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Water Cooled Harley’s for 2014 (Besides the VROD)

Just heard from the fellas at the Pace Poscast that Harley has announced tire introduction of a water cooled engine to go into some of their touring bikes in 2014. The design helps with overall performance and emissions. Will the … Continue reading

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Central Texas Summertime Commuting

Summertime motorcycle commuting is something I normally don’t do a whole lot of because of the afternoon temps. Mornings temps rarely dip under 80 degrees but the rush hour return home is well into the triple digits. I have to … Continue reading

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Firstgear Mesh Hi Boots Review

Firstgear Mesh Hi Boots After my Previous Cortech Solutions WP boots bit the dust – soles became unglued. Had to pickup some boots for the semi tropical weather we have in South Central Texas. After a day of riding in … Continue reading

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Thinned out the stable – Then there was one.

Sold the Harley, sold the Honda VFR – down to one to do it all. For now…

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Trailer your bike you say?

The Long Ride ‘Home’ http://amzn.com/B006Y9B2QW Just heard about this book on Clevelandmoto.com Brit flys to Australia to vacation there. Ends up buying a Honda CT-110 to roam around while there. Ends up riding the sucker back to the UK. I … Continue reading

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Gingers trip to Aggie-landia

Wife and the kiddos took a trip out of town to a basketball tournament. Allowing me a wonderful weekend to myself. Luckily, a trip was on the boards that I was able to hop onto. Not a long trip in … Continue reading

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iMotoDaddy

Well, I’ve taken a bit of time off due to the arrival of a new family member. Meet Ian. I’ll be squeezing in some Moto blogging when possible but I’m very excited to be a daddy. imp

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Warm Fuzzy Feeling

A hundred years from now my great grand kids will not recall my bank account balance, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But they will remember I road a “Motorcycle”.

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Texas Hwy 130 – Highest Speed Limit in the Nation

Today a stretch of Central Texas Hwy opened up for public use with a speed limit of 85 mph. A toll road to help with the congestion of Austin traffic. Free to use for the next two weeks. Gonna have … Continue reading

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Euro Bike & Scooter Night – Lucky Burger (Discontinued)

Nice summer evening for a bike night. Sunlight till 8:30, greasy burgers, cold drinks, friendly crowd. A local motorcycle shop that normally caters to Scooters has been putting together a second Tuesday Bike Night for while now. A great change … Continue reading

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