Back Road Motorcycle Rides

Motorcycle rides on back roads and through scenic country.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Kawasaki Concours "Classic" Ride Review

What is it like to live with a Concours Classic? Well the short answer is that it is like living with a good friend that lives on coff...

Monday, January 27, 2014

A Picnic In Old Florida

We enjoyed a nearly perfect day for a ride on the TU250 and the Vulcan this past weekend. The day dawned crystal clear and cool. By the ti...

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Cross Creek, Old Florida, and The Yearling Restaurant

We spent a wonderful day on the bike today. The goal was much the same as it usually is, we set out to explore back roads and see rural Am...

Monday, October 14, 2013

Tail of the Dragon, Moonshiner 28, The Gauntlet, and other great rides

My good riding buddy, and father in law, Gary and I took a nice bike ride last week to ride the Tail of the Dragon. The Dragon is a great d...

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

A Story of Nothing

Well we have had a very slightly cooler, but still hot summer. We have also had an unusually high amount of rainfall. The monsoon se...

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Suzuki TU250X Does it Again

The weather in central Florida has been wetter than usual lately. We are known as the sun shine state and the sun does shine nearly e...

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Little Switzerland, N.C.

We had a chance to get away over the long 4th of July weekend so decided to head for the hills of North Carolina. Because time was limited ...

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About Me

Back Road: I'm a long time biker that has owned many bikes of all styles. I have begun to gravitate toward bikes that more closely match my desire for the freedom of back roads and the more rural parts of our world. In the stable at this time, there is a cruiser that is at its best clugging around the back roads. It begs to be ridden like a big old lawn chair on wheels. It is ready to take you through a slow ride so you can soak up the smells and sights of rural America. There is also a Yamaha SR400. This bike is a bit of an old crock with a modern convenience or two. Sharing duties with these bikes is a Suzuki DR650. A do it all type bike that is pretty close to a two wheeled Jeep. No frills, but able to go most anywhere. Finally, there is a Suzuki TU250 single cylinder bike that enjoys a ride anywhere but the highway. Then again highways are no fun for me either. This bike is a blast and it reminds me of why I started riding in the first place and it helps me see what we have lost, and gained, as todays bikes have become more and more specialized. All four are great bikes.

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