Welcome to
My very good friend Bill Asher from Missouri
spent a lot of time putting this video together.
He was videoing me sometimes when I didn't even know it.
We've ridden a lot together---mostly on WR250's.
Thanks so much Bill for the memories that are in this video. I am forever grateful.
It pretty much tells my life story.
I started ridng when I was 17 years old and
have owned over 70 motorcycles and am 73 years old now. I left home when
my mom told me I'd never have one---bless her heart. Anyway here is a link to
all those bikes along
with a few lines about the bike and where it took me. So click the link below.
A trip down
memory lane for me---but I think you'll get a kick out of it. I've really never
had another hobby.
Riding bikes and my family has always been my life.
Click to See All The Bikes I've owned
My Adventure Van Build--a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Click HERE
For those new to my website---the bulk of my website chronicles
the offroad adventure rides that I have
taken around the U.S., Canada, The Yukon, Alaska, Baja and old Mexico
Below are many links to those rides.
Ryker Ride part 2
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Ryker Ride Part 1
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Loosenut Ride In Southern Indiana Fall 2024--Watch
Video Below
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Sycamore Springs in Indiana Campout --watch
video
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Hoosier National Forest Ride--spring
2024
Just watch the video, it's all on there.
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May 2024...friends I've know and ridden with all my life re-visit
some of our favorite roads and places In Missouri.
"Don't Let The Old Man In". Video below.
FooFest In Indiana Spring 2024--A Honda CT 125 Ride...My buddies Loosenut and Road Dad join me.
BigDog And his favorite old Bridge...it's near me and I keep wondering who's going first--------Me or It ????
Watch Video Below
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Bob'sFort...Froze our
butts off. Himalayan and KLR--Watch Video below
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Loosenut Dual Sport Ride in Harmony State Park in Indiana.. Fall 2023...We camp in the park and ride all around the area------and stuff happens as usual. I ride my Honda CT125 and Sam Correro shows up.
Fern Clyffe State Park Camping And Ride.......2 CT125's have some more fun.
Fall
2023----- Many rides and video's of Fall riding our
here.
More Summer 2023.........Southern Illinois and the Shawnee National Forest
Summer 2023...Riding
with friends down in Kentucky, Alabama, Tennesee and Mississippi.
And oh yes........Illinois.
Winter 2023......Lots of interesting pictures and videos
Long Way UP-Tour
Of Idaho 2008 Below is a video of that
ride that has been lost for 14 years. No one has seen it all this time.
So as of 11-30-2022 All can watch this video. I rode it on a 2006 Husqvarna
610 which had been to Mexico several times and the coast of Oregon on the TAT
before
many people had rode it. Tim Rhodes my riding partner rode an XR650R.
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Fall 2022 Part 2----Shawnee National Forest Of Southern Illinois.
Fall 2022 Part 1--Kentucky and Tennessee
Wyoming Back Country Discovery
Route---Some Wyoming BDR, Some Wyoming TAT, Some
CDR and just plain exploring around. Dingweed
(Scott Stevenson) and Loosenut (Steve Fritchely) are my riding buddies.
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Monkey See---Monkey Do.....a
nice ride in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennesee.
Watch the Video.
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Winter 2021
and 2022....Riding, Mountain Biking, Camping
Missouri, Arkansas and Lots of Texas. Sit back--this is a long 4 months trip.
Click On Video----camping
ride on the Ohio River in Kentucky 2021
Click On Video---single track
riding in the Shawnee National Forest. 2021
Click On Video---a little ride
in the Shawnee National Forest 2021
Texas 2021...mostly Big Bend National Park
Texas 2020....Me and my wife head South in the motorhome with toys in tow.
Cannonball Run October, 2020....a race.
October, 2020...Single Track riding in the Shawnee Forest of Southern Illinois
Watch the Video....
701's Get Out Of The Barn.....
A South Dakota Ride September, 2020
My buddy High Five joins me on this one.
Missouri
Adventure Loop 2020----About 2,000 miles of Missouri
Scenic Backroads
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Wyoming
TAT 2020 -----We herded a lot of cattle on this ride---yee
haw !!!!
June, 2020----went down riding in Mississippi and Tennesee for a few days.
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May, 2020---our son came home for my birthday
and mothers day.
