Motorcycle Log

I don't record every motorcycle ride but hopefully some of the more interesting ones.

 

 

 

Date Motorcycle From/to Weather Miles/Odometer Comments 11/05/2005 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Connecticut to Taconic Parkway and up past Poughkeepsie 70 and blue sky 139 / 3,962 Hoping to get to 5,000 before the snow arrives 07/14/2005 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Greentown, PA to CT Hot 132 / 2,794 1,000 mi service on 103cc engine. 2,500 mi. service on Trike 07/05/2005 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Greentown, PA to NY, MA, VT, and NH Cloudy but no rain 732 / 2,525 Very long but enjoyable trip to Lake Winnipesaukee 06/04/2005 2003 H-D Fatboy Ridgefield, Danbury, Bethel, Newtown, Redding Blue sky / 79 44 / 4,332 Gorgeous day. A lot of bikes out there. 06/02/2005 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Honesdale, PA to Greentown, PA Perfect 34 / 1,410 Conversion of engine to 103 cc. Really rumbles. 06/02/2005 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Ridgefield, CT to Honesdale, PA Perfect 123 / 13,085 To Baer's for service 05/25/2005 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown, PA to Ridgefield, CT 47 degree drizzle with 35 mph gusts 119 / 12,965 The most challenging ride of my life. 05/24/2005 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown to Hawley to Honesdale to Lake Ariel to Newfoundland to Greentown Cloudy and 55 50 / 12,840 Went to Baer's to pickup raingear for ride to Connectiuct 05/21/2005 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Ridgefield to Honesdale, PA Ok 125 / 1,236 To Baer's for upgrade to 103cc 04/21/2005 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Ridgefield to Honesdale, PA. Sunny but cool 142 / 1,021 1,000 mile checkup and add a few goodies to Trike. 03/19/2005 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Ridgefield - Danbury - Waterbury - Bridgeport - Norwalk - Wilton 45 and partly cloudy 101 / 615   03/15/2005 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Ridgefield to South Salem, NY to Newtown, CT and back 40 but clear 52 / 333 Mostly on I-84. Nice ride. 02/05/2005 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Around Fairfield and Westchester counties 48 - 50 and sunny 40 / 200 A lot of splashing from melting snow. 12/02/2004 2005 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Lehman Trike Honesdale to Ridgefield Dark and cold 122 / 125 Inagural ride for the Trike. 12/02/2004 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Honesdale, PA Cloudy and cool 122 / 14,579 Final ride for the Dresser. Traded it in for the Trike. 09/19/2004 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to York, PA First day very cold. 500 / 13,575 Stop in Baltimore. Tour of York H-D plant. 07/19/2004 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to New Hampshire and back Heavy rains on way up. 600 / 12,500 With Bob. Through VT, MA, NH. Three days. 12/25/2003 2003 H-D Fatboy Ridgefield to Danbury Nice 25 / 1,502 Hopefully this will not be the last ride of the season. 10/10/2003 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown, Canadensis, New Foundland, PA 70 35 / 12,594 Beautiful colors and clear sky. Perfect. 09/15/2003 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Connecticut to Baltimore, MD, to York, PA to Bethlehem, PA to New York City, to Darien, CT 60 700 / 11,200 Heavy rains for much of the trip. Baer Sports Center sponsored the ride and there were 27 bikes 06/30/2003 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Pennsville, New Jersey Sunny and HOT 550 / 10,616 A visit to see Mom. Rode with Bob. 04/19/2003 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown to New Foundland to Lake Ariel to Hamlin to Honesdale to Hawley. All in Pennvylvania. Sunny and 60 52 / 12,325 Stopped at Baer Harley-Davidson and took a trial ride on a Trike. Awesome. 04/06/2003 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield - Wilton- Redding Sunny at 42 25 / 8,990 Blue sky today but snow tomorrow. I am ready for Spring. 03/08/2003 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield to Katonah, New York 41 and sunny 25 / 6,941 Signs of Spring. I can't wait. Motorcycle now very dirty. 12/03/2002 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Local 20 and windy 5 / 6,887 Beyond cold. 11/23/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Somers, NY 38 and breezy 35 / 8,915 Rode over to IBM to drop off an envelope for someone. Cold. 11/03/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield/Danbury 45 and partly sunny 35 / 8,885 Pretty leaves everywhere. 10/26/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Local 45 (and cloudy) 45 / 8,801 First cold ride of the season. Blew a fuse with electrics. Story for another time. 08/06/2002 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown, PA to Sidney, NY 65 and really windy 202 / 11,950 See Corn, Cows And Other Things 07/28/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield, CT to Woodstock, NY 75 (and cloudy) 275 / 7,750 My first time to Woodstock 07/02/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Pennsville, NJ to Ridgefield, CT 90+ 270 / 7,250 HOT! Endurance test. Lots of back roads. 07/01/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Greentown, PA to Pennsville, NJ 90+ 187 / 6,980 Lots of great back roads 06/20/2002 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield to Bedford, NY 75 40 / 6,453 Rode with Sal on his new Heritage Springer 05/27/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Greentown, PA to Ridgefield 72 130 / 6,402 The dresser got its first ride on the Razor trailor - details in weblog. 05/26/2002 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Route 507 in PA 70 20 / 11,451 Perfect early summer day. 05/25/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Honesdale, PA to Greentown, PA 65 143 / 6,402 Stopped by to say hi to Tom at Baer Harley-Davidson 02/24/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Local cruising 42 35 / 5,614 Another great weekend of sunny weather. 