Mike NiteRide

Yaquina Bay Bridge in Oregon, yesterday and then today...fire smoke made for an eerie day....

Good morning all... a friend of mine took these pics of New York Harbor and sights from over the weekend....I grew up in Bath Beach and watched the Verrazano Narrows bridge built in the early 60's...I haven't been back since a couple weeks before 9/11...but did enjoy the tall ships in 1986 for the Bicentennial plus ten event...ride hard, ride often, ride safer... :)

Good morning folks...hope all had a great Labor Day...over the past couple weekends, i have been from Donner Pass in CA to Bonneville Salt Flats to Angel Fire NM and Cimarron Canyon, and on to Clifton AZ, riding and grabbing some pics for Tour of Honor and HD Ride 365...some great roads out there folks...NM75 from Dixon to Mora and then NM434 up to Angel Fire is exceptional...I trailered across the Interstate...See More sections at nite to be able to enjoy the mountains by day...got home to heavy smoke filled skies as the fires from CA have us smoked out...stay safe all, ride hard, ride often, ride safer.... :)

added a 2017 Harley-Davidson® Freewheeler™ FLRT to his Garage

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this is what happens when people dont respect wild animals and approach their young....

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/08/14/motorcyclist-survives-violent-bison-attack-in-south-dakota/24590369/

Good evening all...a little Black Hills weather this evening...sunny to the south, black clouds to the north, and rain and hail here in the middle.... :)

Good morning all....been a great week here in Hill City...the rally is kicking off today, but there have been thousands of bikes here all week....excellent weather, just an occasional Tstorm passing thru....no pics to post, I have been recording videos all week of the roads I love here...got 20 hours of footage, and no idea how to edit them, lol....something to learn over the winter....meanwhile, another gorgeous day ahead of riding, thinking Devils Tower ride, and enjoying time with my sons....have a great day all....stay safe, ride hard, ride often, ride safer....

Good morning all....up in the Black Hills for Sturgis rally visit and to ride the gorgeous area...I was stunned how many people are here already....campgrounds are filling and the roads are already getting smothered with bikes..and the ATVs and UTVs have really flooded the area...a bit nervous about Covid here, maybe 1 in 10 are wearing masks, and social distancing is non existent....well, it should be fun, and the weather outlook this week is excellent....stay safe all...ride hard, ride often, ride safer, :)

Good afternoon folks....took these pics at the Vegas airport yesterday....only saw about 10 people there as we picked up my daughters boyfriend coming in from Portland....surreal to say the least....packing up to head to Sturgis on Friday....ride hard, ride often, ride safer....

Had us a rope tornado here this morning....

https://www.abc15.com/news/state/tornado-confirmed-east-of-kingman

Hope everyone had a safe and Happy Fourth of July....here in Kingman, our Locomotive Park display has been adorned in Blue in respect to Blue Lives Matter....we had a group of Black Lives Matter folks come thru and hold a protest in the same park, but left peacefully the same day....the gas lights made the photo lighting appear more purple than blue, but I am not a great photo guy, so no idea how to correct it....enjoy the rest of the weekend all, ride hard, ride often, ride safer.... :)

Morning!

Good evening all....had an encounter with a softball size rock on Laughlin Needles Hwy the other nite....van in front of me put on his right turn signal and then tapped his brakes...so I started to change to the left hand lane, and as I was checking my blind spot to my left, I felt the bike leap over what felt like a curb in the middle of the road, the jarring jolt ran up my arms and made my jaw shudder...after I...See More cleared it, I slowed and decided to go back and see what it was I hit....there in the roadway was this big ole nasty rough edged rock...so I parked and removed it from the roadway...then checked my tires, it was dark, so just gave them a once over to ensure no cuts or flats...everything seemed in order....off I went...no odd handling issues, no vibrations, the front tire seemed to be running true, so i continued on for another 100 miles...didnt much think about it again until this afternoon...I was taking the bike in for new tires when I noticed a wide shiny spot...duh, the rim was bent all to heck...it was on the left side, so when leaned over it was difficult to see...except for the appearance, the wheel is still true and rides just fine...go figure, lol....new $400 complete wheel is coming, so should be here in a week or so....still cant figure how I didnt end up on my side skidding down the road....my guardian angel is getting a work out these days....ride hard, ride often, ride safer.... :)

Sturgis 80th Rally has been approved by Sturgis City Council.... :)