The quest for dirt has intensified after the MOA Rally a few weeks ago. On this day, the search leads to central PA and a […]
MOA Wrenching and Riding
I had set a goal of using the Dakar to attend the 2011 BMWMOA Rally. A number of things had to come together prior to […]
The Cafe Caper
Like many, I have a favorite local coffee shop. Except it is really a great French bakery. And by local, I mean 50 miles away. […]
The Bagel Run
There is a reason that early in the morning is my favorite time of day. Empty roads, cooler temperatures in summer, the solitude of pre-human […]
Gone Riding
I am off on a (way too short) road trip to Labrador and Le Gaspe on the GSA. I will be celebrating father’s Day (Happy […]
Sport Utility Sedan
After an impressive bout of procrastination, I was forced to swap the wheels on the tii by the impending trip down to North Carolina for […]
Pancakes for Porsches
For some strange reasons, the crowd that is into older Porsches are always willing to get up early for a chance to drive their cars […]
An Evening Affair
On a beautiful evening, I decided to take a ride in the almost summer-like temperatures. Shadows were already getting long when I set out 2-Up […]
2 Wheels 2 Work
There are very few positive aspects to $4 per gallon gas, but one of them is the fact that it puts more motorcycles on the […]
Discovery and Disclosure
This is the scary part. You finally get enough time to perform a thorough examination and see whether you missed some important negative (or positive) […]
A Quick Spring Fling
Today was a beautiful sunny day with temps on the cool side at 52 degrees. I had started the R50 a few times over the […]
Winter Exercise
The air is crisp (read cold), the skies are blue with cotton ball clouds scattered about, days of rain have washed the salt and sand […]
Chasing The Deal
It was 4:23am and I was driving the pickup at a steady 79MPH as if that 1 MPH short of 80 would eliminate the possibility […]
Dragon Tales
There are places and things about which you have heard so much that you are certain to be disappointed if you ever encounter them. If […]
Moonbathing
It was January 1992, and I was driving my 1978 BMW 320i. The 320i was not a very good car (IMHO). It was the replacement […]
Fragrance of Castrol
There is nothing like an event to get you motivated to sort out a few things. In this case, the Early 911 breakfast club was […]
Castrol Cologne
Photo by Mark Morrissey There is nothing like an event to get you motivated to sort out a few things. In this case, the Early […]
Targarific
This was scheduled to be the last of the Breakfast runs circling parts of eastern Pennsylvania. The weather was just about perfect, and the crew […]
Running Errands
Sometimes we forget that older bikes were not always older bikes. They were not always used for great leisurely rides and vintage rallies. They were […]
A Return to Bob’s
For me, there is nothing like being on the road at first light. Roads are deserted, the world is quiet, and the slowly emerging light […]