In the quiet of the thawing winter on a sun-filled Sunday morning, I brushed the dust from the Bonneville and wheeled the machine into the light. My buddy Felix (the dog) sprawled out in the sun as I popped the center stand to free the rear wheel in the driveway and began the annual maintenance on the Triumph beginning with the chain, which included both a fresh cleaning and … [Read more...] about Old school camera captures: Craftsmanship and the Copperhead
Rider Tours
Looking for Andy: Exploring Mount Airy, the real and fictional Mayberry
For those of us in the bifocal set, a breezy ditty whistled as a tall man with an enviable shock of dark hair walks along with his young son toward their favorite fishing hole, rods in the hands of both, is forever and indelibly etched in our minds ear. “The Andy Griffith Show! Starring Andy Griffith. With Ronnie Howard. Also starring Don Knotts.” It was one of the … [Read more...] about Looking for Andy: Exploring Mount Airy, the real and fictional Mayberry
Cumberland Cascades: Stunning waterfalls await Tennessee travelers
My first roadside break of the morning began at Washington Ferry on the western bank of the Tennessee River. Happy to be on another road trip, I savored the quiet riverfront view, although I fear the lone fisherman initially hidden from my view was probably annoyed by my approach on the raspy three-cylinder Yamaha sport-touring bike. The fisherman packed up and departed … [Read more...] about Cumberland Cascades: Stunning waterfalls await Tennessee travelers
The perfect bike for a mountain road trip? How about a 40-year-old thumper
What is the best motorcycle ever made? Easy. The one you have the most fun on. Now defining fun, that’s all in the eye of the beholder — or in this case, the rider. So what’s my definition of fun? Thrilling terrain, good views, and someone to share it with. A bike that can “do it all.” Take some twisty asphalt with sweeping corners, add a side of dirt roads up a mountain … [Read more...] about The perfect bike for a mountain road trip? How about a 40-year-old thumper
Not roughing it at the Twin Valley Rally: A trek to Wilderness Adventure at Eagle’s Landing
I — get this out of the way up front: you need to come to the Twin Valley Riders Rally next September. If you can’t have a good time there, you’re not trying. It’s typically a fun journey getting there, riding across western Virginia without a single traffic light beyond my neighborhood, but a beautiful Thursday afternoon in mid-September, my progress was impeded by a yellow … [Read more...] about Not roughing it at the Twin Valley Rally: A trek to Wilderness Adventure at Eagle’s Landing
