http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com My Life, My Motorcycle, My Blog. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:19:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I stand here in the throws of a dilemma.   I really do not know what to do.   I got an email today from a fellow interested in the Goldwing.   Let’s start from the begining, I have three bikes, many would say that is two to many. Each of them is great in ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2008/04/04/140/ Sunday October 21st, 75 degrees here in North East Ohio. What an amazing day, fall is in full swing, the trees are absolutely exploding with Color. Decided late in the week after seeing the forecast for the weekend that Sunday was ride day. Right after Sunday Morning ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2007/10/21/it-was-a-beautiful-day-3000-miles/ Snakes & Arrows. This album has been a real challenge for me, as a card carrying member of the Rush fan for life club, I found it difficult to assess my feelings about the album. Rush has for many albums doing some experimenting with many different sounds and techniques that, well, ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2007/10/08/it-is-pure/ Rode with a fellow last weekend out to Youngstown Ohio (more on that later). He was riding a Dyna of '05 vintage I believe, nice bike, no windshield. He did complain about the wind when we got to Y-town. This got me thinking about windshields, My Goldwing has a windshield of ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2007/10/08/to-windshield-or-not-to-windshield/ Yes it happened! Yesterday, on the west end of Norwalk Ohio, my scoot the Softail Deluxe turned 2000 miles.  I was traveling along US20 from Monroeville Ohio east toward SR18 heading toward Medina.  Had to stop and at least snap a picture of the odometer.  I did this on the ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2007/09/23/shes-gettin-older-2000-miles/ Here we are in the middle of September in North East Ohio, the days are getting shorter, the weather is getting cooler. Today is supposed to only get to 59°, a might nippy but it is supposed to warm up. Football season has begun and the Browns are looking awful. ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2007/09/15/gettingcolder2007/ In my mind the Greatest band in all of history. First a bit about the Venue, Blossom Music Center, what a place. We parked in the grass lot, so the walk to and from the concert was LONG, no problem though, it was nice to wind up and wind down ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2007/09/11/an-evening-with-rush/ Restless and ready for adventure, four suburban bikers (Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and John Travolta) leave the safety of their subdivision and embark on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico bikers known as the Del Fuegos. ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2007/08/28/wild-hogs-a-review/ Closing in on 1000 Miles It has been a long (at least in my mind) drawn out journey from 50 miles to 1000 miles. I am very pleased to report that my Harley-Davidson SofTail (FLSTN) has done well - so far. As you probably surmise, I am still a bit aprehensive ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2007/08/23/softail-log-1000-miles-at-last/ I would like to offer the following items for sale. Most are posted on CraigsList for the Akron Canton area. Please feel free to contact me with questions or offers (all offers are considered). Sound Board SoundTracs MR-Series. This is a high end professional level soundboard for studio ... http://www.motorcyclethoughts.com/2007/08/23/my-items-for-sale/