anarchy in the triangle

Mar 27, 2012

nice little ride...

was able to squeeze in a short ride this past sunday. skies were overcast, threatening thunderstorms. but i decided to head out to durham to visit with some guys i used to work with. it was great seeing them and good to be back out on the bike.

while i was out i also wanted to bag a few more waffle houses and some bbq places. but that didn't quite work out. i was able to get one bbq joint on the way home but that was about it...

Mar 17, 2012

little ridin', lots of waffles...

weather has been fantastic the past couple days but the riding's been minimal...
planned to ride to lunch thursday and catch some waffle houses and bbq joints on the way home. unfortunately work got in the way and i wasn't able to make it.
i managed to make up for it, sort of, on friday by picking up son from school. it was a short ride, stretched a little longer by taking the long way home. the best part of picking him up from school is having all the other kids oohhh and aahhh over him because he gets to take off out of school on a bike. although i think he's oblivious to it because he's so into riding on the bike.
plan was to get a little more riding in this morning by swinging by the local waffle house. sorry to say those plans changed after an incident last night that involved a trip to the dentist and the emergency room for him. not feeling comfortable strapping a helmet on tender head we bagged the ride to waffle house this morning.
but that didn't mean i couldn't pick up some additional waffle house swag for the grand tour...

Mar 2, 2012

smoke chasing begins...

started the smoke chasing grand tour yesterday... first stop, and only mandatory stop on the tour was ole time barbecue!! decided to make a nice lunch of it. ole time has some good barbecue and jerry donates an awful lot to charity, giving to eddie's road through this grand tour, as well as ride for kids and many more...
you can keep up with my smoke chasing travels here...

Mar 1, 2012

smoke chasing...

started the smoke chasing grand tour today...

Feb 29, 2012

international motorcycle show...

took a trip to the international motorcycle show in charlotte this weekend... a lot to see, a lot to do. lot of cool bikes - unfortunately i didn't get pictures of many of the bikes!!!

some older bikes that caught my attention

and some antique bikes that are still being driven around!!

took some time to watch the stunk show my the smage brothers. really cool show of their trials skills!!

took some time to listen to doug wothke's talk about his 'round the world adventures. very interesting. the way he talks, he makes it seem like a sunday ride around the park.

one other bike that caught my attention...

Feb 23, 2012

back home...

got the bike back from twin specialties today... no blemishes on the tank anymore and finally have all the repairs from the crash last year done!! wooohooo!! to make things even better, i was able to snag two more waffle houses on the way home!

Feb 5, 2012

bike's been at twin specialties getting the last repairs from the crash last year. obviously more cosmetic than anything else. i could have let it go, but dealing with the insurance company was such a beeeyotch i decided to press the issue.

should be getting the bike back this coming week. can't wait to get back on the road again, encouraging the wife to get on the back and pursue some great rides!! watch, now the real winter will arrive - just my luck...

Jan 29, 2012

waffle house grand tour

signed up for the waffle house grand tour. here's my progress...

Jan 27, 2012

easyriders show...

headed to the easyriders bike show in charlotte this weekend… compared to previous years, looks like attendance and vendors were down. although it could have been due to it being sunday. there was still plenty to see and check out…

top on my list this year was to see mushu suzie from widowmaker cdr. as always, i wasn’t disappointed… there’s something about a stripped down industrial design that grabs me. i love the looks and innovations on this bike.

something else that caught my attention was this motorcycle hammock from wiskybilt... it's all bolt on, no welding. breaks down into a pouch that will fit in a saddle bag. bet it would come in handy on some cross-country trips.

then is was on to the rest of the show... mike and angie from full throttle saloon were there...

some other bikes that caught my attention...

the trend in baggers these days seems to be large front tires. i didn't get any more pictures, but almost every bagger i saw had this huge front tire...