by Doug Thompson | Feb 21, 2017 | Motorcycle Musings, Musings
Celebrated quality time on Presidents Day Monday on on two different motorcycles — my Harley Switchback and Amy’s Can-Am Spyder. Different bikes, different styles, different ways to ride. The Switchback is a classic cruiser, based on...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 9, 2015 | Musings
Third anniversary today of the great cow encounter on U.S. 221 between Cave Spring and the bottom of Bent Mountain. Facebook reminded of the event with a photo of the odometer of my 2009 Harley-Davidson Super Glide. It struck 100,000 miles the day before —...
by Doug Thompson | Mar 21, 2015 | Musings
A weekend to ride, think and reflect. Spring arrived Friday afternoon and the weather is pleasant for Friday and Saturday. So my Harley Switchback and I are headed out, first for a visit for coffee and donuts, and then on the road for some time to ride. Part of this...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 9, 2014 | Musings
Two years ago — November 9, 2012 — while traveling on my Harley-Davidson Super Glide from Riverhead High School near Staunton back to Floyd after a first round playoff game for the FCHS Buffaloes, I came up on cattle in the roadway on U.S. 221 at Poague...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 6, 2014 | Motorcycle Musings, Video
The sun is coming up on another cool but beautiful morning, the Harley is waiting in the garage and I will be on it soon for a ride and breakfast. A few months ago, it was still a question over whether or not I could ever ride a motorcycle again. Doctors resolved...
