By diverting into Canada for the ride home, I was able to revisit some of the roads from the old Run to the Sun rides we did in the late 1990s. Continue reading Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part Two
Category Archives: Nightowl
The Nightowl is a 2015 BMW K1600GTL. Six cylinders of smooth effortless power coupled with all the electronic safety and comfort features you could want on a mile-devouring sport-tourer. Yeah, baby!
Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part One
With another righteous (and likely last) ParTay gathering in the books, it was time to point the Nightowl east towards home. Just how to get there, however, is a more complicated matter. Continue reading Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part One
Riding the West Coast (Day 3)
My third (and last) day to riding north along the west coast, retracing a route I took in the opposite direction almost 20 years ago. Continue reading Riding the West Coast (Day 3)
Riding the West Coast (Day 2)
My second day (and first full day) of riding north along the west coast, something I hadn’t done in 20 years. Continue reading Riding the West Coast (Day 2)
Riding the West Coast (Day 1)
For the first time in 20 years, I found time to ride as much of the west coast as possible. This post covers the first day (actually the last half of that day). Continue reading Riding the West Coast (Day 1)
Picking Your Battles (When to Ride Hard)
When planning your motorcycle tours, it can be wise to choose to ride harder on some days more than others. Continue reading Picking Your Battles (When to Ride Hard)
Late Departure for MAMMARY
The traditional first (but not always first) motorcycle tour of the season is the MAMMARY run out to the Chesapeake Bay area near our nation’s capitol. We got a later start than usual. Continue reading Late Departure for MAMMARY
2017 Par-Tay Summary
Another two-week journey out west for the annual Par-Tay is in the books. Here’s the pertinent route and statistical information from the trip. Continue reading 2017 Par-Tay Summary
Service Challenges and Good BBQ
Today I would attempt to perform some scheduled maintenance on the Nightowl and revisit a good BBQ place from a different trip a few years ago. Continue reading Service Challenges and Good BBQ
Nightowl 12k Service On-the-Road
I could have waited until I got home, but I wanted to see just how hard it was to perform this service while on the road. Continue reading Nightowl 12k Service On-the-Road