I waypointed the places I want to visit and some geocaches along the route, 92 to be exact. Then it all changed.
2017 Nissan NV200SV Compact Cargo Van A Mini Cargo Van, Really? Many people were surprised when I traded in my Toyota Tacoma 4X4 pickup for a van and a cargo van at that. The pickup was very useful but I wanted something I could camp in when I retired. I was planning ahead for 2020 …
2022 Honda Z125ABS Monkey Why a Monkey? My friend, Barry, is always there to influence me to do things and buy motorcycles. During winter 2021/2022, he talked me into buying a Honda Monkey 125. Of course, he had to buy a new bike too and he bought a Honda Grom 125. Fair is fair and …
1994 Honda XR100R Why So Small? In 1992 After riding 20+ years on the pavement I wanted to ride dirt again. I was working at a motorcycle dealership and dating one of the salesmen, Larry. One day one of the parts guys took me dirt riding and let me ride his Yamaha TY175. I fell …
1996 Yamaha TY175 Trials A Vintage Trials Bike? Like the majority of my motorcycles my friend in Texas, Barry, was responsible for me obtaining this bike. He bought it, played with it for a short while and in 2011 he decided he wanted to sell it. When he bought it I asked him to let …
1988 Yamaha TW200 TrailWay Why another 200? A couple of riding seasons before I planned to retire two friends and I started making plans for after we all retired. There were so many things we talked about and planned. Some of the plans were riding the Backcountry Discovery Routes and the Motorized Continental Divide Trail. …
2007 Suzuki 200SE The Superbug Why This One? In the fall of 2007 friends convinced me I should ride Baja with them in the spring of 2008. I was afraid my BMW F650GS would be too big and too heavy on the dirt and sandy roads in Baja. I had been to a Motorcycle Show …
2007 BMW F650GS How I acquired this bike After about 10 years of riding single-track dirt and still a few road miles, I wanted something that was both street and dirt worthy. Of course, I knew a motorcycle that was large enough to be street worthy wouldn’t be good for single track After seeing and …