This is the time of year that most of us on the east coast get a little antsy. It’s almost April, which means it’s almost time for us to bust our beloved two-wheelers out of storage. A lot of people take different approaches to storing their rides for the winter months. Some place their bikes [...]

OK, so the Dropkick Murphys are not necessarily motorcycle-related but they ARE St. Patrick’s Day appropriate and another Boston treasure for me to share with you guys. The DMs started off as an Irish-punk band about 14 years ago (in my hometown Quincy, MA), playing small hole in the wall clubs in and outside of [...]

I’ve been hearing that Laconia was a big success this year, despite crummy weather. So glad to hear some good reports for a change! Press release: Record breaking crowds, sizzling entertainment and thousands of dollars raised for local charities marked Laconia Bike Week 2009 at The Lobster Pound. Visitors from across the globe converged on [...]

Like many of you, there are times when I ask myself “Why do I live here“? Those times come mostly in the winter once that holidays are over and it starts getting really cold and snowy. It’s compounded when the local news is showing ice storms and power outages where I live and my friends [...]

I managed to get a ride or two in the past few weeks before the weather turns really cold (hey, I mentioned before that I’m a total wuss when it comes to riding in cold weather! If it’s under 70 degrees I start to whine and complain!). We stayed pretty local, but the great thing [...]

It’s Halloween week and as most of you know, I live in Salem Massachusetts. The Witch City. Spookytown. Halloween Central. Home of Haunted Happenings and Festival of the Dead. I’ve lived here for quite a few years and I’m sure it comes as no surprise that it is the mecca for all things Halloween. It [...]

While the anniversary was actually yesterday, I just want to take a moment to mention that five years ago I almost lost the love of my life to a motorcycle accident. This time last year I wrote an extensive post about that day. While I’m reminded daily just by looking at his scarred body, there [...]

As I mentioned in Tuesday’s video post, I managed to get away to New Hampshire for a few days last week. My parents have a little summer cottage up there so it makes for a convenient (and cheap) getaway. We took our usual leisurely way up there, riding 1A north the entire way. While my [...]

The 85th annual Laconia Bike Week came one week late this year, but was still chocked with what we’ve come to expect of bike week; bikes, rain, heat, rain and more rain. We could only spare time for day trip this year (my stinky new job is eating into all my fun “me” time) and [...]

Here is my (very late) post about last weekend’s trip to Americade. Did I ever tell you how much I hate riding in the rain? I have some emotional reasons behind it, but mostly it just sucks. I don’t like not feeling in control and not being able to see very well, knowing that cagers [...]