_____________________________________________________ This Is The Page For My Bragging Of Where I've Been On My Motorcycle. I Mostly Ride Alone Since My CDL Discourages Me From Keeping Up With The More Experienced Riders. I Find It Dangerous To Ride In Town Alone With Those Aggressive SUV's And Distracted Drivers, So I Choose to Ride The Hi-Ways On 1/2 Day Trips At My Own Pace.

My First 2 Wheeled Ride Was A 1982 Honda Urban Express Moped That I Bought For $75 From One Of My Brothers Friends, I Had This For About 2 Years Which I Switched Between It The KZ400.

My First Motorcycle Was A 1976 Kawasaki KZ400 (D?) That I Bought For $400 From My Brother, I Had It For Only About A Year, I Sold It And Then I Did Without Until I Bought My New 2005 Honda VTX.

My Solo Cycle Rides. * Royals Stadium & Downtown KCMO 3/24/2010 This Is The First Out Of Town Trip Of The Season For Me. I Decided To Take This Impulsive Trip To The Chiefs Stadium Then Explore Lawrence On The Way Back But Stayed Longer In KC Because Of The Late Afternoon Traffic On I-70. Weekend Rides Are Better For Me Because Of The City Market Is Open To Get Snacks And Use The Facilities, Plus Other Activities Are Taking Place Around Town. The Main Thing For Me Is, I Got Out Of Town For A few Hours And $20 Gas. (Pre-9/11 Would Be About $8.) * HWY24 East Ride, May 3, 2009 This Was Just A Short Ride On HWY 24 To Lawrence Where I Took Only A Few Photos. I Found This To Be A Dangerous Route Because Seemingly Every Kid Who Was Driving And Talking On Cell Phone Passed Me On Every Strait-A-Way And Curve Not Caring If It Was A Passing Zone Or Not. Folks Even Had Trouble Maintaining Their Lane When The Road Curved To Their Right. God Got Me Off That Road Safely. My First Stop Was Lake Perry Where I Observed Streets North Of The Dam Closed Off For Flooding, So I Went On To Find These Tee Pees That I First Saw When I Was Riding My Honda VTX Years Ago. While Here I Saw Lots Of Bikers Leaving A Lawrence Bike Bar To HWY 24 East That Some Locals Told Me Were On A Poker Run To Someplace Out East. I Turned Around At Lawrence & Came Home On I-70. I'm Done With Riding On HWY 24. KCMO Solo Ride. February 7, 2009. This Day Started Out Nice In The 50's, The Usual I-70 East And Went Thru The 18th & Vine District And An Abandoned Fort Just To The South Then To Bass Pro Shops In Olathe. I Had to Ride Back In The Dark After Drifting Around Too Much On The Way Home. The Concours Held Up Well And Was Able To Stay Away From Traffic. This 194 Mile Trip Brings My Odometer To 672 Miles So Far. I Wish I Had Bought This Sooner. ---- Tuttle Creek Ride April 4, 2009 It's Saturday, First Day Of My Vacation, The Temps Start Out In The 50's & End In The Upper 60's. Tired Of KCMO Solo Rides I Went West To Look At Countrysides & Antiques,I Got Caught In The Rain At A Convenience Store In Wamego For About An Hour And A Half Then Moved On The Tuttle Creek, I Was Stopped By Pott' Sheriff On HWY24 Near Wamego For My Hi'Beams Being & Was Let Off With A Warning Where A Ticket Would Have Cost Me $200, Not To Mention Listening To Stevie Wonder On My Earphones. After Passing Through Wamego, I Made The 9 Mile Run Back To I-70 East By Dark, Close Enough For Me. I Don't Like Riding In The Dark Because Of Wildlife. Check Out My New "Brain Bucket" ! (Sticker On Lens Will be Removed Before Ride As Suggested By The Included Instructions.) Wichita Kansas November 19, 2008. I Had To Help In A Family Move Which Involved A Small Caravan From Topeka To WICHITA I Fallowed In A Kia Rio Being Side Swiped Along The Way There By An Admitted At Fault Driver, Escaping Injury And Driving On Into Wichita Without Any More Incidents. The Next Day I Rode Around Down Town Taking As Many Photos As I Could. I Found My Way To The KEEPER OF THE FLAME Near Downtown And Made It My Landmark