Ain't No Pillion

I get a lot of people asking me about how to plan for a long motorcycle trip, so it’s time this made it into the Monday Q&A rotation. The truth is that there’s no “right” and “wrong” way to do *anything* related to motorcycle travel. It’s all up to the individual’s travel style, finances and [...]

Over the three-day weekend, Masukomi and I did the Puppy Dog Route. Or at least, that was our plan. The Puppy Dog Route is an all-dirt route from the Canadian border to the Massachusetts state border. We did the Trans-Mass Trail about 6 weeks ago, which connects from the end of the PDR to Connecticut. [...]

On August 14, 15 and 16, Masukomi and I did a three-day weekend of riding on the bikes. It was a test trip to acquaint me with being gone on the bikes, motorcycle camping, test our gear and also for the sheer joy of getting away for a weekend on the bikes. This was our [...]

I’ve been slow about getting it written up, but Masukomi and I did a three-day-weekend a couple of weeks ago (August 14, 15 and 16) of riding around New England and camping. It was a mini test-run for our big trip in December. We’ve got several of these planned, so we can try our equipment, [...]

What the hell is a bucket doing at the bottom of the sea? Wouldn’t it rust? What’s that – log, you say? Hmm. Bikes are all around me. Still very torn about the financial feasibility of all of this. Surprisingly, though, just when I despair of finances, I get a bunch of work – yay! [...]