Wow; Chick Magnet then Dude Magnet. Kinda went off the rails. Thx OM. Kinda felt like I was young again. Better get Red Seat out; go for a ride and cool off.![]()
Wow; Chick Magnet then Dude Magnet. Kinda went off the rails. Thx OM. Kinda felt like I was young again. Better get Red Seat out; go for a ride and cool off.![]()
I want to give a shout-out of thanks to two establishments in the Mid-South. The Old Airport Club in West Memphis, Ark. and ShakeRag Bar and Grill in Millington, Tn.. Both welcome the motorized 2-wheel rider class. Generally, I’m a solo/lone rider, but I do like rolling into a welcoming establishment from time to time.
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I had a big time.
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My buddy JD wears a billboard size T![]()
I like wearing my Stich. But, as of late I’m hanging with the bikers. When I wear the Stich, I get the usual brain dead comments, U an Astronaut or U planning on crashing? Gets a little old. But I like wearing some protection. I like jeans, so I wear Draggin Jeans. Kevlar is heavy.
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In the butt.
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In the knees.
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The top belt is the belt I normally wear. It ain’t enough. Went to a wider belt, to hold up the heavy jeans
Still wasn’t quite enough, Suspenders. Old man suspenders. Ok, I’m an old man.
I have an old school Belstaff riding outfit. Good old school stuff, wax cotton. The pants were heavy. Found some heavy duty suspenders, Popular Mechanics. Really good stuff. Decided I needed the same for the Kevlar jeans. Got what I thought was the same suspenders, they were Roebucks. They ain’t as heavy duty. Get the Popular Mechanics or equivalent.
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Both are 2 inches wide, the Popular Mechanics are the one to buy.
Yep, I’m a two-wheel fashionista. I try to cover the whole gamut of 2-wheel riding.![]()
Paul Glaves - "Big Bend", Texas U.S.A
"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell
http://web.bigbend.net/~glaves/
Quite a few years ago I met the late gentleman rider John Lyle. At the time he had just purchased a 2 piece Belstaff suit. John was kinda tall and slim, he was impressive looking in Belstaff. He rode all of North America, U.S., Alaska, Canada, Mexico. I ran into him a couple of years later. The suit was in tatters. Patched and duck taped back together. He had totally worn it out. John, U going to get another one. No, I think I’ll get me a Stich. I think that was what he was wearing until he passed. What a Guy/Gentleman. RIP John
I miss the Belstaff clothing…….even miss the smell of the peat infused flannel lining from the deeper mud holes on the single-track.
This is a great spot- https://britishmotorcyclegear.com/
OM
"You can do good or you can do well. Sooner or later they make you choose." MI5
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2009 F800GS 1994 TW200
Never been to the mother country, to ride thru bog single track trails. I have rode thru the Ozarks and Ouchita’s mountain trails on my Beemer’s. Probably not even close to the bogs of the British Isles. My old riding buddy Greg got me started riding motorcycles; a BMW R50/5 on those trails, totally crazy, but looking back, it made me a better rider. And most important, I survived to tell the tale.![]()
Actually now that I think about Greg started me riding trails along the ridges and bluffs north of Memphis; close to the Mississippi River. A lot like the Ozarks in Arkansas. Great memories, glad I can remember it. I was riding GS style, but I didn’t know it back then.