Category Archives: Travel
Horizon’s Unlimited East 2012 –Ontario
I am on record for being a huge fan of Horizon’s Unlimited. As a community they are knowledgeable, friendly, and generally more awesome than I am. To be honest I probably don’t spend enough time hanging out on their site … Continue reading
Target – Argentina
I am very much wanting to go to Argentina next winter. On a more honest note I’ve missed more of my saving targets than I’ve hit so far on this dream, but there is time to make it work. And … Continue reading
What’s the deal with rims?
Most of the ‘true’ adventure bikes use spoked rims, rather than the ligher (and fancier) cast versions. Over rough terrian spoked rims add some cushioning to the wheel, which can be desirable, but for years they have had the disadvantage … Continue reading
Winter is Coming
For reasons I don’t know and try not to think too much on, the weather here in the Midwest of the United States has been unusually mild. Like, “I don’t need a coat” mild. “I think I’ll leave the windows … Continue reading
It’s Always Good To Have A Plan B
For years, before my long trip to South America, I had used an XS1100, Yamaha’s vintage big tourer, to travel around the United States, and had no complaints about it’s performance. It was big and heavy, but had excellent performance, … Continue reading
Cannonball 2012 and the Harley Museum
The Cannonball is a motorcycle ride from New York to San Diego. If that wasn’t cool enough, the ride is open only to bike manufactured in 1930 and earlier. I first heard of the Cannonball in 2010. It took a … Continue reading
Cannonball 2012 and the Harley Museum
The Cannonball is a motorcycle ride from New York to San Diego. If that wasn’t cool enough, the ride is open only to bike manufactured in 1930 and earlier. I first heard of the Cannonball in 2010. It took a … Continue reading
Bike Nights
A few weeks ago Milwaukee hosted two separate bike events on the same night. They were only about a hundred yards apart, and i had friends planning to go to each, so I figured it would be fun to see … Continue reading
Rockerbox 2012
Rockerbox, for those of you who didn’t know, is a Milwaukee street festival and motorcycle show. Held in August in the Riverwest Neighborhood, it had grown from being so small it shared street space with other Riverwest fests to so … Continue reading
We Can Make it Better
A bit out of order, but this post is going to be about the work done on Curiosity since I’ve been back. As you might recall, while in the Atacana Desert in Chile, Curiosity vomited out it’s oil (after I … Continue reading
Horizons Unlimited
Jupiter's Travellers
The Shop Milwaukee
