motorcycle specific phone directory

Enter a post/zip code or city and state, and wade through 100's of ads (of sites not in the state!) to find the one you are looking for. It does show the relevant dealers on a map, so that does help narrowing down your search.

It's nice to see a motorcycle specific phone directory, but the ads are too much...and the site process also leaves a lot left to desire.

Ride a motorcycle across this bridge in the wind!

The Millau viaduct is part of the new E11 expressway connecting Paris and Barcelona and features
the highest bridge piers ever constructed. The tallest is 240 meters (787 feet) high and the
overall height will be an impressive 336 meters (1102 feet), making this the highest bridge in the world.

Holidays in Big Bend, Texas

How To Rainproof Your GPS For Motorcycle Riding

Redleg's Rides

Colorado

The pushpins in green are passes which I've ridden already and have the required photographic proof for submission/validation. The yellow pushpins are passes that I plan to ride AND take a picture of Maria at for eventual submission/validation for the Passbagger 50 achievement. Some of the yellow pushpins I've actually ridden over but did not take a picture dang it. Oh well, more riding for me I guess.

Sean's Motorcycle Journey

Peru


http://seantuckermotorcyclediary.blogspot.com/

Motorcycle Misadventures

Red line was planned route & Green line was actual route.



Motorcycle Misadventures
A motorcycle travel writer's writings, readings, journeys, gear, and recommendations.
China or bust
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Aerostich Lightweight Touring Book #5800
http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/Aerostich-Lightweight-Touring-Book-p-16795.html

Slide Show Full size screen - Coloma Loop

mybeautifulamerica

Want ABS But Can’t Afford It? Try Lifesaver!

GPS

Motorcycle Specific GPS: XRoad RM-A4000
Posted 13:41:38 Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Filed under Bluetooth Gadgets GPS
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France Via: NewLaunches.com

After Garmin and TomTom's specific motorcycle GPSGlobal Positioning System. Satellite based tracking device, that uses several satellites to position your exact location to within a few yards/meters accuracy., there's a third choice available. It's from called the Xroad RM-A4000 (I wonder who comes up with these names?), and it's from Carpoint (Tibo), which I think is Korean.

Crusty the Biker

Sigh.... forty one degrees out and with the cold, damp wind it feels more like thirty one! After all these years Winter still depresses me. I have lived in New England all my life so why am I not used to the onset of Winter by now? I go through this every year too. I get down in the dumps because of the decline in business. I find myself sad more often because Winter riding forces me to stay closer to home base and not explore more then a couple of hours away. I am also effected by Day Light Savings Time. God I hate setting the clocks back an hour. Seeing it getting dark before 5pm actually makes me angry for the first few weeks until I finally accept the fact that I can’t do anything about it.

Tomorrow (Sunday) my plans are to check the weather forecast, and wait until noon time before hoping on the old bike for my Sunday ride. It’s Saturday evening, but I have no idea where I might ride tomorrow. Chances are I won’t know until my front wheel hits the pavement. Even then I might not know and just wonder a bit close to home. One upside to the down turn in the economy around here is that new houses are not being built as fast ( not at all for the most part) so the few undeveloped scraps of land are safe for a while. I enjoy the few country roads left here in the Eastern Massachusetts area.

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Paris, Normandy Beaches, and trip back to London!

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A drive thru the Great Smokeys
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The Pinto Canyon loop, Tx





As we rode yesterday the 260 miles or so "Pinto Canyon loop" as I call it, all I could think was "so much land… so much land… why is everyone piled up on each other in this world?". Of course I know the answer… mainly the mighty "dollar" income needed to survive… I cannot help always thinking that there is a better way to live for us, but I know that the answer to that one is not to be found for all in my own lifetime.

