Vietnam 2012

I am in the planning stages for a visit to Vietnam next year, so its time to start doing some home work and get my Ducks in a row.
Click on the picture to see one of the Tour Companies based in Hanoi  I am considering.

TRANS ALP CAMPAIGN

There is a grass roots effort put together to get Honda to bring the Trans Alp back into the U.S. after 20 years. I am imploring you help. Even if you don’t ride, help us who do and want this awesome machine.
Just take a few moments and follow the directions on this LINK: TRANS ALP

2011 Tour of Honor Southern Sites/Matagorda

Sunday March 20th, 2011
I left Deer Park, Tx at 1000 hrs en-route to Harlingen, Tx for the last of the Southern sites for the 2011 TOH ride, the Iwo Jima Memorial. I would detour to Matagorda and Palacios in order to see the Gulf Coast and to grab some Vietnamese Food. Three years ago, I [...]

2011 Tour of Honor Southern Sites

Saturday March, 19th, 2011
I left my Ranch in Florence at 0800 hrs on my 2005 ST-1300 and did my usual pre-trip ritual by stopping at Cianfrani’s in Georgetown. I grabbed a quick Cup of Joe and reacquainted myself with the Tour of Honor Sites. My plan was to ride to a Blue Knights Rendezvous in [...]

Ride?

I am headed to Round Top Texas for a Blue Knights Rendezous, 2011_rendezvous_flyer with Glenn Copeland. From there, I plan on hitting Port Arthur and La Porte, Texas, to complete two more sites for the 2011 Tour of Honor Site. I’ll have more later. No concrete plan, just ride…………
If you want to see where I [...]

JAPAN RELIEF

The Earthquake and resulting Tsunami in Japan, will effect us all in one way or another. With the volatile situation at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant unresolved, it will change the way we look, operate and think about Nuclear Power Plants.
I have a personal connection to Japan because I was born there and my Mother’s [...]

Honda Commercial for the NT700 V Deauville

This is a great practical everyday Motorcycle. I bought one in 2009 as soon as they were brought to the U.S. Market. It was one of them Motorcycles Honda wouldn’t sell in America. The NT700 is also a great alternative vehicle getting an average of 50 mpg. Something to think about as the price of [...]

Back in the Saddle, the Alamo and TOH

I’ve been grounded due to a bum neck, so its been about six weeks since I’ve ridden. A series of short term health issues all cropped up at the same time and interfered with my initial plans to complete the 2011 Tour of Honor Ride. With my neck better, I was getting claustrophobic and it [...]