Cycle Matters has 9 tips on caring for your bike during it’s hibernation.  Check it out here!

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Remember:  The early worm gets eaten!

This is wrong on so many levels….

Recently I ran across a unscientific survey of the 10 most popular colors for motorcycles.  Here’s the list…

1. Black
2. Red
3. Blue
4. Silver
5. Yellow
6. Gray
7. Orange
8. Green
9. White
10. Purple

All three bikes in our stable are black.  What color do you own?

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“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail!”

ralph waldo emerson

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Looks like a nasty weekend is in store for the residents of Springfield, Ohio. Complete with rain, sleet, and high winds. I guess I got the “man castle” finished just in time… 

•  Two out of the three bikes in the stable have been placed in hibernation.  The Nighthawk, and the VStar classic, will enjoy their rest, as they have served my sons well this year. 
•  The RT is fully dressed in her winter gear and is ready for a myriad of cold weather adventures.
• The man castle has been de-junked, swept, and now awaits my brides chariot. All she has do do is make certain she doesn’t knock the RT over.  “Should I be worried”?

Both boys are home from their respective colleges; looks like a nice weekend to have a fire in the fireplace, cook lots of chili, and enjoy their company.

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Ohio is a “conceal carry” state.  I am scheduled to take the required course shortly and will be packing, my son has already completed it and carries a 40 caliber.  Any of you ever pack heat while on a trip?

The past several weeks I have been paying a great deal of attention to the way other men organize their “man castles,” and have discovered most men don’t!  The majority of garages I have seen, are piled full of bicycles, garden hoses, and electrical cords, intertwined throughout last years holiday decorations, and the missing sockets you always need, but fail to find. 

I unfortunately, am not blessed with a large garage (no jokes!) so it needs to be as efficient as possible. It’s not that I am anal about organization, for me, it is a simple matter of function. 

The impetus for ordering my garage aright, is not altogether my idea, in fact, it isn’t my doing at all.  But rather a powerful suggestion from a sexy woman, with dark curly hair, who wants to park “her vehicle” in the garage this winter!

So  I have been talking with friends, scouring the Internet, looking at magazines, all in the hopes of having that perfect garage.  I sure could use some advice!  Help!

The light snow falling today, signaled it’s time to get myself, and the RT, ready for cold weather riding.  Here’s what I did…

• Added my QuadBoss hand mitts to the handle bars.
• Had the oil changed.
• Picked up an extra Seirus balaclava (windproof).
• Installed the winter liner in my TourMaster Jacket and Pants.
• Put on my sheepskin seat cover.

I am now ready to hit the roads in comfort and warmth this winter.  Bring it on!

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“If it has breasts or an engine you are going to have trouble with it!”

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