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Two-Lane Blacktop: July 2011
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Sunday, July 10, 2011. I rode with my friend Steve from Scooter In the Sticks. This weekend. We put on a few miles. Steve rides a Vespa most days, but today he had a Triumph Scrambler. On loan from Kissel Motor Sports. When I was looking for that first bike four years ago, the Scrambler topped my list. It's simple design embodied what I was looking for in a motorcycle. It still does. But that classic boxer engine of the old BMWs won out. Links to this post.
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Two-Lane Blacktop: Old Is New
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Sunday, July 10, 2011. I rode with my friend Steve from Scooter In the Sticks. This weekend. We put on a few miles. Steve rides a Vespa most days, but today he had a Triumph Scrambler. On loan from Kissel Motor Sports. When I was looking for that first bike four years ago, the Scrambler topped my list. It's simple design embodied what I was looking for in a motorcycle. It still does. But that classic boxer engine of the old BMWs won out. Subscribe in a re...
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Two-Lane Blacktop: June 2009
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Sunday, June 28, 2009. I really need to get that new battery. We've been soaked with rain this spring (one of the many reasons for me not being on the road), and my friend Todd asked me to check in on the family cabin at Pine Creek. He lives in Florida. I live an hour and a half from from the cabin. Scouting report? No problem. I love it when a reason to ride falls into your lap. Sorry Todd, you'll have to wait until tomorrow for that scouting report.
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Two-Lane Blacktop: July 2009
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Tuesday, July 28, 2009. On foot, and off the black top. The bike is still down. It is something that will press the limits of my patience. So I've bailed on the idea of getting any riding done in the immediate future and have taken to the back country—on foot. They live alone—one per pool. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Subscribe in a reader. Scooter in the Sticks. The New Cafe Racer Society.
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Two-Lane Blacktop: October 2011
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Tuesday, October 18, 2011. There are days when I feel a little out of place when I'm riding the back roads. But not today. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Subscribe in a reader. Scooter in the Sticks. The New Cafe Racer Society.
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Two-Lane Blacktop: December 2009
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Subscribe in a reader. Scooter in the Sticks. The New Cafe Racer Society.
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Two-Lane Blacktop: October 2009
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Tuesday, October 27, 2009. I can't help but wonder if this is Jack. Links to this post. Sunday, October 25, 2009. There many constants in the world. With an old bike, it's the mystery sound. The odd rattle. The annoying tick. I suspect some of them never go away. But, I have found that most can be solved with a wrench, a bottle of lager, and a little help from FedEx. And by not riding much this summer, I learned how much I missed it. Links to this post.
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Two-Lane Blacktop: April 2009
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Saturday, April 25, 2009. I had forgotten how much fun you can have with a wrench. My father is a practical gift giver. As a kid I had received countless pocketknives for Christmases and birthdays. Fishing rods, sleeping bags, and all things outdoors would appear wrapped in the Sunday comics. At 13 I became the proud owner of a Ruger 10/22, skipping the BB gun and proceeding directly to rapid-fire plinking. Links to this post. Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
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Two-Lane Blacktop: November 2009
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Sunday, November 29, 2009. Every year at this time, Dad grabs a few of us and we head down the hill to Fred's and and grab a 100 bales. When I ride, I pass old farmsteads and hay barns like Fred's. Most are more than a century old. Built by hand, the their beams are worn smooth from decades of use. Links to this post. Sunday, November 15, 2009. There are some things time just can't fix. If you head north of Snow Shoe, above Moshannon, you come to the litt...
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Two-Lane Blacktop: September 2009
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Old highways and towns keep me on the back roads. Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Basement bars have always had a special place in my heart. Perhaps that's why I never really found my home in Seattle. Their bars weren't dirty enough. Sure, Linda’s had a great jukebox, and I'm fairly certain that the floors of the Comet went unswept for the nine years I lived there, but they were surface level and lacked the character and wisdom that can only be found at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Links to this post.
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