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Not As Easy As It Looks

Reflection – written May 27, 2002 I have been looking for a long time to find a motorcycle trailor that is really easy to use. On occasion it would be really nice to be able to tow a motorcycle somewhere and then ride it back home or visa versa or to tow it to a destination […]

Take A Number and Have a Seat

Reflection – written May 26, 2002 A trailer for towing motorcycles to and from always seemed like a good idea to me. Getting the trailer was the easy part. Registering it at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Connecticut was the hard part. First I rode to Danbury — a half hour ride. Then I stood in line for […]

The Riding Club

The Riding Club meets every Sunday morning in Banksville, Connecticut and takes rides around the New York and Connecticut back roads. I was not there the day this picture was taken.

Motorcycling in the Winter

A 1908 Harley-Davidson (one of the first) There is a separate Reflection on how it all got started. Probably the best day of motorcycling I have ever experienced was in December 1998 when the The Riding Club of Greenwich held its second annual ride to Blythedale Hospital to visit the children. The New York Cruisers […]

Motorcycle Riding: How It All Started

Reflection – written October 11 , 1998 It all started in 1970 when I was drafted into the U.S. Armyand was stationed at MacDill Air Force base in Tampa, Flordia. MacDill was the home of the U.S. Strike Command. STRIKE stood for “swift retaliation in any known environment” and it focused on preparedness for activity in the […]