Blog Finally a Sunny Day Last Sunday we finally were able to get out and take a nice long ride. The entire week, all it did was rain. Every day for 5 straight days. Everytime it looked like it may let up, it would start up again. Cabin fever was starting to set it. Since
Blog Level I Adventure Riding Class This was my first adventure riding class. Yes, it was a level 1. Not necessarily a beginner class but the first in the series. I took the class at Mountain View Motorcycle Campground. Overall, the class was fantastic. It covers a lot of the basics from motorcycle fit, how to
Blog The Meltdown Event On Saturday, the weather was nice (it rained all day Friday and will again Sunday) so we decided to ride up the Meltdown Vintage Motorcycle Show. The drive is a little over 2 hrs for us. So around 9:45, we headed up to Hendersonville, NC. Driving up it was
Adventures Riding in Panama City Beach The ride down here was actually quite a lot of fun. We took nothing but back roads and road about 250-300 miles/day (it took us 2 days). The weather coming down was quite nice (cloudy) and the scenery was fantastic. We both love riding back roads! There is
Adventures Panama City Beach Bound The day FINALLY arrived! We are all packed and itching to get on the road. We are splitting the ride into two days. We are headed from Charlotte to Sandersville, GA on the first day and from there, proceed to PCB. We have also opted to avoid the major highways.
Blog Another Close One..! This weekend the weather was fantastic. We both wanted to get out and ride. So on Saturday, we decided to do a long ride (about 300 miles). The main purpose of this trip was to give my seat (Scot) a trial run. I just bought a new seat from Sargent
Blog Dusty Level Road Another fun little road is called Dusty Level Road. This is in the Uwharrie National Forest area. Most people may not recognize the name of the road but it is located at Yates Place campground. We just happened to drive it during the day and then again, the same route,
Blog Close Call...High Side Part II A couple of weeks ago on a ride, Scot got really close to high siding his dual sport bike (Close Call...High Side). After going over it many times, we could not figure out HOW that almost happened. We have driven these roads so many times without incident. So we
Blog Uwharrie Back Roads This past Saturday, the weather was going to be sunny and 50. We both decided to take a ride to Uwharrie and tackle ALL the forest roads. We usually do not ride these since there are many 4wd tracks, hiking trails, and horse trails so the traffic can be a
Blog Close Call...High Side I just got back from Florida. Was down there for a few weeks helping out my brother. No, did not take my bike so it sat on the trickle charger for almost 3 weeks. When I got back, the following day, I decided to take it out and go for
Blog Another GoPro Test Still trying out my GoPro so decided to take a quick run around the county recording the trip to see what I can come up with. Here was the result.
Blog Simple Sunday Ride It was a cool day but we wanted to ride (and test out the GoPro some more). We headed out to our stomping ground (Uwharrie) where we are familiar with the trails and roads. We have ridden this route a few times but with the camera, we wanted to video
Adventures Lancaster County Ride The saturday after thanksgiving was a gorgeous day. The day before, rain and more rain but with the weather going to be clear, a good ride was in order. Looking at Gravel Maps, we found a route in Lancaster County, SC and decided to give it a try. Before starting
Adventures Thanksgiving Day With the entire day off and the weather holding, a nice ride was in order. I just had to make sure I was back in time for our family feast. The ride was not really anything special but a combination of various places visited before. The day was not cold
Adventures First Cold Ride Well, we have both ridden when it is very cold but this was the first "fun" ride we rode when the temperatures were cool. The high was 51. Not horrible but we were going to be out all day. When we got home, it was 41. Luckily it
Adventures New Local Ride After being out sick for a week, I was itching to get back out on the bike. This was the first day in many where I actually felt like getting on the bike and riding. The weather was perfect so I decided to try a new route. It is a
GearTalk Test Our New Tires We just got our new tires put on (Mitas eo7+) and really wanted to give them a true test drive. The weekend weather was shaping up to be absolutely gorgeous so we contacted a few friends and headed up to the High Country Motorcycle Campground. This campground is fantastic. The
Adventures Uwharrie Fall Weekend This really was not supposed to be an adventure since it started with me (Scot) just wanting to go camping locally since the weekend was going to be beautiful. Turns out, Kirk's plans changed and he was able to come out as well. On Friday, Scot left about
Adventures Attending Overland Expo East The Expo has come and gone (and what an event it was). So what is Overland Expo. Their website says it best... Overland Expo® is the premier overlanding event series in the world—no other event offers the scope of classes taught by the world’s leading experts alongside a
Adventures First Fall Ride 2022 The weather is finally turning and this weekend was a fantastic riding and camping trip. It went from 92 on Wednesday to 75 on Friday. We packed the bikes and headed up to the mountains for a weekend of trail riding. There are quite a number of motorcycle campgrounds in
Adventures Another Quick Overnight With the weather finally turning cooler and less humid, we really wanted to get out and get in some more camping time. We still have some gear that we want to try out (like my new tent) and of course, we want to go out and ride our motorcycles as
Adventures Uwharrie Route 1 We have been doing a lot of riding near the Uwharrie National Forest and have finally decided to release a GPX route that we feel encompasses a lot of what that area has to offer. This does NOT contain any of the gravel roads OHV trails inside the national forest
Adventures Uwharrie Evening Run We try to take out our bikes as often as we can to explore the roads around us locally but mainly to just get out and ride with each other (and get used to the bikes). This is just one of many rides we have done local to our area.
Adventures In Search of Cooler Weather Ok, so the title is a bit better. This is actually the VERY FIRST ride we have taken together on our new Tigers other than around town. This is also the VERY FIRST ride that Kirk has taken on his Tiger where we do some off road driving (he was
Adventures Tiger's Second Trip Ok so I need to get a bit more creative with the titles. Yesterday I gave the bike a 3 hour spin. Today, did the same thing but in a different area. In fact, this time, I actually planned out a route on my GPS prior to leaving the house.
