Brother Bills' 750 Honda Cafe Racer / Bill & The Beemer

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1976 Honda 750 project Cafe Racer.

Brother Bill came to town on his 750 Honda and took the BMW R1200 GS out for a test ride. He was all smiles when he got back, the Beemer will do that to ya.

The 750, 4 cylinder was a piece of beauty. The 4 into 1 exhaust pipe was a popular add on, back in the day.

 The BMW just looks ready for an adventure. It's a 2013 liquid cooled 1200 GS.

 Test riding new motorcycles is always a Good Time!

Wow...How About a May Recap / May was a Blur so Here Goes

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BMW R1200 GS / 2013, new water GS. Over 700 miles in May to break it in. Rode in some challenging weather. It was snowing this morning on the ride in. That's why they call these motorcycles "Adventure Bikes".  

 Ride em in the May snow...

 Got some good mountain biking in, down by the river.

 Had a good road trip, 700 miles overnight to pick up 8 motorcycles in Wisconsin. The Ecoboost F150 pulled the 27 foot trailer with ease.

 Whitefish Lake still had ice well into the month of May. The winds were blowing at about 40 MPH this week-end so the lake ice was moving and shifting into the shoreline.

 Another motorcycle that I spent some time riding was a new Honda Goldwing, loaded. It is good to be able to ride these very nice motorcycles. They are all different and I like adjusting to the different riding styles.

 Then there were the turkeys that a saw on one of my motorcycle rides. Came around a corner and he was strutting in the middle of the road. There were a couple hen turkeys that he was showing off for.

 With all the funky weather, there was also some sunny days and brother Bill rode his vintage 750 Honda into town on a Saturday. This is his project bike that he rebuilt. It looks and sounds great.

 

 With having Mondays off, I was able to take a good road trip on the BMW R1200 GS. It was a good 280 mile day with a mix of paved and gravel roads all the way to the Iowa border and made a loop back to the east and stopped into my sons and daughter-in laws house for a good supper and then hammered the final 80 miles home. This is my favorite motorcycle to date. If you get a chance ya got to ride one... 

 Taking a break along the Country Roads...May was a good adventure month, I like the unpredictable weather, just wear the right clothing and I'm good to go.

Ride On!!

THE CREW introduces FLIGHT with Matt Entz

Traditional BMW R 1200 GS & The New Water Boxer BMW R 1200 GSX

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A comparison of the BMW R 1200 GS in pictures.

Air / oil cooled and the new 2013 air / oil / liquid cooled Beemer. The 2013 liquid cooled makes 125 horse power compared to the traditional 1200 GS makes 110 hp. There is a slight weight difference, with the liquid cooled about 5 pounds heavier.

 The new Water Boxer R 1200 GS. http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/us/en/index.html

 The traditional R 1200 GS.

Sking and Snowboarding at Afton Alps

Three Days in a Row on the Snow / Good Spring Snow with a Grandkid

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On the snow with grandson, teaching him some of the fundamentals of skiing. Imagine that, a snowboarder teaching a skier. It worked. We had a good time traveling all over the resort. Had a good lunch and enjoyed the Spring snow.

Afton Alps Ski Hill / Snowboarding & Tubing

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Mid winter conditions are giving us good snowboarding at the end of March at the ski hill.

 The view across the bridge at the fire pit and the info sign, below the front bowl.

 Funneling into the main bowl.

 On Patrol...

The Tube Park @ Afton Alps

 The gang came out to have a good time in the tube park.

 Hanging out with the Grandkids at the tube park.

Brothers being brothers...outdoors and good food. Keeping the energy level at a high level.

Good Times!!

Day 4 / Wyoming Snowmobile Trip

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This is the final day of the snowmobile trip to Wyoming. I have been a bit sidetracked the past weeks. Check out the final day of an epic backcountry snowmobile adventure.

Day 4 was a mix of snowmobile experiences and dealing with a bad tooth that flared up the previous evening.

Stuck was included in the snowmobile experience and pain was the experience with the body. Sometimes a person just has to overcome adversity to accomplish the goal. This time the goal was to ride the last day of the trip and then to load up and drive the 1100 miles to get home. The goal was accomplished.

This is my story recap of my adventure with adversity and the good people that I have in my life.

I got home the day after sledding in Wyoming, we drove 1100 miles over night. I was able to get into a dentist on Friday morning a day later and he immediately called my oral surgeon that operated on my broken face 4 years ago. I drove straight to the doctor office. My doctor made the decision to pull the tooth that had a broken root and had become terribly infected. It took a week to recover from the infection and it is still not 100%. It was pretty serious at the time. I am so grateful for my Doctor and his staff, they are the absolute best. The Dentist is a friend of mine that is on the Ski Patrol with me and I am very grateful for his wisdom and for him to come in on his day off and get the process started. Thanks to Weez for taking her day and spending it at the dentist then traveling to my Surgeons office while he put me out and yanked my tooth. Then she drove me home and picked up food and medicine for me. I was pretty wiped out.

Trenching, trees and steep. When you get stuck and it takes digging, the pack, jacket and helmet come off. Not good to sweat and get chilled. That is the reason I carry 2 shovels, 1 in my pack and 1 strapped to the sled. The shovel on the sled is easy to get to and that is the one I use the most. 

Some times the solution is to roll the sled out of it's trench and start over again.

Big Larry and his 800 Ski Doo / 163" track alongside my 800 Arctic Cat / 162" track...go big or stay home.

Mitch and his 800 Polaris / 159" track.

Sean riding his 700 Arctic Cat / 162" track.

This shot is the beginning of a 1500 foot climb through scattered trees and increasing steep powder. This was a blast to weave up the mountain, everybody scattered and picked their own line. The climb ended at about 10.500 feet and the top of the mountain.