"Nebraska State Parks Ride"
Our Flatlander BMW Motorcycle Club is sponsoring a ride itinerary called "8 in 12". It is a rider's challenge to see how many members can ride to each of Nebraska's 8 State Parks within a span of 12 months. You can view the images that I take during this group of rides at the following link on Facebook: "8 in 12" Flatlander Ride
"Nebraska to Alaska and Back Again'"
To celebrate retirement, I realized a motorcycle dream of riding to Alaska and back with a good riding friend, Tom. We were on the road (including some time on ferries) for 27 days in June and July. You can view 32 of the 400+ images that I took during the ride at the following album link on Facebook: Alaska Motorcycle Trip
Riding "Buds"
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| Stefan Sinclair
HD Street Glide |
Mike Sinclair
Vulcan 800 |
Vulcan 800 Classic |
Derek Babb
Honda Shadow |
Triumph Bonneville |
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| Jim Harper
Suzuki Volusia |
Terry Stentz
Harley 'Duece' |
Steve Clymer
BMW-R1150RT |
Marc Chauche
Honda ST-1300 |
Marc Wullschleger
BMW-K1200LT |
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| Chris Kingery
Road King Classic |
Dave LeBlanc
Vulcan 750 |
Witold Lehmann
BMW-R1150R |
Jim Moore
Harley Softail Deluxe |
Alan Fosler
Harley Ultra |
"Memories"
After getting my driver's license in the mid "60's", motorcycles were my means of transportation. My grandmother's house was on the way home from the motorcycle shop, so I would stop there to show her each of my new purchases. She always rode as my 'first' passenger. What a 'trooper'!!! The black & white photos below were taken by her in the front yard of her home.
The colored photo is of my brother and me at our home in Omaha. I can imagine my Mom yelling at us to get the bikes off the grass!!
In January of 2001, almost 40 years after buying my Cushman, I purchased a Kawasaki Vulcan 800 so that I could travel with my 3 sons on a trip to Seattle and back.
Having put 32,000 miles on that bike and now convinced of my renewed passion for motorcycle travel, I purchased a BMW "R1150 RT" in August of 2004 as the next evolution in my mid-life "motorcycle crisis".
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| My "used"
baby blue Cushman |
My "new"
Honda 150 'Dream' |
My brother Robert & me
on my Honda 150 in 1964 | My "new"
Honda 305 'Super Hawk' |
My brother Robert
& me in 1967 |
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| Kawasaki Vulcan '800' in the showroom
the day I made the purchase in Jan. 2001 |
My Vulcan '800'
after some serious 'customizing' |
My BMW 'R1150RT'
shortly after its purchase in 2004 |
Obviously enjoying the 'RT'
@ Crazy Horse Monument |