New puppy in the family!

Last night we brought home Bailey, a six-week old Chihuahua-Toy Fox Terrier mix (we think). We figured we really didn't have enough animals already... :P





Next to Lula, who is a fairly small dog herself

County Champs, again!

A big CONGRATS to the C. Milton Wright cheerleaders for winning their 23rd CONSECUTIVE Harford County Championships!! That's quite an accomplishment and we're all immensely proud of the hard work and dedication that got them to the top.

The Varsity squad at a recent game


Putting up a stunt at the competition


The next step for them is Regionals, which will be held on November 8th. Good luck, ladies!

Moto Photos

Various cool pics of motorcycles and motorcycle related things. I'll add to this one as I find images I like.

Cool kid, cool dad :)


GREAT light in this shot! I wish I could take pictures like this!


That's a hell of a way to wash your bike! Also known as being bitten by the Dragon :)


Now THAT'S a burnout!






Knee sliders?? Heck, this guy needs elbow sliders!


Home sweet home on the road


Don't try this at home


With winter coming, I thought I'd post these: who says you can't ride in the snow??


I can't decide which I like best, so I posted them both.


Check out this pint-sized racer! You know what they say about the size of the dog in the fight...


If you love your bike, let it go. If it comes back to you, you just highsided...




The road is calling you...

ps - if you know where I can find roads like this - send me a message!

Clicky to watch the animation. One more for the "Stupid Hurts" category!


From advrider.com, they have the coolest photos...


Suzanne, as seen from Ranger's rear view mirror (svrider.com) Nice pic, Ranger!


Photoshopped, but still cool


Oops!


Sparkies!


Click on it to see the full sized version


Here's one I took at Conowingo Dam near where I live. There are TWO of these signs in the Dam park area!



Ah, the coolness of this picture... [must get mirrored visor for photo ops!]


Check out this guy. This could be titled "How not to do a wheelie" or "When wheelies go bad!" That's gonna leave a mark...


Which brings me to the next picture (sort of)


Mad skillz, yo! Ruben Xaus, backin' it in on a Ducati Hypermotard!


This guy's ON FIYA!


This one's for you (and you know who you are!)


Oh, snap!

Homecoming

Last Saturday was Homecoming weekend at my daughters' high school. So of course I had to take pictures of my beautiful girls!



April and Katie, being as serious as usual :p


Katie and her date Matt


Katie and Krystal


We had a couple of the cheerleaders over...


Hmmm, I wasn't the only one who wanted to take pictures...

Auxiliary lighting

So I've been wanting to add some auxiliary lighting for a while now. Love the Motolights, but I wanted to see what I could come up with on a smaller budget. I like the "triangle of light" concept. I hope that simply MORE light will make me more visible, and the triangle will help my bike to stand out as a separate vehicle rather than blend in with the headlights of the cars behind me.



I've been trolling for PIAA's on eBay for a while, but was never really sure what would work best. I finally settled on some PIAA 002 X Extreme lights and got them for $46. If you got them for less, please don't tell me.

I chose them because they were only 35 watts, and I am concerned about using too much power and being stranded with a run-down battery. I would actually prefer to have a freight train headlight, but for some reason I don't think that would work. My bike, an SV650, doesn't generate a lot of surplus power (I think I have about 125 watts to play with, and like to run a GPS occasionally and have heated gear when it's cold. I'll probably still have to choose between heat or light.) Plus they looked about the right size and weren't fugly.

I was a little worried about how I was going to mount them and have been looking through various forums for ideas. When they came in, a friend helped me wire them up, and I mounted them right where the front wheel reflectors were. Put some wire conduit around the white wire harness to clean it up. The brackets have two slotted holes for mounting, but I only used one. It seems pretty solid, but I'll have to keep checking them to make sure they stand up to vibrations and velocity. The best thing of all is how BRIGHT they are!

They are smaller than I thought they would be, but they blend in with the bike really well (in my most humble opinion). I'm very happy with them. Here's some pics of them, they actually look brighter in person.

Happy Birthday to my boy!

Happy 20th birthday Ryan!



I don't tell you nearly enough, but I love you very much and am very proud of the man you have become!

Lula, Bruce, Shelby, and Bailey

Here is our ever-growing menagerie of domestic wildlife (??). We've had Lula for a few years, but "the boys" came to us rather suddenly about a year ago. It's taken about that long for them to get used to each other.

Lula is our little bundle of energy. She was a rescue dog, found when she was only two days old. We think she's a rat terror...err...terrier. She's a wonderful little dog with boundless energy and a very sweet disposition. Did I mention she has a lot of energy?












This is Bruce. He is a very sweet little guy, but is the original 'fraidy cat. He likes to hide on top of various pieces of furniture as seen here :)

















Shelby is Bruce's brother, and truly thinks he is king of all he sees. He has serious "catitude", yet he'll follow me around like a puppy. Funny little guy.

















Update! On October 30th, we brought home Bailey! Tiny and cute, so far she's fitting in pretty well.