An introduction, of sorts

Greetings and salutations!

This blog is something I've had on my mind for nearly a year now... I'm glad that I finally seem to have found the direction and motivation to make something of it.  And I'm equally thankful that you've taken the time to read it!

Originally, I envisioned this undertaking with a very specific purpose or theme - the idea was, I would do something motorcycle related every week and write about it.  Preferably ride, of course.

So perhaps that was a little ambitious.  Which is not necessarily to say that I didn't ride every week, but I'd say a lot of it was nothing really worth writing about.  Work, class, and life kind of took over and this endeavor got shelved.

Excuses, excuses.

If you know me, you  know that I talk about motorcycles incessantly.  All the time.  Probably second only to music.  With wintertime kind of reaching its apex, motorcycle show season is about to be in full swing, and I've already got the fever for 2012.  Maybe someday I'll be able to not have to take an "off season" but, as I have no where to put my bike to keep it out of the weather, I won't get to do any riding this year until it starts to warm up a bit and the threat of snow has passed.  So what to do with all this pent up motorcycle energy...?

I decided to revisit the biker blog idea (call it a New Years Resolution), but expand the scope a little... And suddenly I had a whole page of ideas for blog topics!  I took that as a solid clue... and that brings us to now.

So this blog will not just be a ride journal, as originally intended.  I definitely plan to include some of that, when the trips are worth writing about... I don't think anyone would be very interested in my random and aimless wanderings - "I rode for a couple hours, realized I had no idea where I was... Stopped, looked at my GPS to figure out how the hell to get home, and went back"... But trips with some structure and planning.  Journeys with destinations... You get the idea.

At this point, I also have a bit of a backlog of stories from the last year.  Hopefully, I can get through them before I hit the road this year so I don't get too behind!

I also intend to discuss gear, accessories, modifications/customization, lifestyle, trips I'm planning or want to take - which is as much for me to keep track of as it is for you, the reader - and whatever else motorcycle related I can think of.

I'm always open to questions, suggestions, ideas, constructive criticism, feedback, thoughts, musings, anecdotes, etc... So please, feel free to comment or share.

And whether you're a motorcycle enthusiast or not, I hope you enjoy this blog as much as I enjoy putting it together.

Thanks, and ride on!