The recipie for cleaning melted plastic, melted rubber, and even girlfriend skin from your beautiful chrome pipes is Blue Job Chrome Polish + Elbow Grease. You can purchase Blue Job at J&P Cycles but you have to supply the Elbow Grease. J&P Cycles® - Motorcycle Parts and Accessories
Blue Job is different from abrassive chrome polishes as it is an oxidizer and will not scratch your beloved chrome. No swirlies or spider webs or any scratching at all!
Previously I put the question to you, my readers, whether I should try to do my own 5,000 mile service or pay the professionals. Everyone seemed to think it is worth it to pay the guys who know what they are doing in order to keep my motorcycle safe and at its best.
Nothing against the dealership, but I can’t afford full fledged Harley Davidson service. Besides, I only trust two mechanics with my bike. One of the two is my friend Scott who is wrenching at Custom Cycle & Machine in New Castle, Delaware. I think of Scott as a performance guy. He is the guy to see if you want a bunch of mods done to your bike so it creates gobs of street pounding horsepower. [Read more →]
Last Saturday Diana and I did a preride of the 1st leg for our upcoming trip to Mansfield, Pennsylvania. It was only Diana’s second day out on her motorcycle this season and her first on the streets. We hit a wide variety of roads from Amish country farm roads to Interstate Highways. Diana isn’t into the expressway scene but she handled it like a champ.
I couldn’t sleep that night. That wasn’t what I had in mind for our trip. Getting from point A to Point B via the most direct route is not what my club is into. We like scenery. The route hit too close to Lancaster and Harrisburg. I got up early Sunday morning and mapped out a new route that was all scenic byways and country roads. I left my house at 9:30am to preride the new route. Diana stayed home as 200 miles on Saturday was a good start to her season, no need to push it. Her chiropractor wouldn’t be happy with me if I dragged her along.
This new ride was the bomb! Sweeping back roads with more twists and turns than you could wish for. Beautiful Pennsylvania farm land for miles and miles. I was in the zone except for being just a bit chilly. I seem to be cold blooded these days. It was supposed to hit 70 degree’s so I dressed a little lighter than I wish I did. I could have used just one more layer. I was missing my thermal long underwear and thinking it was time for a new leather jacket. This one wasn’t keeping out the chill and the broken zippers on the pockets were letting the wind in. [Read more →]
Brother Dave at The Road Grits Cafe has posted a must see item for anyone who rides in a group! Please visit the Road Grits Cafe to view the video clip that the Motorcycle Safety Foundation has on their website about group riding. If you have seen it before, watch it anyway. Click Here
My intention in developing RoadCaptainUSA.com was to bring you information and stories that will enhance your touring experience whether it be day trips or week long journeys. For those of you interested in riding further than your local watering hole, here is another product review that fits the bill.
There is a company called Moto-Maps in New Hampshire that makes little laminated flip chart booklets of scenic backroads perfect for motorcyclists. You do not have to go to New Hampshire to get these maps as I have them for sale at the RoadCaptainUSA.com bookstore which is powered by the very reliable Amazon.com
To help plan my upcoming Rhode Island trip I purchased the Connecticut & Rhode Island edition of Moto-Maps. To get a better shipping rate I ordered two additional maps: New York and Massachusetts. Each booklet includes maps and turn by turn directions for 6 or 7 loops. The books are small so that they can fit in pockets or small compartments. They are laminated for durability. They are bound by ring clips so you can remove just the trip you are using that day. Moto-Maps also sells some accessories to compliment the maps. They have a special map holder that straps onto your arm and a map clip that attaches to a shield.
The maps cost less than $10.00 so you can’t go wrong. Amazon delivered in a just a few days. No matter how you choose to use your Moto-Maps I’m sure you will enjoy the rides. I’ll post a follow up review after my Rhode Island trip in June.
If anyone is going to Laconia next month, you should take the below Moto-Map with you. Don’t waste too much of your time at Weirs Beach, ride those mountains. See the country! That’s what it’s all about!!!!
www.flickr.com
|
