The Backroads Report December 10th 2022 #243

Published: Sat, 12/10/22

The Backroads Report

Motorcycle, Travel & Adventure News

From Around The World

Welcome to the Jungle

It Can Happen to You

It can happen to you

It can happen to me

It can happen to everyone eventually

- Yes

A warm spring Sunday afternoon on the bikes. It doesn’t seem to get much better than this. But, even on the most perfect of days, I try to stay ever vigilant – even when sitting down for lunch at one of our favorites – the Elias Cole, in Sussex, New Jersey on Route 23, just south of High Point State Park.

Welcome to the Jungle

2024 Triumph Street

Triple 765 Range

https://www.kawasaki.com/en-us/motorcycle/ninja/supersport/ninja-zx-6r

Triumph Motorcycles has announced the new 2024 Triumph Street Triple 765 range, featuring a significantly updated Street Triple R, a new Street Triple RS, and an exclusive limited-run Street Triple 765 Moto2 Edition, which Triumph says is “the closest you can get to a Moto2 race bike for the road.” Only 765 of the Moto2 Edition bikes will be made.

RIDER on Triumph

This Week at Aerostich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvEL7YS9OQU

The Making of an Aerostich Suit

Each R-3 takes more than an hour longer to manufacture than previous Roadcrafters, but it’s worth it.
You’ll enjoy higher levels of performance, comfort, and protection on every ride. The R-3 is 100% waterproof and unlined for maximum airflow, yet slips quickly and easily over your street clothes.

Aerostich

TR40 TERRA Saddlebags

from SHAD

https://www.shadusa.com/pages/new-terra-tr40-adventure-saddlebags

At SHAD, they continue to promote the growth in the Adventure sector. After the great success of their TERRA aluminum cases, they increase their range with the first SHAD’s adventure saddlebags.

The new TR40, designed for those riders who value the flexibility of textile solutions in their off-road adventures. Nowadays, that is possible thanks to progress of materials and fabrics. if you ride an ADV machine check these out...

SHAD Terra

Start the New Year off right!

This first run of the year has gained almost legendary status here in the northwest corner of New Jersey.

We hope to see you there!

Chilly Chili Run

Superman's Suit ?

https://www.printingnews.com/digital-textile/article/21160633/getting-in-on-the-ground-floor-with-graphene-in-textiles

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's... Graphene?
Man of Steel?

Well, graphene won’t make you into Superman or Superwoman, but it is truly a super material. ACS notes that graphene, even though composed of one layer of carbon atoms, thinner than a single human hair and invisible to the naked eye, is 200 times stronger than steel. It’s also non-toxic and hypoallergenic. It truly is a miracle material, and we are only on the ground floor of its use in textiles and apparel.

Graphene

Bluebird of Bitterness

BlueBird

10 Motorcycle Innovations That Never Caught On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfQlSER2cV8

From motorcycles with roofs to innovative steering mechanisms, here are the motorcycle innovations that just never became popular in the motorcycling world

Here are the answers to some questions nobody asked...

MC Innovations

9 Maps Of West Virginia That Are Just Too Perfect

WV Outlook on the Nation is Priceless

West Virginia is a great place to call home. And while we love the Mountain State, it’s also good to have a sense of humor. These maps of West Virginia are not designed to be taken seriously. I hope you think these are funny.

Perfect West Virginia

The History of Honda Racing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCGFUB_KOHQ

HRC!

The first in what will be a regular series discussing various histories and aspects of the automotive world. This time: Honda and its illustrious motorcycle racing history.

HRC History

Gaslighting... the real deal?

It’s 2022 and “gaslighting” is in: Merriam-Webster Dictionary chose it as its word of the year.

Interest in “gaslighting,” which the dictionary defines as “psychological manipulation over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts,” is at an all-time high. The term for your ex’s favorite activity was searched on Merriam-Webster’s website 1,740% more than in the previous year.

The sustained high volume of queries on m-w.com earned “gaslighting” its word of the year status, as the selection process is based solely on data, according to the brand.

While it may be the word of the moment, the modern definition of “gaslighting” dates back to the 1938 hit play Gas Light. But then there is Steely Dan's version...

Gaslighting

Song of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZemaEpPJ80

Steely Dan

Gaslighting Abbie

And this, my friends, is called "how to do a segue!"

Flame is the game
The game we call gaslighting Abbie
It's a luscious invention for three
One summer by the sea

Ahh, yes. Becker & Fagen... Steely Dan.

Do you know where their name came from; and that they have so many songs and hits that reached to the dreary architecture of people's souls?

Indeed. An older gay man seducing a younger man that is on the fence. (Ricky Don't Loose that Number). One cousin wracked with lust for another (Cousin Dupree').

Another person waiting till they are alone in the house with their prey (Everyone's Gone to the Movies).

Or, even the end of the civilization (King of the World).

Here we have a married man, having an affair with he and his lover out to drive his wife insane.

Such happy songs with these two.

Oh, we could go one... Maybe we will. Watch this spot for some of Becker & Fagen's more, umm.. interesting tunes.

In the mean time... let's gaslight Abbie!

Steely Dan

Dashing through the Snow...

On its way for Christmas!

Backroads rolls into its 29th year and, as tradition dictates, we will go forward by looking in the mirrors at the 2022 riding season with our annual Best of Backroads!

Did your picks match ours? Take a good read and see.

All of us here at Backroads - Shira, Mark, Brian, Spenser T. Cat, Mr. Happy, Pepe, Pam, Tony & Dan

want to wish you all the happiest and healthiest of

Holidaze Seasons!

Ride far, Ride smart...Ride the Backroads!

Backroads

Nolan Helmets presents:

The Escape of the Week

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/factory-tours-pa/

8 Fantastic Factory Tours In Pennsylvania

Indulge your curiosity and do something out-of-the-ordinary this year. Join one of these eight fantastic factory tours in Pennsylvania that will give you a glimpse into how some of the state’s favorite snacks, baseball bats, and even currency are made. Here are eight factory tours in Pennsylvania you’ll definitely want to experience.

PA Factory Tours