Winter is making its way into November and forcing us to once again be dominated by our cages. We did get to ride today, just briefly, in 67 degree temps, making sure to head back when the sun set below the tree line at about 5:00 pm.
There is an instant chill when the sun goes down in winter. We obey that chill!
Went for a late night cage ride to get Smoothies and Doritos at Sheetz. We usually make that run on the bike (which makes it SO much cooler). :-)
Then the Hamburglar became the Cheeseburglar, so we hit McDonald's; got two double cheeseburgers for the price of the two singles we ordered. Good deal!
~ Switchblade
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Worden's Cycle Annual Poker Run
Guess I never posted about the Worden's Custom Cycle Poker Run that we went on in June. Located in and around Canal Fulton, Ohio, it was a hot effing day; talk about swamp ass?!? It was fun anyway.
We rode with our friend, Mr. Electric, lost a pair of sunglasses, got lost, came close to running out of gas when the tank went on reserve miles and miles from a gas station, accidentally went down a gravel road that had a STEEP downslope hill, and didn't make it to all the stops.
Oh well, we ate some bar food and rode the beautiful roads of rural Ohio. It was a twelve hour journey when it was all said and done. Can't beat ridin' to wherever and whenever.
:-)
~ Springer Queen
Oh well, we ate some bar food and rode the beautiful roads of rural Ohio. It was a twelve hour journey when it was all said and done. Can't beat ridin' to wherever and whenever.
:-)
~ Springer Queen
A Little Ride Here, A Little Ride There
A little ride everywhere! Hey, why not? With Summer 2012 having ended and cold, leather-wearing days upon us, I thought I'd post a few of the fun photos from this summer. We ride in the day, and especially love midnight rides when the cagers (and yes, we are often cagers ourselves) are at home snug in their beds! LOL
~ Springer Queen and The Intimidator
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| Worden's Poker Run |
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| Worden's Poker Run |
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| Shadow ridin' |
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| Out by a lake |
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| Crossing a dam |
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| Crossing a causeway at Conneaut |
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| Falling rock??? |
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| Sitting on an overpass |
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| Midnight run for Smoothies!!! |
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| War on Terror Memorial at night |
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| Avenue of 444 Flags at night |
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| The King and Queen! haha |
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| Doin' what I do best - ridin' bitch and drinking coffee! |
~ Springer Queen and The Intimidator
War Memorials - 1
We visited the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall exhibit in August. It was a really nice display, and made us realize just how extensive the deaths were from that war. It doesn't have the names of those who passed away after making it back home, or those who were seriously maimed. But all are honored.
While there, we learned about the only memorial in the United States dedicated to soldiers who have died in relation to the war on terror. It's a beautiful site hosted by the War on Terror Foundation.
The War on Terror Memorial is located along with The Avenue of Flags memorial dedicated to the US hostages in Iran back in 1979.
If you're out on your bike in western Pennsylvania, it's a nice stop.
While there, we learned about the only memorial in the United States dedicated to soldiers who have died in relation to the war on terror. It's a beautiful site hosted by the War on Terror Foundation.
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| War on Terror Memorial |
The War on Terror Memorial is located along with The Avenue of Flags memorial dedicated to the US hostages in Iran back in 1979.
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| Avenue of 444 Flags Memorial |
~ Springer Queen
Perry Bike Run (a little late!)
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| Relaxing before the run. |
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| Bikes lines up and ready to roll. |
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| The view ahead, nice formation! |
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| Out in the country for a little while. |
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| Pesty traffic lights! |
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| The view from behind. |
~ Springer Queen
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Geneva-on-the-Lake
It was another good day to ride yesterday, so we headed to Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio. Hot but nice, the air cooled down as we got closer to lake Erie. The ride was enjoyable; we took Rts. 7, 193, 88, and 534.
We rode by the Hopewell Therapeutic Farm, which is a place for people to visit or stay if they have mental health or other related problems. Good idea. I want to go visit too, but not for any instabilities!
We got to GOTL and parked the bike, then walked over to the leather shop, which was closed - booo!! So we headed over to the lakeside benches and sat in the wonderful breeze blowing across the lake. What a pretty, endless, borderless horizon! The bench we chose was the one we sat on the first time we went to GOTL last August on our first date :-)
After cooling off we got a drink at Sportsters, chatted with the bartender who wants to ride motorcycles and is intending to take the Harley riding course, then we headed down the road to The Pavilion, an outdoor bar with two levels. There were pics of biker chicks showing their boobs all along the bar header (not the sexiest sight in the world, but whatever!). Just glad nobody wanted to see mine :)
We rode off to have dinner at the Old Mill Winery in the town of Geneva. It was great! We had their wine-marinated grilled cheeseburgers with chips and waffle fries, as well as some - you guessed it - cheese sticks! Being a red wine fan, I just had to try some of their Cabernet Franc. Delicious and peppery, a nice dry wine. I wanted to take some home, but we didn't take luggage, so we'll take a road trip someday to hit the wineries across northeast Ohio. It truly was refreshing to have good, fresh local wine instead of the cheap commercial stuff sold in stores.
We rode home just in time before it got too cold. We hadn't taken our leather jackets, and once the temperature gets below 80, it gets chilly very fast moving at 40-50 MPH on a bike. Just before home we stopped to see my sister and niece; it was a nice finish to a really nice day!
- Springer Queen
We rode by the Hopewell Therapeutic Farm, which is a place for people to visit or stay if they have mental health or other related problems. Good idea. I want to go visit too, but not for any instabilities!