Big Dog Motorcycles® Comes To Life On-Line In Its All-New Website

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Meaningful Travel
Published on June 20, 2007 in Scribblings and Trip Planning. 0 Comments
by D. Brent Miller

When I travel, I like to make it meaningful, perhaps even spiritual. How? By studying the history of the places I visit, whether it be a museum or a roadside historical marker. I am always looking to learn something about a place. I am always looking to find something that puts things in perspective and harmony. And most importantly, sharing my findings and observations with others through writing and photography.

I am always looking to learn something about human nature and myself in my travels. You know those four little questions we all ask of ourselves, “Who am I?” “Where did I come from?” “Why am I here?” “Where am I going?” For me, all travel asks these questions as a foundation for hitting the road.

“Who am I” is always a journey of self discovery, whether on the motorcycle, in a car, traveling by rail or airplane. Who am I to take this journey? Why me? What’s my motivation? Or should I say moto-vation. The best journey is one that is meaningful, that aids in self-discovery no matter how great or small the moment. It doesn’t hurt to have a little fun in your travels, either.

The simple and sarcastic answer to “Where did I come from” is: Well … this morning I left the house for the studio. But where I came from is a lineage of parents, grand parents, great grand parents, and their ancestors–each individual contributing to my DNA and very essence. I can see my features in both my parents, and I look remarkably like my great grand father whom I never met. On top of that DNA are all the experiences, the journeys and people I have met. Each one has provided a certain amount of influence, including the bad ones, for it is through all life experiences that our own is shaped.

“Where am I going?” Today, nowhere in particular. But tomorrow, I am getting a new front tire for the motorcycle. Friday, I will meet my brother about half way to Indianapolis for lunch–I plan to test that new tire. The bigger picture of where I am going is part of that self discovery. Along the way, I will learn something about myself, and it will make me a better person, spouse, friend.

The hardest question to answer is, “Why am I here.” For many, it is just one day at a time, plodding along. Some are meant to lead. Others follow. A few rebel. Plenty non-conform. We have this whole life to figure it out … and then we account for it.

For me, meaningful travel, meaningful life, is like a highway. It goes up and down, curves, and sometimes extends out of sight. It traverses through beautiful countryside or through desolate areas. But, it is the joy of travel and the affirmation of self-discovery on that highway that makes it meaningful.–DBrent
Words & Images:
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Sojourner's Moto Tales
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Motorcycle Touring For Beginners

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Dinner Run

Taste For Adventure? Try Traveling By Motorcycle.

There are basically two ways to travel by motorcycle, probably one of the more popular but less spiritual is what some call “credit card camping”
which is basically rolling from hotel to motel for your sleeping accommodations
and buying all your meals on the road. I look forward to trying this method
someday when my writing starts raking in the big bucks. About the only supplies
you’d need for a trip like this (if your definition of comfort is not too demanding)would be:


Rain Gear

Camera/Film/Batteries

First Aid Kit

Change of Clothes

Sun block (for those of us not clad in our riding jump suits)

Sunglasses

Map

Personally I look forward to trying a trip in this fashion with only my jeans, T-shirt, and boots. I’ve been wet before and most motels and hotels have some kind of laundry area and plenty of towels to wrap up in. I might bring an extra pair of sock in a zip lock bag though, dry feet are happy feet.


The other way to travel and personally my favorite is to camp out between destinations, this is the cheapest and most immersing way to travel. Like they say it’s the
journey not the destination. All the equipment you would need can be found at
your local or online backpacking equipment supplier. In addition to the above listed equipment, here is a list of what I usually bring for a typical solo long distance, or overnight trip:


One person backpacking tent

Ground pad for sleeping bag

Sleeping bag

Single burner multi-fuel backpacking stove

Fuel bottle with extra fuel (can also be used for bike)

Cooking kit (stove usually fits inside pot with lid)

Cup for tea or coffee

One meal for each days dinner and one energy or protein meal replacement
bar for breakfast (grab lunch on the road)

Two water bottles one with measuring increments on it for cooking.

Candle lantern with one candle for each day of the trip

Small LED headlamp for walking around the site and digging through saddle
bags

Our new Home, BB, Texas