Lyons Air Museum Ride

Today, To (pronounced toe) and I, rode our motorcycles out to the Lyon Air Museum, located on the West Side of the Santa Ana John Wayne Airport, in Orange County, California. To was riding part of his 50 motorcycle collection; a 1984 Honda CB750 and I was on my 2020 BMW GSA 1250. When we […]

1994 Bangkok Marathon

“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” —CHURCHILL Sunday, November 27, 1994, at 4:00 a.m. I’m only one of two Americans signed up and present to run the 1994, Bangkok Marathon; my friend Chuck is the second one. […]

My 1970’s Era Road Trip

“In a letter back home to his mother Twain wrote, “I have just heard five pistol shots down the street. …The pistol did its work well … two of my friends were shot. Both died within three minutes.” In the late summer of 1974, with the blessings of our parents, my friend Hank and I, […]

Bike Bros Motorcycle Dairies

“Are you traveling to work on that motorcycle a complete stranger, now asks me, while I began fueling up. Away from the gas pump island pergolas, a steady icy cold drizzling rain, is now slowly falling.” NO, I reply. “Then why are you traveling?” – Just for traveling sakes, I say. Today is Friday, February […]

Road Warriors/Baja Whales

2/10/2017 Earlier, I dubbed us, the Baja Road Warriors after the 4RUNNERs trip odometer passed the 1,000 mile mark. This road trip began in Ensenada with our final destination of LaPaz. Sights encountered on this road trip include, the hot springs in Ensenada, the cave drawings, just off the road, petting of grey whales in […]

Damn Dirty Ape/Trona/ Planet Of

Imagine your self, traveling to one of our National parks and stumbling upon three astronauts, from over 50 years ago, just like in the 1968 film titled, Planet of the Apes. It’s now February of 2021. Before everything gets back to normal, let me point out that during the past six months I’ve been lucky […]

Sunrise Highway/Sunday Ride

Super Bowl Sunday 2021, eight Bike Bros motorcycles riders met up to ride Sunrise Highway. Sunshine Highway is a road that runs through the Laguna Mountains east of San Diego from I-8 at Laguna Summit (Exit 47) to State road 79 near Cuyamaca Lake. Since the road rises up to around 6000′, it is very […]

Riding On Any Sunday/PWC/Motorcycles

Cherish your yesterdays, dream your tomorrows but, live your todays. ~ Anonymous PART I – written on January 1, 2008 PART II – written on January 31, 2021 Part 1 – They say that adventure, comes to the adventurous, and perhaps we were. For me, our Sunday rides lasted close to nearly four years. About as […]

#44 of 52 Taco Challenge/Big Bear/Dam Keeper

12/16/2020 – Today Cafe Rio Mexican Grill Tacos made the cut for my 52 taco challenge – one for each week of the year. Four factors favored in. It’s winter and it would’ve been cold for me at 52 degrees. Remember we are under a no dining in quarantine on account of covid. Eating outside […]

Hole in the wall/Chocolate Clams/LaPaz

At every marina in Baja, if you speak a little Spanish, look hard enough, supply your own tools and materials; eventually you’ll find yourself a guy like Ivan. Pronounced more like E-van than I-van. If you can supervise a guy like E-van properly, while he cleans, scrubs and spray paints your twin diesels and engine […]

The Story Teller/Explore

“And In the end, we’ll all become stories.” – Margaret Atwood If you own a decade or more of digitized photography memories then maybe it’s time to review the last decade. And while reviewing those digitized memories Pause once in a while to stop and experience deep down, the brevity of your own life. Moments […]

#47 of #52 Taco Challenge/Whitewater/Yucca Valley Ride

This morning at 0900 a.m. I rode my 2020 BMW GSA 1250 to the Riverside BMW dealership to pick up a free t-shirt and ride shop riding book from Dan Shoo, the owner. The Route Book is their first published. It includes some of their favorite local rides that you can now also find on […]