Sounds like fun

This guy is really good!



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All Grown Up

 

My brother's daughter got married this weekend. How time passes. It's a cliche but it seems like only yesterday that she and her friends were piling into the back of my pickup so we could sneak down to the lake for ice cream. I don't think we really fooled her mother but it was great fun pretending.

Now she's married to Michael and I'm a fond memory in the rear view mirror.

Congratulations to them and Bon Voyage.

Life is a wild ride!

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What are you doing on the 21st? - City Version

If you can't or don't want to come out to the country and ride in the Tiddler Tour there is the Velocity show in Brooklyn.

Details are here. I've attended this in the past and always had a good time. There are plenty of interesting bikes, great people watching, and good food and drink. Unfortunately, I can't be at this and the TT both. Darn!

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Ugly bikes

When punk music first came out it was a revolt against disco and the over-produced housewife rock of the times. However, it was soon a genre of me-too mediocrity.

The bobbers, cafe bikes, and rat rods are following the same path. There is certainly a lot of great workmanship going into some of these bikes but, to me, it's all looking the same and getting pretty boring. Check out a few of them here and make up your own mind which are the ones that really stand out.

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What are you doing on the 21st?

3rd Annual New England Fall Tiddler Tour 

21 August 2011 - 10am side stands up

150 Kinney Rd Amston CT 06231

Dale Hoyt has created a ride through the CT countryside that promises to be interesting. Bring a tank bag or route sheet holder. Or just follow the rider in front of you and get lost together. 

This year's TT coincides with the Annual Brit Jam meet. There will be special display parking for the Tiddler riders. Every year the Brit Jam club gives away a restored bike. This year it's a 1970 BSA 650. Can you shift with your right toe?

BBQ Chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks back at the start after the ride.

Be There, or Be Square!

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What are you doing on the 20th

Nothing here about motorcycles unless you're riding your Henderson Super to the event.


GELBER & MANNING IN PICTURES - trailer from JAMES LESTER on Vimeo.

It looks like a lot of fun

THE 6TH BI-ANNUAL JAZZ AGE LAWN PARTY ON GOVERNORS ISLAND
 SATURDAY & SUNDAY AUGUST 20TH & 21ST, 2011
http://www.eventbee.com/v/jazzagelawnparty

Here's pictures and videos of previous years.
http://dreamlandorchestra.com/music.php

Here's another act that will be there
http://gelberandmanning.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=171

We can bring our croquette set.

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Girls just want to have fun!

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Road Runner Cartoon

Nothing is more fun than a Road Runner cartoon unless it's a Road Runner cartoon with motorcycles. Watch it here.

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It’s Official: MS Internet Explorer Users Have a Lower IQ!

This has nothing to do with motorcycles, but as a web developer for many years this confirms my suspicions and pleases me no end.

A recent survey by AptiQuant, a psychometric consulting company based in Canada, has concluded that Internet Explorer users have a lower Intelligence Quotient than users of other browsers. Those with IE6 scored little over 80. Firefox, Chrome and Safari users fared better at 110. The most intelligent people — with an average IQ of 125 — use Opera (that’ll please their marketing department!)

The 2011 assessment sampled 101,326 individuals over the age of 16 from the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand. The company offered a free IQ test which most participants found via organic search results or PPC advertising campaigns. Subjects were not aware their browser preference was being monitored.
The researchers observed:

• IE users had a significantly lower IQ.
• There was little difference in the IQ for Firefox, Chrome and Safari users.
• Individuals using Opera, Camino, and IE with Chrome Frame had the highest average IQ.

You can read the rest of the article at SitePoint:

It's Official: IE Users Have a Lower IQ! by

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Ride or Die?

The wide angle lens makes the trail seem much narrower than it is but that is not to take anything away from these guys. Funny how it seems safer when there are bushes on the side of the trail even though the drop is the same.

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Write or Ride - What would you do?

I admit that it's hard to write anything when the weather's great, a friend comes over with a dirt bike and I've found a whole new area a hour from my house.

 
Yes, that's a 40 year old Yamaha DT-1 250cc. Nothing stopped it which is a tribute to the great engineering that went into to it.

The only problem we had was ween Jason missed cresting a hill climb and bumped into a tree as he worked his way back down. That disturbed a hornet's nest and we were quickly running away from the stinging swarm. We stood around at a good distance for several minutes until they calmed down before going back to get the bike.
 
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Unemployed Again

 Alas, my project was canceled and I have time to blog again. New and improved as this is now reformatted to fit mobile devices.

So, if anyone is still out there, I'll be back online with new and views of whatever comes my way.

