http://www.kratzmc.com Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:16:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You might want to consider staying away from Trucks hauling poultry on your next ride.  Those Mother Plucking Trucks can make you sick. Apparently, you can breath in the airborne Pathogens released as the fowl are taking their last ride.  Click on the photo to learn more about improving your ... http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/12/04/dont-be-chicken-sick/ FACTOID:  More people have been into space than have finished in the Iron Butt Rally.  Click on this link to find out what Wikipedia says about the: Iron Butt Rally. Now LD Riders have their own Genre in the cinema world in the form of the movie "HARD MILES" 11 Days ... http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/12/02/hard-miles-world-premiere/ Well day #2 back to Texas was just a Point A to Point B kinda of day.  I had a great Breakfast just east of Quartzite Az at the Cactus Grill Restaurant.  It is located at a fuel stop along the south side of E/B I-10.  It is a Gem ... http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/11/22/eastward-ho-2/ Well today began my first leg back to Texas, following my one week visit to my former home town.  I had a great time visiting old friends and even made a few new ones but it was time to get back home. The day before I had gotten new tires and ... http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/11/20/texas-bound/ Its time to head back to Texas.  I've had my fill of the Middle West and am looking forward to returning home.  You can follow me by checking my SPOT Tracker page. http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/11/20/eastward-ho/ Tomorrow I have an appointment to get some new meat on my ST.  As  you can see I had enough tread to make it from Texas to California but now it is getting a little dicey.  I just have to make it to Fremont Kawaksaki Honda tomorrow and life will ... http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/11/17/time-for-a-tire-change/ I arrived safe and sound in California and I will take a break from Posting while I visit friends, take care of business and have fun.  I plan on heading back to Texas on Nov 20th and will be running my SPOT tracker on the way home. http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/11/15/gone-fishin-2/ For more pics of the Deming Gathering....go here: http://tinyurl.com/6xmgw7 http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/11/11/deming-veterans-day-gathering-2008/ California here I come!  I left Tempe Arizona to meet my friend Troy Strothers in Mesa, for what Troy describes as the best Indian Food in Arizona.  This got me off to a late start but I didn't want to miss an opportunity to see Troy.  Since Troy owed me ... http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/11/11/phoenix-to-flagstaff/ Day #3 consisted of riding from Deming to Phoenix via Tucson on I-10.  It was a typical ride from point to point totalling 338 miles.  My goal was to have lunch with my Cousin Dionne in Tucson and meet with friends, Ken Usher and Troy Strother in Phoenix for dinner.  ... http://www.kratzmc.com/2008/11/10/the-day-after-deming/