• Stories from the Road

    What Makes A Motorcycle Special?

    What makes a motorcycle special? When I was taking these photos I over heard the couple next to me talking. Maybe in there mid 60s both wearing Harley t shirts, the gentleman says oh my this is a special bike, pointing to the beautiful SB2! Then she says, what’s so special about it looks like any other sport bike? I went next to her and leaned in and said it’s special because its a Bimota. Then she asked why is a Bimota special? Well many reasons I said, but first one is do you see any other Bimotas here? Then I explained how they name their bikes and how there…

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    How do you fill a lifetime?

    in 5 simple words “Fall in love with moments”because, before you know itall those little momentswill add up to a lifetime Some days are gloomy,find the sunshine in those days.When those moments taste so sweetCherrish that flavor. Spend a day doing nothingresting, watching the clouds float byfor moments like this is never a wastebut a treasure that too many avoid don’t just look, but…see all the placesTouch all the thingsenjoy every delicious moment There will come a daywhen everyone who is reading thisright now, will be dead.all of us… So, before the last breath you takeMake sure your lifetimeis filled with loved momentsfor those little onesadd up and will make…

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    Supermarket Flowers for Mom

    ” Oh, I’m in pieces. Its tearing me up, but I knowA heart that’s broke is a heart that’s been loved” On the particular night I remember seeing a motorcycle riding slowly in the crowd of cars. Must have been a Goldwing or a Harley Davidson touring bike, because I remember a few specific things about this bike. 1- It was huge,2-The girl on the back was wearing a bikini3- Music was blasting from it I watched that bike ride until I couldn’t see it any longer, but I could still hear the sounds of Led Zepplin long after he was lost in a sea of cars and people. I…

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    Before I Die

    Before I die_____________ A few years ago, someone painted the side of an Abandoned building in New Orleans with those three simple words leaving a space for people who happen to wander by to fill in the blank. Since then, other Installations of this art project has sprung up all over the world. Some of the most common things people have put on the wall deal with love, with travel and peace for the world. Some people have put very personal messages up like…” before I die, I want to right all my wrongs” or “before I die, I want to come out of the closet to my family” or…

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    Gardens in Winter

    I took this photo with my helmet camera back in late July 2021 I was somewhere in Virginia or maybe its West Virginia, or it could have even been in Pennsylvania for all I know. I do know that I was somewhere along the MABDR route that I was following north towards home. I also know I was having the time of my life on this ride. I was riding solo on this trip, I had met a few of my friends along the way to spend a day or two with them along on this journey. But for the most part by myself. Like many of you reading this…

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    That Magic box

    The sun was just about over the horizon, another cool December day was coming to a close. It was one of those perfect end of the season riding days. If your riding in the northern parts of the country, you know what I’m talking about. Old man winter is knocking on the door and with the simple change in the jet stream we can have a winter blizzard come into New England just a quickly as the 70-degree days have seemed to have disappeared. I had taken full advantage of this glorious day and spent the majority of it on my Explorer, riding some gravel, pavement and everything in-between. One…

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    Hadlyme CT Country Store and finding happiness

    I had the most wonderful thing happen to me yesterday while on my ride. I had stopped at the Hadlyme Country Market just up the street from the Historic Hadlyme Ferry. If you are not familiar with this area of Conn I suggest you take a ride down and do some exploring. It’s a wonderful place to ride your motorcycle, and you’ll find yourself on some tight little twisty roads that have elevation changes and some challenging corners. Lots of driveways to some grand old properties with some blind corners so you should take a relaxed pace if you want to truly enjoy yourself and soak in the flavor of…

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    Eat well, because breakfast isn’t until the morning!

    Eat well, because breakfast isn’t until the morning! As I pulled into the Stone Cow Brewery at 4pm on a hot and steamy Sunday afternoon I could see a small trailer parked way up on a hill past the cool barn that had smoke Bellowing out from inside the big bbq pits. I called Phil the guy who was in charge of setting up the harvest host travelers. “See the dirt road near the bulldozer” he says, “drive up that road towards the big hay barn. The big field on top of that hill is all yours..enjoy” then hangs up before I have the chance to say thank you or…

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    Because one is always nearer by not keeping still

    “….because one is always nearer by not keeping still..” My plan was pretty simple, I was going to ride off on two wheels watching the setting sun behind me in my mirrors. Capturing moments thru my face shield of my helmet, writing about all my experiences with the twist of my wrist! Ride into small towns I’ve never heard of but only seen on maps. Maybe kiss a few strange girls along the way. Hoping to find my last 1st kiss. I won’t think about the nexts days path until I find myself on it. Ending each day in a new physical location but in the same place in my…

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    Dancing Tree on the Trans MA Trail

    I took this photo 2 years ago today, I like to call it the dancing girl tree. It’s one of my favorites photos from my motorcycle rides I’ve taken. If you look closely, or better yet let your focus go, use some of your imagination and you might see Jennifer Grey being lifted by Patrick Swayze in the movie Dirty Dancing . You’ll find this tree along the Trans Mass Trail, a fantastic route put together by Keith (Hulked up) a motorcyclist from Greeenfield Mass. It’s a collection of dirt roads strung together starting in Greenfield ending just over the CT line in the town of Norfolk. You can google…