Marcus Dairy Cycle Day
Today was Marcus Dairy Cycle Sunday at the O’Neill Center, on the Western State Connecticut University’s Westside campus in Danbury, Connecticut. The scenic Westside campus, located off exit 2 of I-84, has a 32,000-square-foot arena for indoor vending and activities, multiple paved lots for outdoor vending and plenty of parking — perfect for a motorcycle […]
The Time Has Come
I hate to do it, but the time has come to sell the Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide. It is a terrific bike, but I have become really attached to the Fatboy for short rides and the Dresser for long trips. The 1999 Dyna has just 7,500 miles on it and not a scratch. The rubber-mounted […]
Zippity Doo Dah
The title of this short snippet, zippity doo dah, has nothing to do with the Wizard of Oz, but it does have something to do with wizardry. The magic comes from a company called Zip-linq and specifiicly, the product is a retractable cable that simplifies plugging things in at home or on the road. (See […]
Cable and Wireless
There is an international telecommunications company, with customers in 80 countries, called Cable & Wireless. For 130 years it has constantly reinvented itself to embrace the latest technological advances to serve its customers’ needs and today is a leading provider of IP (Internet Protocol) voice and data services to business and residential customers. Speaking of […]
Getting A Grip
This month it was time for 12,500 mile service on the Dresser (nickname for "full dress" Harley-Davidson "Touring" motorcycles). The maintenance was routine but I did have a new set of handlebar grips installed. For long rides, the comfort of new grips makes a difference. What to do with the prior grips? Ebay, of course. […]