Steven’s Notebook

I really need to post more, if for no other reason than to get those pictures of snow off the front page [grin]
Here are some pictures I’ve taken over the past few months…

This certainly isn’t anything close to the weather that’s been seen this winter by my friends and family in the Maryland & Washington D.C., but it’s more than we’re used to here in the Atlanta area.

I work in a 5-story office building which shares the parking lot with another just like it. Ten floors of offices, I’m not sure how many employees work here. On a “normal” spring or summer day there are three bikes in the lot – my FZ-6, a Ninja and a Shadow.
Today is Ride to [...]

Did you?

I’ve ridden every workday so far this month; my goal is simple — no four-wheel vehicle commuting this summer, barring any hurricanes later in the season.

I went for a nice ride this past weekend, about 110 miles in all up into the North Georgia mountains. You know it’s going to be a good ride when you see a sign like this

and plenty of roads like this

which lead to a destination like this, with plenty of good conversation and cold [...]

A little excitement today: I was riding the motorcycle southward along Maxwell St, doing about the speed limig safely on my side of the double-yellow, when I was passed by a black Ford F-150 doing what appeared to be double the speed limit. I barely had time to realize he was there and then he [...]

Allen and I went for a motorcycle ride today, to particpate in a Poker Run for charity. We got our first card and a map, but neither of us had a good place on our bike to hold the map. I’ve got plans to get a tank bag with a map pocket but haven’t done [...]

I participate in two online motorcycling communities, ADVrider.com and Sport-Touring.Net. Many riders on ADV have begun “Tag-O-Rama” or “Photo Tag” games, in which a rider posts a photo of their motorbike in some particular location, along with a few clues, and others try to figure out where it is. The first person to find the [...]

Last year I got back into motorcycling after a 14-year hiatus, on a 1994 BMW R11RS. That was a great machine, and I enjoyed riding it quite a bit. Unfortunately, I don’t really know how the bike was ridden or serviced over those years (and 63,000 miles); the gearbox and clutch system turned out to [...]

I rode right through a red light yesterday.
Actually, I rode through several red lights, as did about forty other motorcyclists and drivers of a dozen cars. We were all taking part in the second annual Ride for Will. The ride was very well escorted by LEOs (Law Enforcement Officers), both from the sheriffs offices [...]

Many thanks go out to all who rode in today’s Bikers for Babies fundraising event for the March of Dimes and those who sponsored us.

More photos on the flickr site.

Can you imagine a day when every baby is born healthy and strong? The March of Dimes can. The March of Dimes is inspired by all babies, those born healthy and those who need our help to survive and thrive. That is why I am asking you to help me in my support of the [...]

It was a beautiful day and I got out of the office a little early; we’d moved my son into his college apartment this past weekend but he’d forgotten a couple of little things — a perfect excuse for a ride. I took a camera along but of course didn’t take as many pictures as [...]

For the past few months I’ve been saying that, as soon as I got a new job, I would be getting a motorcycle. I’m sure I’ll write more about the employment front over the next few weeks; for now let’s just say that this has indeed be a good week.

Thanks go to Tom, Jerry, Gil [...]

“Being less bad will not save the world,” says my favorite business author Tim Sanders in his latest video: Talk the walk! Go watch, it’s worth a minute forty-three.
FWIW: For various reasons, I’m driving a lot less these days and — just as soon as I’m financially able to — will be buying [...]

from Dave Dragon: The Deadly Dozen: 12 Motorcycle Safety Myths and Misconceptions
Motorcyclists should be be extremely cautious about what they hear about motorcycle safety. Some of it may be dangerously wrong.

Yea, go read ‘em.

Milton Band’s spring benefit raffle is simple – tickets are only $10 and you could win $9,000 worth of motorcycle, ATV, WaveRunner, etc. Check it out and send me an email if you’re interested.

Just one of the many custom bikes on display

Proof that a Harley guy can sit on a Honda without his head exploding

Much of this past week I was in sunny Florida, visiting customers and making sure that projects were moving right along. I’m not a great fan of business travel; we know way too many people who spend 6 of every 7 nights in a hotel and that life’s just not for me. I do [...]

Boy do I ever want to buy a motorcycle. I used to ride, then sold my bike when my sons got to the age where there T-Ball games, Soccer games, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts etc. were more important. Those were great times, and I don’t begrudge one bit the time that I spent in [...]