Tag Archives: ural
Politics got you down? Take a peep at the leaves from high above the north woods
How many trips across Portland does it take to cook hot dogs on a motorcycle engine?
My boss Dan MacLeod and I set out today to answer a question that’s messed with the heads of many a philosopher over the centuries: How many trips across Portland does it takes to cook hot dogs on a motorcycle engine? We double wrapped four, Maine-made, red snapper hot dogs in foil and wired them to […]
Mt. Washington’s auto road by motorcycle and the surprising Portland connection
It sounds strange, but without Portland Harbor, there’d be no Mt. Washington Auto Road. I learned this tidbit while riding up the famously steep byway on Thursday with my buddy Johnny Sideburns, a local comedian and fellow sidecar enthusiast. The 7.6 mile-long road sets aside a day or two every year during Laconia’s long-running bike […]
Maine to Moab in seven minutes
(Attention! This post is nothing more than a sweet, sweet video and photo dump. You have been warned.) I spent a week in Moab, Utah, riding motorcycles, at the end of April. I’ve already made one video about my experience and posted it on this blog. Here’s a totally self-indulgent video followup on that report. […]
Winter motorcycle games: sidecar snowball joust and blindfolded beer grab
Best of 2015: Motorcycle adventure
This is day 10 of 12 installments of my best pictures and videos of 2015. Today, it’s all about adventure on two or three wheels. Like last January (watch the video above) when I went camping in temperatures colder than Russia. Take a look below at my best motorcycle adventures of the year. My magical […]
VIDEO: Out near the Canadian border where the leaves are lovely and the agent is friendly
VIDEO: Paul Bunyan is hollow but worth 50 points
VIDEO: The stars align in Township D
My power-deficient, 900-pound Russian motorcycle struggled to get all three wheels out of the darkness of the valley on Route 17 in Township D. As we crested the Height of Land, downshifting into second gear, the trees to the west gave way and so did the gloom. My eyes were treated to the glory of […]