Road Captain USA

Dear Steve L,

You may not know me but we have met a few times; I am Jay Green’s motorcycle. I wanted to write you personally to extend my appreciation for having the Southbound Lunch Ride on Sunday April 28th. Jay has not taken me out for months! I have been held captive locked in a small dark room since November! Is that even legal? I was starting to think I might not feel the wind in my handlebars until June!

I thank you from the bottom of my five gallon gas tank for taking the time out of your busy schedule to lead us on an easy breezy fun tour of southern Delaware. I enjoyed the rest stops at Rudy’s Diner and Nathan’s Ice Cream even if my load (Jay) seemed to get heavier after each stop.

It must not be easy being a Road Captain and it is probably a thankless job, especially since it is a volunteer position! Well I hope this letter makes it clear that us motorcycles appreciate your sacrifice and dedication. I’m sure you had to juggle your personal time, family obligations and household chores to take us on a run.

I hear from some of the Ultra Classics that sometimes you Road Captains have to go on pre rides to make sure the ride will be a good one. That must take up a lot of time and fuel. I’m not sure if all the people in your HOG Chapter appreciate your efforts but I know us two wheeled members sure do!

Please keep up the great work and pass on my thanks to the guy on the super quiet bumble bee bike who always sweeps for you. While you’re at it please pass on my “Thanks” to all Road Captains for taking the time to organize and lead these fantastic tours of our country’s finest paved roads. Without you guys, us scooters may be locked up in a small dark room all year!

Signed,
Jay Green’s Motorcycle

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Both of these videos are on You Tube and I am just sharing them with you the Internet people. I’m not sure a person can just borrow someone elses video footage and I have to believe it belongs to a certain company. But I don’t know that any foul play is afoot either. While both videos are available we’ll enjoy the freedom to compare them.

Try to get them both playing at the same time in squence.

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Full Throttle Weekend at Rommel Harley-Davidson in New Castle, Delaware on April 13th and 14th was big and exciting! For a dealership event it was pretty good.

The simplicity of the event is what made it so good. Bring in three of the best custom motorcycle parts vendors, serve free hot dogs and hamburgers, and have two hot chicks walk around in short skirts with fish net stockings! Bam! Automatic zero to sixty motorcycle event… as long as you bring in spectacular weather too. And guess what?! Spectacular weather was served up as well as the hot off the grill burgers and dogs that the First State HOG volunteers were flip’n.

The Drag Specialties, Precision Machine and Kuryakyn booths were cool. Rommel customers had the opportunity to see the latest and greatest chrome and powder coated accessories on the market. Drag Specialties and Precision Machine brought phenomenal custom motorcycles to display their hardware that were so impressive I almost didn’t notice those two young ladies in fish net stockings.  The only thing that would have been cooler would be to have Roland Sands of Performance Machine fame on hand to sign my autograph book. Maybe next year.

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I took this picture at Rommel Harley-Davidson’s Full Throttle Weekend. No prize for this contest but I was wondering what all you creative riders and writers out there would come up with for a caption. Please share.

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When Diana and I vacationed in California in early April it was a very well thought out trip. Diana had been planning it for five years. We had day trips scheduled Monday thru Friday and things went according to plan. Even our lunch with motorcycle bloggers FLHX Dave and BB. But there was one special unexpected bonus trip!

My uncle had mentioned that there were a few motorcylce dealerships in the area if we wanted to visit them. Diana and I have seen our fair share of Harley dealerships and shops and weren’t too excited about the idea. We don’t collect dealership t-shirts from every single place we go like some people do. Just some of them.

My uncle is not a motorcyclist and mentioned a shop called Arlen Ness. We were like “The Arlen Ness?!” And he was like “is there only one?”

So of course we had to take a side trip to see the Arlen Ness shop in Dublin, CA. It was big! The first floor was like a really cool Victory dealership featuring of course Arlen Ness edition motorcycles. There was also an area on the first floor dedicated to Arlen Ness parts and accesories. The second floor had one big room that was like a storage room for all Arlen’s extra customs. It’s not like they were on display each with their own spot. No these one of kind Arlen Ness creations were crammed handlebar to handlebar in this one room that had lots of trophys, articles, signs and other cool stuff around the walls. It was strange seeing Top Bannana, a motorcycle that we saw built on television, among this crowded room of motorcycles with no special fan fare. The showroom was like a time capsule or shine to Arlen’s work. Check out these way cool pictures dude! Gnarly huh!

Talk about time capsule, check out this picture from 2005 of Diana with Arlen Ness, Matt Hotch and Eddy Trotta.

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My wife is the proud owner of a 2008 Harley-Davidson Super Glide and teaches algebra. It’s not like she is Joe mechanic. She is a math teacher. But she can change the oil on her motorcycle. So if there are any guys (or gals) out there who are timid about changing their own fluids, know this… my wife can do it. Most any intelligent person can do this task.

You can save big bucks! The oil and filter are going to cost you about $60. Now if you compare that to the dealer prices or even a private shop you are going to save huge! Lets just say the dealer is going to charge you about $200. Yes, they will do a lot more than just change the fluids… or at least they are supposed to. But do the math! It’s not algebra. You can save well over a $100 each time you do it yourself.

Yes, you do need to invest in a little training if you don’t have someone to show you the ropes. Fortunately we benefited from both a friend showing us the way and a great training DVD called Fix My Hog.

Yes, you need to invest in a few tools and the model and year specific service manual if you don’t already have them. The satisfaction of doing it yourself and knowing it was done right is priceless!

The training you need is in the Fix My Hog DVD set. Very easy to follow demonstrations in the comfort of your own living room that will save you money. You can do this and more! 

Click here now for more info on the DVD’s that can save you big money.

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