Tag Archives: Bike Week

Touring Motorcycles Suck

I despise touring motorcycles. In Florida these are, by far, the most common motorcycle you see on the road, almost always manned by a middle-aged man looking pretty damned smug and sure of himself.  Why do I despise them so much?  Let me iterate through my reasons: They are almost always ridden by middle-aged men […]

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2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic

Binary’s New Ride!

Yes – the Binary Biker finally has a new ride. Just in time for Daytona Bike Week 2012! My old ride, the 1992 Honda Nighthawk CB750 has served me well.  It has seen me through the toughest phases of my life, but she was a small bike and after my ride to Kentucky and back, […]

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Main Street, retro-style

Daytona Biketoberfest 2011

The weekend is over and the results are in: Biketoberfest 2011 was a success.  4 our of 5 drunk bikers agree.  I rode to Daytona on Saturday with my lovely wife, Carey, and my very, very good friend John.  On Sunday I rode by myself and met up with another good friend, Jaime, and his […]

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Daytona Bike Week 2010

Date:  March 5th, 2010 Starting Location: Orlando, FL Destination: Daytona Beach, FL Starting Mileage: 12,580.4 Distance Rode: 133.6miles (round trip) Ending Mileage: 12,714.0 Motorcycle: 1992 Honda Nighthawk 750 I haven’t been to Bike Week in two years.  My cancer prevented me from going last year.  You can imagine how excited I was to be able […]

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