To Get Back Home. I'll Have To Go Back At Nite To See It Lit Up With It's Flames. I Just Had To See The Wichita Transit Systems Central Station Out Of Curiosity. It's Far More Fancy That The Topeka Transit Station In Topeka Probably Because They Have More Millions Of Funds To Go On. Surprisingly I Was Not Stopped By Local Law Enforcement As I Expected, I Did Speak To One Officer For Directions To The Train Museum And Encountered Him A Few More Times Which Made Me Feel Less Alone & Safer. The Ride Back To Topeka Later That Day Was A Long One, I Got Really Road Weary And Stopped At Every Rest Stop Along The Way And Went To Bed Early. I Ended My Weekend Trip With 233 Miles On The Bikes Odometer. KCMO Solo August 4, 2008. The Day Started Out Cloudy Then Cleared To Let The Heat Climb To 101 At About 1:30 When I Last Checked The Weather On My Cell Phone. I Started At The City Market Where I Drew Dirty Stares From An SUV Driver After Taking Just Vacated Spot In Front Of The Entrance And Went On To See Lots Of People And Fruity Stuff. Leaving I Found A Fire Fighters Memorial Park & Also visited The 18th & Vine District. By Then It Was Nearing 100 Degrees Outside. Veterans Park And Memorial Park's Driveway Was Packed Bumper To Bumper With Parked Cars And Had One Security Guard Driving Around, Which Is Good. A Man On A Honda Savage Led Me To This Art School Where I Found These Shuttle Cocks (?) And Grim Looking Statues Near The Plaza. The Plaza Wasn't Real Busy, Too Hot. There Were Only A Few Bikes That Passed Thru. Getting Bored I Moved On To Olathe To See The BASS PRO SHOPS Then Pushed Back To KCMO & Home Which Was A 101 Mile Trip Back To Topeka. I Ended With 233 Miles On The Trip Odometer And Fresh Pipe Burns I "Earned" After Removing My Jeans For Walks. Dover Bird House. May 12, 2008 On The Way To Dover I Found This Structure On Private Property, After Getting Permission From A Young Lady At The House, I Parked In The Driveway And Walked To This Building Where I Was Surprised By A Really Big Bird Nesting In It. The One Picture I Took Just Holding The Camera In The Window Trusting It Would Not Attack My Hand Or The Camera, Then On To Dover I Went Where I Met Cows that Watched Me Photograph The Windmill But Did Not Want To Be Petted. I Was Nearly Cut Down By A Truck Leaving The Fire Station That Almost Turned Across My Path Without Seeing My Hi-Beam Headlight, White Helmet And Blaze Yellow Vest. Nice Save On Her Part And Nice Controlled Skid On My Part. The Angels Were With Both The Truck Driver And Myself Once Again. See The Slide Show HERE Hotdog And Bike July 11, 2007 This Is The Hotdog Mobile That Passes Thru- Topeka Ks Once & A While. Chiefs Staduim Solo Ride. May 8, 2006 March 11, 2007 The Furthest I've Ridden From Home So Far. Paxico Ks Ride March 11, 2007 I Took This Ride To Paxico Which Was On Impulse. Somewhat Uneventful & The People Were friendly. Emporia Solo Ride. Rode To Emporia To See A Custom Bike Builders Shop Fallowing Mapquest.com That Actually Took Me To The Owners House. I Came Across Justin With A Tree Service Who Led Me To A Point Where I Would Have A Strait Shot To The Shop. After Looking At Some Bikes I Rode To The All Veterans Memorial Park Then Rode Back On I-135 Over Shooting HWY75 By A Few Miles Which Got Me Home Safely Only To Have A Near Collision With Kids Making A Blind Left Turn From A Kwik Shop. Angels Were With Me Once Again ! So Far This Was My Furthest Ride From Home To Chiefs & Royals Stadium Area On April 8 2006 Leavenworth & Merriden Tractor Grounds, January 29th, 2006. November 13 2005 KCMO Solo Ride To The Plaza And River Front Park. My First Out Of Town Ride To Lake Perry Ride Was An Impulsive Out Of Town Ride On Sept, 18, 2005 To Put Some Mileage On My New Gas Sipping Ride.

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