by Doug Thompson | Jun 26, 2017 | Motorcycle Musings, Musings
With luck, I will turn 70 later this year. I can still use a motorcycle for much of my daily transportation and ride the tight turns on Squirrel Spur or our other challenging roads. I can still cover courts and the board of supervisors for the paper and I will wander the vast areas of FloydFest later next month for photographic and video coverage.
by Doug Thompson | Apr 10, 2017 | Motorcycle Musings, Musings
The temperature sat on 30 degrees at 6:45 a.m. as I fired up my Harley Davidson Switchback Sunday to ride over to Tuggles Gap to meet up with Nick Piazza for a ride down Woolwine Mountain on Virginia Route 8 to Stuart and then East on U.S. 58 over to Martinville and...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 21, 2017 | Motorcycle Musings, Musings
Celebrated quality time on Presidents Day Monday on on two different motorcycles — my Harley Switchback and Amy’s Can-Am Spyder. Different bikes, different styles, different ways to ride. The Switchback is a classic cruiser, based on...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 12, 2017 | Motorcycle Musings, Musings
The thermometer is already 58 degrees at 6:30 this morning and is expected to hit 65 by 2 p.m. I’m heading north towards Roanoke shortly to join members of the Roanoke Valley Harley Owners Group for breakfast and a possible ride down where the high is expected to top 70 degrees.
Live to ride and ride to live are mottos of those of us who enjoy time on two-wheels.
by Doug Thompson | Sep 16, 2016 | Motorcycle Musings, Musings
After some rain in parts of the county and Southwestern Virginia overnight, the outlook for Friday is cloudy with a slight chance of moisture and then clearing for the evening, bringing a pleasant time for music on the street in Floyd and bull riding at Chantilly...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 17, 2016 | Motorcycle Musings, Musings
Heading out this morning for a ride on the Switchback over to Black Bear Harley Davidson for a belated 22,500 mile service and tires. With luck, I may find a way to miss the “scattered thunderstorms” scheduled to start around noon on the way back. Dodging...
