Archive for the ‘Riding’ Category

Since I am a bachelor for a week or so I decided to go for a nice long motorcycle ride. Usually I just take off a Saturday or Sunday morning but since I am just fending for myself I thought I would indulge in an extra long all-day journey. But then I read a forum [...]

The ride to Volente and then Lime Creek Rd. is popular among Austin motorcyclists, but on weekend mornings it’s the perfect time to ride. I saw two other motorcyclists and only a few cars. I did have one mishap though as I pulled over to take a photo. As I slowed to a stop on [...]

I’m lucky to live close to a lot of nice riding. I decided to take advantage of this and just head up north and wander around. I keep my GPS on the map screen and if something looks good, I’ll take it. In this fashion I found my way up to Briggs, then towards Oakalla, [...]

I found a great 1.5 hour ride from my house. It’s got nice twistied and elevation changes, a nice relaxing slow “sight-seeing” section with plenty to see, then on the return trip, the twisties again, but from the other direction. I’ve been down Cow Creek before (video) but this time was a lot more fun [...]

On Fathers’ Day morning I went out for a ride that I found out about on Two-Wheeled Texans. It follows Old Hwy 20 which runs roughly parallel to Hwy 290 east of Austin. It’s a pretty nice ride with a couple miles of hard-packed dirt. That’s the part I was really looking forward to actually. [...]

Took a nice morning ride out east to Taylor TX, then north a bit and back across west through Georgetown and back home. Was pretty windy, but really nice clouds and not too hot. A fun ride! Moving time: 1h 35m Moving average: 43.1 mph Odometer: 68.71 miles

I’m going to have to come up with some different titles for these blog posts because I can see myself exploring the smaller county roads of Texas quite a bit! Today I had a few hours of alone-time and decided to go for a long ride. Actually, I knew I would have this “time off” [...]

A quick evening ride from garage and back before the storm comes in.

Had a great ride this morning! I decided to explore some back roads relatively nearby which I haven’t really done before. I usually zoom past the side roads while putting miles on the bike, and since I’m going the speed limit (around 60 mph) I don’t have enough time to slow down and turn in. [...]