Stay tuned.

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Thailand Vintage Enduro

Worth going HD and Full Screen. I want to go riding with these guys!

Free Ice Cream

From Peter and Slash/Food:

The only thing better than ice cream is free ice cream. On Tuesday, April 12th, Ben & Jerry's scoop shops are offering free cones from noon to 8 p.m.

Why the sudden generosity? It's the company's 33rd birthday, and it's also an opportunity for them to showcase their newest flavors, from the Jimmy-Fallon-inspired Late Night Snack (vanilla with caramel and fudge-covered potato chips) to Clusterfluff (peanut butter ice cream with caramel clusters and marshmallow swirls). If you want to savor the anticipation, you can browse the whole flavor list.

Check for nearby shops on the website's scoop shop locator before you head out. Just be prepared: There will be lines. And yes, it will be worth it.

Name this car

The last picture shows where the missing "Deluxe" emblem used to be. A dead give away!

New Museum

Motorcyclepedia is a new museum in Newburg NY that promises to be pretty interesting. A better article than I could write (or have time to write) is here. I'm thinking that a day here and another day at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome would make a very nice weekend ride assuming that spring ever gets here.

Spring Rice-O-Rama-ish

I have cleaned this up because it had, quite possibly, the worst html I have ever seen! However, if it's even half of what Rice-O-Rama is then it will be a great event. See you there.

Jap Bike Mike's

2^nd Annual Motorcycle Swap Meet and Flea Market

10 am-5 pm rain or shine

Sunday April 17 2011

NORTH BROOKFIELD SPORTSMAN'S CLUB

20 BOYNTON RD. North Brookfield MA (Same place as Rice-O-Rama)

LOTS OF PARTS for all types of motorcycles

DIRT BIKES! QUADS! RACERS! 2-STROKES! ANT

SCOOTERS! RAT BIKES! GOLD WINGS! TURBOS! MINI BIKES! ACCESSORIES TOO!

DON'T MISS THIS GREAT EVENT!

VENDORS: Bring what you have---ALL BIKES WELCOME

GATES OPEN AT 10AM

VENDORS IN AT 7AM

ADULTS $5 DONATION -- KIDS FREE -- BRING THE FAMILY

VENDOR SPACE $15 DONATION -----INCLUDES ONE ADMISSION

FOR INFORMATION, CALL 508-439-2473 or 978-870-4792

or visit us at:

WWW.JAPBIKEMIKES.COM

Think You're Having A Bad Day?

Maxime Berger's Ducati managed to lose it's rear wheel in a corner. While Berger experienced only bruises I'm sure there was some extreme cleaning in store for the inside of those leathers!

Cars

The mighty Buick Roadmaster wagon is quickly disintegrating and I needed to replace it. But what to buy? Most of the cars on the road today are too dull to even contemplate. The choices seem to be SUVs, bigger or smaller, Mommie vans, jelly bean imports, and those cutesy cube boxes on wheels that you have to be 20-something to own. Dull, dull, soul killingly dull.

With the 200 mile commute to and from NJ I wanted something that would be comfortable on the road. And I wanted some room to pack my dirty laundry and some other stuff as I went back and forth. The Miata is a great car but I want to keep it for all the fun times, not just the drone back and forth each week.

I looked at several '97 Thunderbirds as a good road car with some style and flair but every one I looked at had a rust problem. One I found near Atlanta had ultra low mileage and (presumably) no rust but it was a bit more than my budget allows at the moment. Did I mention that I require a car that I can pay cash for?

Yesterday I opened CraigsList for another tour of rust and destruction. Whoa, right at the top of the list was a '95 Lexus SC300 coupe! The asking price was a stretch but it's a car that I've always thought was one of the prettiest cars ever built. Very understated.

I has a straight 6 cylinder engine with an automatic transmission. It's roomy for 1 or 2 with a back seat for groceries or amputees. Best of all the owner and I were able to come to a price that we could both live with. In my best juevenile delinquent manner I drove it home with plates from another car. I'll get it registered next week.

It won't be able to tow or carry dirt bikes but it will be a delight to drive. It's basically a Toyota Supra in a Lexus body. I can't wait to try out the heated seats on the next freezing morning!
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Continuing to settle in

Life in a new place is always exciting. Especially when your toes are getting wet because the plumbing just sprang a leak. I was able to fix it so I could finish brushing my teeth and get to work. Mechanical skills can be so handy whether it's vintage motorcycles or household fixtures.

Herman sent this link. Reminds me of my trip around the White Rim Trail except that I made it all the way around safely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLuuWhK559A&feature=player_embedded