The Mast Farm in Valle Crucis, North Carolina, is a stunningly pretty venue to plan a trip around. Located in the Appalachian Mountains near Banner Elk and Boone, it is surrounded by terrific country roads and beautiful scenery that helps to define a very special part of the Old North State. Going back in time, this area was like a magnet attracting immigrants from places like … [Read more...] about From Castle to Farm: Exploring Our Touring Routes
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“I Used To Have One:” Then and now, Honda CT70 & ST125
While tooling around town on my 1971 Honda Trail 70, I get a lot of comments. Folks praise the sight of the vintage bike, usually parked at the coffee shop or while filling up at gas stations. In traffic, I get a lot of thumbs-ups. People will often roll their windows down just to let me know they “used to have one of those.” It never gets old. And that’s one of the universal … [Read more...] about “I Used To Have One:” Then and now, Honda CT70 & ST125
Barber Vintage Festival: You Will Be Entertained
It is Thursday. But it is different from most Thursdays in my life since I am standing as close as I can to a racetrack in northern Alabama to get pictures of riders practicing for upcoming races. In this moment, the old — or should I say “vintage” — bikes are running sidecars of various design. The riders are getting ready to participate in races over the next three … [Read more...] about Barber Vintage Festival: You Will Be Entertained
If You Build It, They Will Race: How One Man’s Backyard Dream Became a Moto Mecca
If you could have anything in your front yard, what would it be? A skatepark is my answer. I guess the answer may be limited to the size of your yard, but if you had ample room, what would you choose? For one motorcycle enthusiast, his answer was a flat track Chastin Brand works as a pinstriper and sign painter by trade. It’s a dying art form, but he keeps it alive — he’ll … [Read more...] about If You Build It, They Will Race: How One Man’s Backyard Dream Became a Moto Mecca
Engines, Ink and Insight: A Day with Writer Peter Egan
It didn’t matter about the subject, or whether it was about sports cars, motorcycles or philosophies on life, I always found journalist and author Peter Egan’s words to be at once witty, insightful, thought-provoking and endearing. I’d (figuratively) traveled with him in a ’63 Caddy in search of the Blues Highway, realized that I wasn’t the only one bent on one day owning a BMW … [Read more...] about Engines, Ink and Insight: A Day with Writer Peter Egan
