Sometimes family or friends will hear about something that you have done, and respond with amazement. You will hear statements like “Wow, that’s impressive”, or […]
Arrival
I hit rain a couple of times in eastern Ohio, and in PA, which slowed things down a bunch and was no fun with the […]
Elkhart, IN
Fuel stop in the heartland. This interesting group of guys from Chicago were out for the day touring on their modified Victory machines….
Madison, WI
An overnight stop, with a visit to Uno for some Chicago deep dish pizza. Courtyard is great since they let me (and another guy with […]
St Paul, MN
Back at the rally, I bump into Tony from the MacPac. It seems I have missed the small contingent who are camped in a secret […]
Monticello, MN
Getting the 12k service done. Of the three dealers in the area of the MOA Rally, only the good folks at Moon Motorsports were able […]
St Paul, MN
Arrived at the rally grounds, and found a vendor re shaping seats for a good price. I signed up, and another guy on an identical […]
Menomonie, WI
Wisconsin was rather disappointing as far as roads go. It had some undulations, but everything that I traversed was arrow-straight. The only good thing was […]
Manistique, MI
The wonderful Hiawatha National Forest occupies a good chunk of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Lots of old dilapidated lakeshore motels and cottages. However, there are also […]
Wolverine, MI
Michigan has virtually all of its cities and population crowded around the Great Lakes. This leaves the rest of it pretty rural, and full of […]
A Narrow Escape
After pushing it to get as far as possible, I decided to pull in before dark and find a motel. The skies were looking ominous, […]
Grayling, MIchigan
Looks nice outside, but the weather site says sever weather is on the way soon. Time to grab a quick bite at a local eatery. […]
Blue Heron Service Plaza, Ohio
The Ohio turnpike has some of the nicest travel plazas in the country. They are clean and bright, and actually an appealing place to stop […]
Underway to the MOA
On the road at 5am, and paused for breakfast at this local place near Sharon, Pa
Delius
Gottfried Delius was the man behind the production of small motorcycles and scooters from 1949 to 1953. The company was based in Osnabruck, and was […]
A Bigger Circle
A nice day presented a good excuse to take the Condor out for the next bigger concentric circle. A 60 mile loop with curves and […]
Road Prep
This bike is going to the MOA Rally in St Paul, MN. In a week or so ! It is in need of a few […]
On the Road Again
Following the re-assembly of the machine, I took it out on the road for a test run. About forty miles in a loop around the […]
Transfers
There are a surprising number of small but important items that need to be transferred to the R 1150 GS adventure. They include RAM mounts, […]