Aug 13 motorcycle ride to no where...

Well, to Orange VA for a bite to eat. Not thinking too hard about this ride, we took off Saturday morning with little planning trying hard to stay off roads we routinely travel heading to Orange to eat lunch and for my wife and her friend to do some window shopping in the local antique stores. We dodged rain all day. It came a down pour while we were eating. But luckily, we didn't ride in the rain (very much). All in all, this turned out to be a nice trip. See below the map and a few pics I took along the way.
View Larger Map Taking a quick break at Kelly's Ford:

Downtown Orange, VA:

Also, here's a video I took using my Canon point & shoot with a piece of tape over the microphone to cut wind noise. It did a pretty good job!

Harley 3 wheeled prototypes?

Allegedly, Harley commissioned this prototype in the late '90s and revised it (the orange version) in the mid '00s. An interesting take on 3 wheeled motorcycles! Check out the details.

Can you sleep on your motorcycle?

I think I may have gotten too use to a king size bed...

So maybe this would be a better idea?

Britian's oldest motorcyclist at 94

I wonder how they know he's the oldest?

Check out the story here.

BMW Motorcycle builds a scooter...really?

Who says penny-pinching on gas has to be uncool? Check out the details on Motorcycle.com

Motorcycle crash and an unexpected union

Check this out. Kinda funny...

Music to your ears...sounds of the Ducati motorcycle

MP3s, ringtones, everything you need to sound like you're on your favorite Ducati. Check it out here.

Motorcycle repairs made easy

I'm busy trying to figure out how to fix the left fork seal on my wife's GL1800 Goldwing trike...blown apparently by Honda's over zealous anti-dive unit installed on that side.

I came across this particularly useful flow chart for motorcycle repairs:

Places2ride.com says to check out Rte 16 from Tazewell to Marion

I need to check this out. Looks like an excellent road for a ride. I've been to Marion many times, but I can't recall ever being on this particular road.

From Places2ride.com:

An unmatched beauty and riding enjoyment over 32 miles provided by VA Route 16. This two lane ribbon crosses three mountains with more curves that you can count as you view some of the most pristine mountains of Southwest Virginia between Tazewell and Marion.


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At 75, this biker chick says riding is her fountain of youth

Check out the article in the YorkRegion.com local newspaper from points north of here.