The Backroads Report June 1st 2024 #318

Published: Sat, 06/01/24

Updated: Sat, 06/01/24

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Welcome to the Jungle

Wreckless

I was reading an article on last year’s big crash at the NASCAR’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona last August. Towards the end of the second stage, Christopher Bell appeared to give Ty Gibbs just a little nudge as the pack headed toward the front stretch. Gibbs got loose, lost control and took out Ryan Blaney in the process.

There are always crashes in racing. NASCAR can sometimes involve many racers – but even by Stock Car standards, this was a big one with 16 drivers being spun out of the race. As the way of the world now there were several "comments" at the bottom of the article and one struck me as interesting:

“The race certainly was unpredictable and reckless, but it certainly wasn't wreck-less.”

I like it when people create words that work – and "Wreck-less" fit the bill, and got me thinking of the few times I have seen riders be just that. However, being "Wreckless” will have just the opposite result.

Free Wheelin'

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Ride to Work Day!

Tuesday, June 11th is Motorcycle and Scooter

Ride To Work Day

You'll notice a few more motorcycles on the road this year on June 11th because it's the 33rd annual 'Ride to Work Day'. World-wide, more than an estimated million riders become two-wheeled commuters to demonstrate riding as a fun and practical form of utility transportation.

Ride to Work Day

The Great Lakes Seaway Trail

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-york/waterfront-scenic-drive-ny/

The Great Lakes Seaway Trail is a designated National Scenic Byway that takes drivers on a beautiful route along the shores of the Great Lakes. This trail is 518 miles in length overall, but 454 of those miles are in New York state; the rest of the trail is in Pennsylvania. This incredibly scenic drive will take participants through four distinct regions of New York – Lake Erie/Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Rochester/Central Lake Ontario, Eastern Lake Ontario, and Thousand Islands/St. Lawrence River – and it’s spectacular all the way. If you’re looking for an adventure that’s filled with New York beauty, then this is it!

Great Lakes Seaway Trail

Cardo Packtalk Pro

PACKTALK PRO is Cardo's newest and most advanced communicator. All-new Crash Detection System, made especially for on-road motorcycle riders. 45mm JBL speakers delivering arena-like audio, and an all-new Auto On/Off feature, making sure your unit powers down when standing still, and powers back up for the ride for maximum battery-life.

Cardo

Aerostich Work Shop Apron

About thirty (+-) years ago a co-worker in our fabric cutting area asked for some kind of apron or smock to protect their street clothing from the glues used to make TF Impact armor, and also from the constant rubbing when one leans over against the side rails of our fabric cutting tables. Here is a refined-over-the-years version of what we came up with. Over time, several customers touring our facility have asked if they could buy one, and now you (and they) can. If you had asked, sorry for the long wait, here they are now.

Aerostich

Moto Guzzi Stelvio

Solid, compact and powerful, the Moto Guzzi heritage can be seen in every detail. From its iconic "Compact Block" V-Twin engine to its unique single-sided swing-arm and its distinctive eagle-shaped DRL, each element is designed to bring out the soul in the new Stelvio.

Moto Guzzi

New for 2024:

Concert Glamping

https://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/camping-at-bethel-woods?spMailingID=11055642&spUserID=MjEyOTEzODM5MzIzS0&spJobID=1980469374&spReportId=MTk4MDQ2OTM3NAS2

By the Time We Got to Woodstock!

As one of the only concert venues in the country with on-site camping, nothing compares to sleeping on the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival. From premier RV sites to luxury glamping accommodations to in-venue tent camping, you can experience a concert at Bethel Woods like never before.

Ride your bike. See a show. Spend the night.

Bethel Woods

Road Runner VS Coyote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNO9lisuM6M

Brought to You by ACME!

Hey... it's Saturday morning for most of you (Not you Vas... go to bed).
The kids today are so messed up because they have no perspective.
We got perspective from a lot of things - and surely from Saturday morning cartoons was one of them.
There is nothing of worth on television for kids on a Saturday morning these days. No Wacky Racers. No Magilla. No Underdog.

There is plenty of need to fear.
But, even we did not get the entire story sometimes.
The censors even got the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote cartoons.
Find out why here...Beep beep!

Coyote vs Road Runner

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Riding Gear:

The Benefit Nobody Talks About

We riders talk a lot about motorcycle safety, or the lack thereof. We hear about crashes, and our buddies tell us about their mishaps. Sometimes, we experience our own.

But those of us who wear gear when we ride have also likely experienced the occasional event, that turns out to be a non-event. And this is the reason I am an ATGATT rider. I’m always in a full-face or modular helmet, armored jacket, decent gloves, boots, pants. I don’t have riding gear, I have a riding wardrobe. And that wardrobe is for one thing: to keep me riding.

ADV Rider

Welcome to Civil War Tails!

What do Gettysburg, Fort Sumter, ironclads, and cats have in common?? The Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum in Gettysburg!

You already know that Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is known for its rich American history. Interesting landmarks, monuments, and markers are scattered throughout the quaint, little town. And of course, there is the historic battlefield that has been declared a National Military Park. Gettysburg also has its fair share of museums, including some you may not expect. On a recent trip to the area, my family and I visited the Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum, and I have to tell you, this was one of the most unique museums I have ever encountered!

Civil War Tails

Motomarathon 2024!

What is a Motomarathon?

Motomarathon is a great ride! It’s about riding as many twisties and scenic roads as possible, over four full days. Routes are kept secret until the night before each event. Through a series of self-recorded checkpoints, riders verify completion at the end of each day’s ride.

These are going to be awesome riding events!

One from the Shawnee, PA region in June and the other to the north in Rutland, VT this September.

See you on the road!

MotoMarathon

Progressive

Bluebird of Bitterness

Presents

Escape of the Week

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/west-virginia/cryptid-themed-airbnb-wv/

Mothman B & B
Fayetteville, West Virginia

Are you Mothman's biggest fan?

How about the Flatwoods Monster, or Bigfoot?

Two of my favorite things (an escape room and a themed vacation rental)?! Someone, please pinch me. But as too-good-to-be-true as it sounds, such a thing really does exist here in Almost Heaven, and it’s perched within super easy access to the New River Gorge National Park. Welcome to Mothmanor, a brand new cryptid-themed Airbnb in Fayetteville, West Virginia, that comes with its very own whole-house escape room experience.

Mothman B & B

Presents

Song of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC83RXgfKlM

Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor

Chuck Mangione

Great LIVE version from Chuck Mangione recorded in 1973 featuring Gerri Neiwood on saxes and a barely 20-year old Jon Faddis on lead trumpet displaying amazing precision and power!

Chuck Mangione

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The June Issue of Backroads!

Here Comes June...

Let's Ride!

This month we will take a look back at the machines from the past, with some really great two-wheel Spring events. We'll all get high... very high; and we will celebrate an old friend's 100th birthday!

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

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