $5 and it tastes great. After that, we head over to
