When I first began this blog it was directed at archiving and sharing my riding experiences. Since that first post a lot of changes, direction, and evolution of this blog has taken place. I never expected it to become what it is right now. For a very long time the blog just didn’t really go anywhere. It had some riding videos with landscapes and a bit of video at each stop. Those videos in my opinion became boring to watch…
Margaret from This Lady Rides and I have teamed up to begin a new series called Fill Your Tank of our favorite eateries that we like to take rides to. We will be writing independently on our blogs about the experience and making videos to accompany the posts. For some of the day long or over night stays we will begin offering ride maps to get you off the interstates and onto scenic back roads for an exciting ride along…
Since beginning this blog I have written articles from a wide variety of subjects always trying to keep each write up riding related in some manner. Margaret even became part of the posts upon learning to ride and now is well part of this blog. From the beginning I started the blog to share in riding activities experienced on my Street Glide. During the blogs lifetime I went from 25 miles on the odometer to 62,908 on my bike. It…
This post finalizes the procedure of removing and installing a front fender on a 2012 Harley Davidson Street Glide. As mentioned in the post on how to remove the fender, mine suffered damage at an event from somebody that didn’t have the decency to even leave a note apologizing for their carelessness. As in all aspects of life there are people who simply look out for themselves even if they are the cause of problems for others. Those people don’t…
Life is so unpredictable and seems to take extreme turns without notice. I am often in awe of how life seems to move you into different directions even without self input. Recently, one of those changes occurred to me that I am very excited about. This content has been moved to Ride it Wrench it.
Sometime during the previous 2 weeks my fender was damaged on the Street Glide. We have gone to Granbury to eat dinner once and to a bike event which was very busy. I don’t know when it occurred but I noticed the damage when I was putting new polyurethane handlebar riser bushings on Margaret’s bike when a socket rolled against my front tire. It’s frustrating but bound to happen, especially when you ride a lot. The problem with the damage…
Last weekend was quite intense and not without some issues which I will address in this post. Installing apes can have varying degrees of difficulty dependent upon the bike and which handlebars you choose. The Street Glide is one of the more difficult because of the fairing and electronics involved. The job was a success though and worthy of writing about. This content has been moved to Ride it Wrench it.
Very good question! For over a month I have been collecting all of the parts necessary to install new 12″ handlebars on my Street Glide. As you can imagine I’m pretty excited about that. Handle bars are one of those high expense items that is sometimes difficult to follow through with purchasing. Between the cost of the bars themselves and all of the necessary extensions, most riders will not even attempt self installation. Paying to have it done will greatly…
This is another one of those easy to do upgrades but sometimes getting a visual before you begin can be of help. This content has been moved to Ride it Wrench it.
Tools for the road! To carry or not to carry? I usually only carry them if were going to be out for the day or longer. When I ride to work though I don’t carry tools due to the fact that I’m not going to be anywhere remote where I can’t get help. Everyone has an opinion of whether or not they should bother carrying tools. They will add a bit of weight and take up some space. With careful…