Arizona Motorcycle Adventures Kickoff Event 2021

This adventure took place on 'Thursday April 1st, 2021'

A by-invitation promotional event for Colorado Motorcycle Adventures new expansion to Arizona. Meeting in Phoenix, then based out of Bisbee, there will be 4 days of riding both on and off road.

Saturday Afternoon Local Ride

This adventure took place on 'Saturday March 27th, 2021'

Sadly, the oil filler cap on the R1100S has failed again, so I have to pull the valve cover. As a result, I changed the oil and filter on the DR650SE and adjusted the chain. I'll do valves and plugs at a later date. There's really not much of a plan for this ride. I figure we'll just tool around where the mood takes us.

R1100S Post Brake Line Replacement Shake Down

This adventure took place on 'Sunday March 21st, 2021'

Duncan and I replaced the front brake lines on the 'S today and despite the late hour we've decided to do a short shake down ride.

Riding "Curvature" roads around Prettyboy

This adventure took place on 'Saturday November 21st, 2020'

Stitching together a few segments found on road Curvature project maps, with a loop around Prettyboy Reservoir.

Exploring bridges above the falls

This adventure took place on 'Saturday November 7th, 2020'

Thinking of using what could be one of the last good riding weekends of 2020 to explore how many times I can cross the Potomac above great falls without getting totally lost. This would be my first foray into creating a ride plan on Miles by Motorcycle, so hoping to get some suggestions and feedback from other riders.

Tree Tunnel Ride

This adventure took place on 'Monday October 19th, 2020'

Duncan and I are talking about riding tomorrow (Monday the 19th) but are not yet sure where we're going to go. Maybe do a loop through Southern Maryland and look at one of our favorite tree tunnel roads, Route 224? Not sure.

Showing Craig local roads

This adventure took place on 'Saturday October 17th, 2020'

Years ago, I bought parts K100RS from Craig. He recently reached out on messenger saying he had picked up a K1300S and was interested in being shown some good local roads. I thought maybe we could show Craig and Tim some of our go to local roads maybe doing a loop up through parts of the Power of Left and then to points North looping up towards Catoctin. My only constraint is that I am having some electrical work done on Saturday so will have to wait for that to be completed. I'll post updates here as it gets close to completed. So consider the two o'clock departure time a rough guess. I figure we can all meet at Duncan's house. Seeing three K1300's following an R1100S should be a noteworthy sight.

Cloudy Short Saturday Ride

This adventure took place on 'Saturday October 10th, 2020'

The sky is cloud covered but there is little in the way of rain in the forecast.

Sunday Local Skinny Roads Ride

This adventure took place on 'Sunday October 4th, 2020'

Not really sure at this point where we should go. I suppose it'll depend on how well we are both doing tomorrow. Lately, it's been a toss up. Maybe back to the Indian Springs Road area we rode with Bruce?

Cool Monday Ride

This adventure took place on 'Monday September 21st, 2020'

The plan is to head to points North and West to revisit the area we rode in yesterday, temperature permitting.

Getting the Band Back Together

This adventure took place on 'Sunday September 20th, 2020'

While it's not the 10 day ride we would prefer, Duncan, Bruce, and I are going to ride together for the first time in a very long time. I'm pondering super slab up to Falls Road North of Baltimore, one of our favorites, and then loop over random roads to Catoctin ... dinner at McGinthy's at 8.

Adhoc late afternoon short ride.

This adventure took place on 'Monday September 7th, 2020'

We're heading out for a shortish ride before grilling this evening.

Post Injury K1300S Test Ride, Attempt 2

This adventure took place on 'Saturday September 5th, 2020'

So Saturday's ride attempt was a bust because of a nail Duncan found in his tire. We managed to get the tire replaced so the plan is to attempt an initial post injury K1300S ride on Saturday. Hopefully, we can get an earlier start than what we've mustered lately, but sleep has been so elusive for me.

Post Injury K1300S Test Run

This adventure took place on 'Friday September 4th, 2020'

On Friday, we're going to do a test run to see if Duncan can manage the K1300S with his banged up leg. Things went so well when riding the DR650SE that we think there's a decent chance it'll be ok. As such, there's no real plan. We're just going to take it cautiously and see how it goes.

Adhoc Tuesday Afternoon Ride

This adventure took place on 'Tuesday September 1st, 2020'

I'm not sure where we'll go but we're getting out on the bikes for a few hours.

DR650SE Test Ride

This adventure took place on 'Sunday August 30th, 2020'

So my buddy destroyed his leg a few months ago in a tragic scooter accident. (Cue Spinal Tap Drummer memorial.) He's recovered enough to attempt a modest first ride since the injury. There isn't much of a plan other than to see if he can manage to shift and hold the bike upright.

Best of the COBDR 2020

This adventure took place on 'Monday August 3rd, 2020'

5 riders meet in Denver then set out to explore the hardest and highest sections of the Colorado Back Country Discovery Route on a 5 day ride on the highest mountain trails.

Rona Ride 2020

This adventure took place on 'Saturday June 20th, 2020'

A 2000+ mile ride through the central Appalachian Mountains over 10 Days.

Power of Left Restart

This adventure is underway.

This is an invitation only adventure.

Duncan to my great surprise showed up spontaneously and declared that we needed to go for a ride since it had been too long. Who was I to disagree?

Training Ride

This adventure took place on 'Sunday March 8th, 2020'

Riding with Farida today on a moderate initial training ride. We'll focus on mild to moderate back country roads with little traffic possibly interspersed with some parking lot work. There will be frequent stops. Depending on how things are going we might make it as far as Gambrills Park Road which is one of my favorite in the area.

Ford Routes and Western Maryland Ride

This adventure took place on 'Monday October 28th, 2019'

After some discussion, we decided to re-trace part of the route Duncan and I did with Jim Ford some years ago and follow that with a run out to Savage River Road and the general area out in the pan handle. If we're able to get out at a decent hour this should be a right proper riding day.

Potentially Rainy Day Ride With Bruce

This adventure took place on 'Saturday October 26th, 2019'

We had hoped this would be a multi-day ride but circumstances have conspired to turn it into a day ride. Thinking of not venturing out too far.