02/02/2002 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield - Wilton - Redding - Ridgefield 32 15 Still no white stuff. Clear as a bell. Cold, short, and sweet. 01/26/2002 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield to Wilton to Norwalk to New Canaan to Lewisboro (NY) to Vista (NY) to Ridgefield 50 40 Incredibly mild for January. 01/12/2002 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Riding around town. 40 15 Surprisingly warm for January. Very careful on the roads looking for sand or melting snow. No problems. 12/23/2001 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Wilton and around town. 38 25 A cold and cloudy day. Getting in as many rides as I can before the white stuff comes down. 12/08/2001 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to New Canaan. 38 30 A cold day but the Widder electric gloves and vest did the trick as always. 12/06/2001 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Riding around town. 60 25 Probably the last of the nice warm days for this year. 11/11/2001 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown, PA up route 507 and back via route 390. 36 20 Cold but clear. Widder electric gloves and vest worked great. 10/21/2001 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Katonah, Bedford Hills, Mt. Kisco, Poundridge, etc. all around Westchester County. 75 45 Joanne and I took a Sunday afternoon ride and stopped in Katonah for lunch. Beautiful Fall day with leaves in full color. 10/04/2001 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown, PA to Hawley for gas and then around Lake Wallenpaupack. 75 36 Like a summer day. Beautiful colors in the trees. 09/22/2001 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Westport, CT and return. 78 40 Joanne and I took a Sunday afternoon ride and stopped at Positano's for lunch. 09/09/2001 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Washinton, CT and other places including a ride around Lake Waramug. 82 100 Joanne and I took a Sunday afternoon ride and stopped at G.W. Tavern for lunch. 06/30/2001 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown, PA to Hawley, Honesdale, and surrounding areas. 80 48 First ride of summer in Pennsylvania. Great back roads. 10/08/2000 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Honesdale, PA and return. 35-40 250+ To Baer Harley-Davidson to get the clutch adjusted and Widder electrical jacks installed. 08/27/2000 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield to Bethlehem, CT and return the long way. 80 100+ Visit John Brockman 08/03/2000 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Cambridge, Mass. 85 348 Drizzling on way up and dark on way back. Long day but worth it. Aaron rode on the back. 07/08/2000 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Ridgefield to Candlewood Lake to Cornwall to Brewser to Ridgefield. 85 100+ Perfect day. 04/30/2000 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Honesdale, PA to Nanticoke, PA to Ridgefield, CT and then around. 60 +/- 300+ Innagural ride. Great weather; great ride. 04/22/2000 2000 H-D Ultra Classic Electra Glide Honesdale, PA 55 */- 11 Initial break-in ride. Drizzling and I was late for an engagement or I would still be riding. 04/16/2000 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield and Danbury 70+ 15 Warm weather at last! 03/26/2000 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield, Banklsville, Danbury, Brookfield plus various short hops for errands. Mid to high 50's. 175 Lots of bikes at Marcus Dairy. 03/18/2000 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown, Hawley, Honesdale 38 39 03/16/2000 1995 H-D Sportster 1200 Greentown, PA to Hawley, PA and back on Route 507 60 21 First ride of year in Pennsylvania 02/21/2000 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield, Bedford, Golden's Bridge, Croton, Danbury, Ridgefield. Mid to high 30's. 52 Roads wet from melting snow. Bike a dirty mess. 01/12/2000 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield to Southbury, CT to Armonk, NY back to Ridgefield. Really cold 100 +/- I would not have survived without my electric vest and gloves. 12/12/1999 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield to Banksville, CT to Blythedale, NY Annual children's gift giving at Blytedale Children's Hospital. 25 bikes plus Santa Claus and three Grennwich, CT motorcycle escorts. We gave gifts and sang to the kids. Really sad to see some of them were there last year. 12/09/1999 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield to Somers, NY to Southbury, CT Getting a bit cold so I used the electric gloves and vest. Will need those socks soon. 11/28/1999 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield to Banksville, NY to meet The Riding Club and then on to Cold Spring, NY. Total ride was 125 miles 17 members showed up. Very chilly and windy. Should have taken electric socks. 11/22/1999 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield to Somers, NY to Yorktown, NY Foggy in the morning. Dark, foggy and drizzly on the way home. Not fun. Was supposed to be sunny. 11/14/1999 1995 H-D Sporster Greentown, PA to Lackawaxen, PA up route 507 to Hawley and then route 590 to a back road that hugs the Lackawaxen River. 55 miles roundtrip. 55 degrees Cloudy day. Beautiful ride. Newly paved road with lots of curves. Very scenic. 11/11/1999 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield, CT to Palisades, NJ Speech at IBM Customer Briefing Center 11/09/1999 1999 H-D Dyna Wide Glide Ridgefield, CT to East Rutherford, NJ Speech at Sheraton Meadowlands. Interesting ride over George Washington Bridge and NJ Turnpike. Motorcycle log Motorcycle pictures in the photo gallery Motorcycle riding: how it all started Motorcycling homepage Motorcycling in the Winter The Art of the Motorcycle: Guggenheim Trip The Riding Club

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