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Homestead Heritage Farms 2015

Homestead Heritage Farms 2015

A couple weeks ago the weather became favorable for a decent afternoon ride. We decided to take advantage of that bit of warmth and make it count in two ways. Riding and seeds! Seeds? Exactly that! This content has been moved to Ride it Wrench it.

Winter Down Time

Winter Down Time

If you follow my blog it’s clear we haven’t been very active of late. Even in Texas we become victims at the mercy of the weather. For the past few weeks between some rain and cold temperatures we have been confined to driving instead of riding. There have been sporadic breaks where we have gone on a very short, and I do mean very short, 5-10 mile rides for a quick lunch. Last weekend was decent and we participated in…

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Malorie’s Law is Law

Malorie’s Law is Law

I’ve been reading about the new motorcycle passenger safety law that has passed Texas State Legislature. The law was passed after the last legislative session in 2013. It came into being after an accident from which Malorie Bullock, a college student who was a passenger on a motorcycle was killed in a crash. There are multiple articles about the accident if you do some Google searches on the topic but you can read one of the articles about it here….

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How Far will it Go

How Far will it Go

So I’m about to roll 60k miles on my 2012 Street Glide. I have had it for 2.5 years. As I mentioned before, this is my first Harley and I am the first in my family history to ride a Harley and I am still curious as to how far will it go? This content has been moved to Ride it Wrench it.

Lewisville Western Days Festival 2014

Lewisville Western Days Festival 2014

Can we say Hell of a Weekend?!?!YES we can! This weekend was a very active, exciting, and fun. We did so much that I’ll be breaking it into two posts so be sure to come back next weekend for the finale of this weekends post! This content has been moved to Ride it Wrench it.

Broke Down Blues

Broke Down Blues

As you probably guessed, the bike is still in the shop. They received the new speedometer, stuck it in, took the bike on the road for testing and it stopped working too. Now they are stuck. Our service rep called us and said at this point they had no idea what the problem could be. After calling some other service centers for help and still receiving no solution they put their master tech on the case who is now working…

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Still Broke Down

Still Broke Down

Yup, as the title states, still no bike. After waiting all of last week and hearing nothing but silence on the status of the repair, Margaret got frustrated and called late Friday afternoon. At first there was some confusion to the status of the repair. The service department didn’t know why the speedometer hadn’t been replaced yet. Our service rep quickly found out why and informed her that the part had still not arrived. The new speedometer is supposed to…

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Breakdown

Breakdown

Well crap! We have spent the last 3 weekends working on the house, replacing trim, painting, etc. and haven’t done much riding outside of my work commute. We took a very short ride one morning to The Porch restaurant in Burleson, TX to get breakfast before we started working but that’s been all. I had planned a decent ride for last Sunday but when we got up neither of us had the energy to go. Between our regular work and…

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Distracted Riding

Distracted Riding

In past posts I have written about or mentioned issues on the road caused by drivers. Texting, eating, putting on makeup, etc. while driving have led to thousands of accidents on the road. Some of them with other cars, and unfortunately accidents with bikes. We all know the risks of riding, accept them, and continue to ride despite the idiots behind the wheel. But, are close encounters and accidents always the fault of a cager? This content has been moved…

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