Im so sorry for being remiss in updates....i did a gas n go run from Gardner KS to Summit Lake Wi and i pull into my dads place. Climb off bike and go into garage and knock....no answer! Im thinkin bad crap and Nobody around. I call my bro and tell him im at the ol man's but nobody is there, im expecting bad juju and my bro chuckles and says, Have ya tried His phone??? I respond in the negative and he says, Try it...i call my dads cell and he Answers! He says Ill be there in 20 minutes, im in the woods on my CanAm....ol fart rallied!

Im so sorry for being remiss in updates....i did a gas n go run from Gardner KS to Summit Lake Wi and i pull into my dads place. Climb off bike and go into garage and knock....no answer! Im thinkin bad crap and Nobody around. I call my bro and tell him im at the ol man's but nobody is there, im expecting bad juju and my bro chuckles and says, Have ya tried His phone??? I respond in the negative and he says, Try it...i call my dads cell and he Answers! He says Ill be there in 20 minutes, im in the woods on my CanAm....ol fart rallied!

I bought a HF trailer kit on July 4th-(25% off then). For about 180 bucks, followed advice from the various YouTube vids about em. Changed wire harness, switched to LEDs, quieted suspension, went with Ameerican Hardware, repacked bearings, had a front & rear rack n tongue stand custom built, added a power converter, carpeted inside and built a frame for inside w rubber rope tie downs, added 3 padlocks, changed tires to 6 ply, put on bearing buddies, along w a few other additions. Absolutely luv it! Could tell ya bout being airborne w it over an unmarked hump in road from old railway tracks at midnight....damn thing sailed fine and landed well, after i stopped the bike and stopped shaking, realized it didnt faze it, headed down the road... I load my GoldWing and the trailer heavily, its easy to forget its attached. That being said, how its loaded-(tongue weight), is CRITICAL. Ill be heading outta da NortWudds in WI in April to Arizona, itll be on and loaded. I carry a FULL campsite with me...hard to splain less u see it....but im the guy everybody comes to cuz if its needed, its likely loaded up w me. Solar Charging panels, 110 volt power converter, water filtration system....down to Pudgy Pie irons. If its summin you may need camping....odds are im packing it. YMMV

China Girl, David Bowie

I surely appreciate the warm thoughts and kind words. I'm at my daughter's now. Gonna spend a lil Time w my grandsons. We've been trading memories of their great grandpa. Sad but it is helping them & me. Forecast is holding, I just gotta wait till early morning Friday and I'm gone. Thanks ALL!!!!

Got camp bout packed up am gonna run to Gardner & stay w my eldest daughter till 1am Fri morn, gonna put on me cold weather gear and pound it North. Figure I should hit Albert Lea/LaCrosse area mid morning when temps are bearable then it's only 3-4 hrs North. I talked w Dad last night... Sounds awful but He Promised me he'd be waiting for me. He's worried bout me damnit. Told him that was Silly cuz I was taught to ride by the best Dad ever and I'd be fine.

Thanx Everybody. I got a window in the weather and am heading out Fri morn from here at 1am. I should be fine. He was One Hell of a Man for sure

Thanks Buddy! I'm dealing w my kids now bout their grandpa. Sucks. He took me to Sturgis when I was 14, bought me a 250 Bultaco Pursang and had his buddies throw a light kit on it & we strapped a back pack on the fender to hide the fact there were NO plates, stuck me in the middle of a group of his buddies and we spent 4 days cruising to Sturgis & Stopping early everyday at prearranged camps so we could hit the dirt each eve. Its one of my fav memories in my life. Love that ol man. Rev yer bike for Roger next time you climb on.

 My bro back in WI called. Our Father has been doing poorly the last year or so. He's 82 now and has been suffering from COPD from his youth working w Asbestos. I'm sitting here trying to type and tears are def flowing. My Daddy put me on mini bike at age of 5 and I've been riding since. Too many stories, he used to Trail Ride w a Triumph Bonneville that his dirt track buddies Balanced for him, f'ing thing was WICKED. He made sure I learned to hunt n fish...He Never made it past 6th Grade due to life on the farm. He's always been tougher than Whang Leather, was known for his Explosive behavior and would come at Anyone, if provoked, he went on to own a half dozen  business's in Omaha, was great friends w Hugh Harger, Michael Rosenblum & Warren Buffet-they really liked him and took him under their wings...Hugh left my Father a cpl businesses and part of man-made Lake in NE when he died in his will. Dad gave it ALL back to his family. He eventually became a millionaire a few times over. Retired at 48 to go back to the Northwoods and play... I'm sitting in my tent in KS and checking weather forecasts for Waterloo, Albert Lea & Wausau. I gotta get home, he may not be alive when I get there. Please send out some goodness for me...it looks like a 2 day break in weather up there this Friday/Saturday, I'm gonna make a run for it. Got to.  I'm Hurting Bad

