Backroads Online

Delivering more power, torque, capability and comfort, the new Tiger 900 range from Triumph Motorcycles is raising the bar for middleweight adventure bikes in 2024. The new lineup includes the Tiger 900 GT, GT Pro and Rally Pro, each providing a significant step-up in performance and specification.

MPN

World's Most Dangerous

Kanetsu Electrics

WHY YOU NEED AN ELECTRIC VEST

(Fundamentals of Biological Cooling in Mammals)

When you were a kid, your mom yelled at you to wear your hat and boots, even made you wear those dorky mittens attached to your coat with strings. When you asked why, she just said “Because I told you to.” Mom had the right idea, but here’s a better explanation. When you get cold, your body automatically decreases the amount of blood circulating to your limbs and skin in order to decrease the rate of heat loss and protect the head and vital organs for the longest possible time. So when you’re riding through a damp 55° evening and your hands and feet feel frozen, it’s because your body is trying to protect you by shutting off some of the blood to your extremities. An electric vest will ‘fake out’ your body by keeping your trunk warm, then plenty of warm blood will be allowed to circulate to your fingers and toes, letting you ride in greater comfort and control. The difference is so dramatic that you may never take another trip without an electric vest.

Kanetsu Electrics

The Hanshin Tigers could finally break the 

KFC hex this year!

Baseball history is full of curses.

There’s the Curse of the Bambino. The Red Sox sold the legendary Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920 and didn’t win another title until 2004.

There was the Curse of the Billy Goat. During the 1945 Series, Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis and his pet goat were asked to leave Wrigley Field because they were being bothersome to spectators. Sianis said the Cubs would never win again, and they didn’t, until 2016.

But maybe the weirdest, most outlandish curse in all of baseball is one you may have never heard of, but wish you had: The Hanshin Tigers’ Colonel Sanders curse. Yes, the team that plays in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League is cursed by a fast food chain.
 

MLB

NJ Laws

C5 Carbon

Progressive

Bluebird of Bitterness

Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve

Make your way through New York’s Hudson Valley, and you’ll eventually reach the Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve, a gorgeous region full of adventurous hikes, stunning scenery, and Hudson River overlooks that will take your breath away. You can also hike to the ruins of an old Cornish estate! Here are a few favorite trails and scenes from the park, in case you want to spend an upcoming weekend exploring this one-of-a-kind preserve.

 

Hudson Highlands

The Way

Fastball

You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
They won't make it home
But they really don't care
They wanted the highway
They're happier there today, today

Who does not love this song?

But, there is a backstory here...

Fastball frontman Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading articles that described the June 1997 disappearance of an elderly married couple, Lela and Raymond Howard from Salado, Texas, who left home to attend the Pioneer Day festival at nearby Temple, Texas.

Sadly they never made it.

You can read the story about this here:

https://www.thezone.fm/2021/07/09/tragic-story-behind-fastball-theway/

The Way