We got to GOTL and parked the bike, then walked over to the leather shop, which was closed - booo!! So we headed over to the lakeside benches and sat in the wonderful breeze blowing across the lake. What a pretty, endless, borderless horizon! The bench we chose was the one we sat on the first time we went to GOTL last August on our first date :-)
After cooling off we got a drink at Sportsters, chatted with the bartender who wants to ride motorcycles and is intending to take the Harley riding course, then we headed down the road to The Pavilion, an outdoor bar with two levels. There were pics of biker chicks showing their boobs all along the bar header (not the sexiest sight in the world, but whatever!). Just glad nobody wanted to see mine :)
We rode off to have dinner at the Old Mill Winery in the town of Geneva. It was great! We had their wine-marinated grilled cheeseburgers with chips and waffle fries, as well as some - you guessed it - cheese sticks! Being a red wine fan, I just had to try some of their Cabernet Franc. Delicious and peppery, a nice dry wine. I wanted to take some home, but we didn't take luggage, so we'll take a road trip someday to hit the wineries across northeast Ohio. It truly was refreshing to have good, fresh local wine instead of the cheap commercial stuff sold in stores.
We rode home just in time before it got too cold. We hadn't taken our leather jackets, and once the temperature gets below 80, it gets chilly very fast moving at 40-50 MPH on a bike. Just before home we stopped to see my sister and niece; it was a nice finish to a really nice day!
- Springer Queen
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Day Ride to Wherever!
Not sure where we're going today. It's been rainy and sunny all day, so eff it, we're riding anyway.
UPDATE: We ended up riding out on Rt. 62 toward Mercer, PA and went all the way to Franklin. On the way we stopped at The Yellow Creek Inn in Jackson Center, PA. We had eaten not too much earlier at Dunkin Donuts, so we ordered finger foods: onion rings and red wine for me, and cheese sticks and Mt. Dew for who other than Mr. Cheese Sticks!
Two bikers walked in covered in water saying it was raining out. Boooo!! So we sat there a little longer, which unfortunately allowed me to see a hand-written menu board listing the day's desserts: blueberry, peach, and peanut butter pies, and cheesecake (normal or fried), brownies and ice cream, apple dumplings, ack!!! We ordered blueberry and peanut butter pie slices. Delicious!!!!! And their all homemade, can't beat that!!
The ride from there was great, no rain, sun and winding roads, a state mental facility, corn fields, and a strong running bike.
- Springer Queen
UPDATE: We ended up riding out on Rt. 62 toward Mercer, PA and went all the way to Franklin. On the way we stopped at The Yellow Creek Inn in Jackson Center, PA. We had eaten not too much earlier at Dunkin Donuts, so we ordered finger foods: onion rings and red wine for me, and cheese sticks and Mt. Dew for who other than Mr. Cheese Sticks!
Two bikers walked in covered in water saying it was raining out. Boooo!! So we sat there a little longer, which unfortunately allowed me to see a hand-written menu board listing the day's desserts: blueberry, peach, and peanut butter pies, and cheesecake (normal or fried), brownies and ice cream, apple dumplings, ack!!! We ordered blueberry and peanut butter pie slices. Delicious!!!!! And their all homemade, can't beat that!!
The ride from there was great, no rain, sun and winding roads, a state mental facility, corn fields, and a strong running bike.
- Springer Queen
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Night riding
We went out for wings and a ride. While at The Clark House, I had hot wings and The Hamburglar had, well, a hamburger. It was all good! But we felt sorry for a skinny biker dude who had shown up on an old Harley nucklehead; when he and his old lady were going to leave, that's when things got embarrassing. The bike had a kick starter, and this poor guy just couldn't turn the engine over. After about 10 minutes, it finally started and everyone who was on the patio whooped, hollered, and applauded!
We left a little later and took a ride on the back roads around the lake. That's when all hell broke loose. In the middle of a dark, rural, tree-lined road, a rainstorm hit! The rain was unbearably heavy and the wind kicked up like a mini tornado!!! Neither of us could breathe, it literally took our breath away! The Hamburglar was amazing at maneuvering the bike in the zero visibility under the pressure of not being seen from behind by any cars that would have come from behind (as there had been before the storm).
I kept whimpering out loud to pull over once we emerged from the dark road into an area of houses and driveways. We dis for a moment to catch our breath, then kept going until we reached a Dairy Queen with a known shelter. And at that moment the rain stopped. Hahaha!!! Gee, thanks!
Soaked to the bone, we got back on the bike and took a slow ride home. It was dangerous, fun, scary, and wild - and it was the kind of ride you just can't make up.
-Springer Queen
We left a little later and took a ride on the back roads around the lake. That's when all hell broke loose. In the middle of a dark, rural, tree-lined road, a rainstorm hit! The rain was unbearably heavy and the wind kicked up like a mini tornado!!! Neither of us could breathe, it literally took our breath away! The Hamburglar was amazing at maneuvering the bike in the zero visibility under the pressure of not being seen from behind by any cars that would have come from behind (as there had been before the storm).
I kept whimpering out loud to pull over once we emerged from the dark road into an area of houses and driveways. We dis for a moment to catch our breath, then kept going until we reached a Dairy Queen with a known shelter. And at that moment the rain stopped. Hahaha!!! Gee, thanks!
Soaked to the bone, we got back on the bike and took a slow ride home. It was dangerous, fun, scary, and wild - and it was the kind of ride you just can't make up.
-Springer Queen
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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