I'm a fan of the 45 acp. Hard to beat as a defensive round. I'm also a person who loves 1911s....I carry a Commander in my cut that is a fantastic firearm. It was custom made by Gary Reeder. Also have a lil .380 semi auto that is usually somewhere on me. Yeah in today's F'd up PC liberal hell that we live in where perps have more rights than victims. Having flechettes in yer shotgun and or any special 'handloads' a Criminal Defense Atty will Contend that it Proves 'Pre Meditation' and that makes YOU the Bad Guy... What did Shakespeare say...First we kill ALL the Lawyers...

Yup, Common Courtesy....a concept that flourished briefly in the U.S. Till the PC movement & lawyers started to tear down this Nation. JMHO I couldn't wait to get outta TX, freaking illegals have ruined places like Waco.

I just happened to drive past w my Gal on the back bout 5 mins after it went down....Very Frickin Surreal being Mean Mugged by LE at Every Intersection holding Assault Rifles....had No Idea of WTF was going on till I got to my buddies place. Went back out for a ride and found at least One Squad Car at Every Hwy intersection coming into Waco on the routes I checked. LE was way outta line in my opinion on this f'd up situ. JMHO Be Safe

I just happened to drive past w my Gal on the back bout 5 mins after it went down....Very Frickin Surreal being Mean Mugged by LE at Every Intersection holding Assault Rifles....had No Idea of WTF was going on till I got to my buddies place. Went back out for a ride and found at least One Squad Car at Every Hwy intersection coming into Waco on the routes I checked. LE was way outta line in my opinion on this f'd up situ. JMHO Be Safe

Soooo, gotta ask...IF you see a rattler on the road when cruising on yer bike...do you Avoid it OR run the damn thing over???? Inquiring Northern Boys wanna know.

Soooo, gotta ask...IF you see a rattler on the road when cruising on yer bike...do you Avoid it OR run the damn thing over???? Inquiring Northern Boys wanna know.

Am in KS now visiting my grandsons and my oldest daughter. Bought the boys there first decent tent, sleeping bags & their first pocketknives. We had a cpl of knife sessions, then taught em how to set up camp. They come every wkend & camp w me LUV it. Am heading North to WI about 2nd wk o May. Gonna visit my Father and some Bros. Get a lil trout fishing in, update my Concealed Carry Permit and some other business for abit. Then gonna do a run around Lk. Mich down by Kalamazoo n see another daughter for a week or so...then, I think the Appalachians are calling me...dunno for sure yet tho... The bike is running great, Trailer is Fantastic, got all my gear rearranged and packed better, Tent is great no rain probs at all. It's Windy as hell here!!! Don't think I'd be happy in the Plains States. I'm camped bout 40 miles from my grandkids and that's nice. We are having a hoot on the wkends. I gotta get to a wifi spot & figure out how to post pictures, hasn't been a priority, but I will. Ride Safe

Steve, thanx, i will. I was born & raised bout 45 minutes from da yoopers. Luv da Nort Wuds! Am really looking forward to a run across mackinac and am gonna take some time to camp on the ride round lk Mich. Am planning on checking in w daughter near Kalamazoo.. We just may be crossing paths.

Yee Haa! The boys outdid themselves. Trailer is done. It looks Great and pulls Fine. I reloaded and redistributed me gear and its balancing out nicely. Am changing my oil tomm morn & doing another shakedown cruise.... I checked forecasts and have my route plotted, im Gonna Be In The Wind Thursday morning. Ill get pics of the trailer & bike tomm and ill get em loaded up on my profile pics. But that wont happen till Im hunkered down for abit, somewhere. Next week for sure.

Bang A Gong - T. Rex

Deerbrook WI