We went for a ride--------watch the video
2020 Headed
South again.....
3 Months down at the border----the coolest thing I did was
on my bicycle
The coolest thing my wife Debi did was finally getting into Mexico...without
a passport..and stuff happens.
Home
On The Range......a 2 month trip thru Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
Utah, and Colorado.....
I was graciously given a great honor and award
at the 3 Step Hideway just recently.
The story is.........Here
Idaho
Montana 2019....with my buddies Dingweeds and Hairlipdog---plus
a father and son team.
New Addition to the TAT--June,
2019------Watch Video
I ride a new part of the Trans America Trail
that is not published yet---I was the first to ride it.
First Ride On My Honda CB500X---June
2019---Watch Video
Laurel Hill Wildlife Management In Tennesee
Swinging Bridge Ride 2019...Just
watch video below
TOT---Trans Ohio Trail---Spring 2019
Southwest
to get out of the cold---2018-19.
Fall 2018....Trail
riding, dualsport riding, adventure riding, camping and hiking
in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Indiana. It's all about the fall colors.
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2018 Best Of
Montana Memorial ride for an old friend.
RIP Ron Haraseth.
A big and small bike ride thru Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
Tuktoyaktuk..........a
small town of 900 people in the Northwest Territory of Canada.
A town that has always been cut-off from the rest of the world-----until now.
June/July 2018
Mid Atlantic Back Country
Discovery Route---Another BDR ride.
It starts in Damascus Virginia and ends here--New York of all places.
Up Around The Bend--actually
Bends.
Texas Hill Country and Big Bend National and State Parks winter 2018.
And a ride along the border where we see "The Wall"
2017 Missouri "Loosenut" ride............a
2 day dualsport ride put on by my buddy
Steve Fritchley AKA "Loosenut". This ride was a hoot---but it's not
getting a ride report.
Just 2 really good You-Tube Video's I think you'll enjoy. I did the video and
Loosenut did the comic relief.
Here's the video Links.
Part
One
Part
Two
A Fall Ride On My
Africa Twin.......
Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky and Indiana---2017
Nevada Back Country Discovery
Route 2017
A 1,800 Mile ride of the NVBDR on my KTM 350EXC---and other riding
in the states of Nevada, Arizona,
Idaho, California and Utah
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Best Of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho 2017
A 1,600 mile offroad camping ride on my KTM
690.
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Ozark Adventure Trail 2017
A 2,000 mile mostly offroad solo ride thru Missouri and Arkansas------and
stuff happens.
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Baja 2017----Adios pantelones
II
High Five, Dingweeds, Road Dad and Tragic Overlander join me
on this one.
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African
Twin Solo Out East--Indiana,
Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Meet Me In Montana
2016---a 9 day camping ride that traverse's
some of the Best Of Montana.
It was done on my WR250R. My buddies, Road Dad, Dingweeds and others join me.
Meet
Me In Montana 2016---Part 2
A ride on my African Twin
New Mexico Back Country Discovery Route
April 2016..........and we do the Arkansas 500 trailride
and the new version of
Sam Correro's New Mexico Shadow Of The Rockies route on the way.
About 2,600 miles of mostly offroad.
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Baja
2016. February--4 riders start----3 finish.
Riders include the infamous Dingweeds, Road Dad, High Five and me---------none
of us are no Dingweeds...let's get that clear.
This ride could have been called: "Several Acts Of Kindness In Baja"
Or: "Adios Pantelones"
You decide.
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A Revisit to the
Trans America Trail 2015_____Kentucky,
Tennesse, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma,
New Mexico, Coloroado, Utah, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois.
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Montana 1000 Ride 2015----a great ride that encompassed both Montana and Idaho
TAT
Extension East to Cape Hatteras.
My buddy Steve Fritchely (Loosenut) lays out
a route from the original TAT all
the way to Cape Hatteras on the Atlantic ocean---------and stuff happens.
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Arkansas 500........April 2015 on my WR250R
March Moto Madness Rally/Tellico Plains, TN---2015 A great ride near the Smokey Mtns. on my WR250R.
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Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona/Winter 2015.......A very different ride
for me as I not only rode my motorcycle a lot
but did some mountain biking and hiking---a solo trip for me.
Mountain Biking....this picture in Palo Duro state park in Texas.
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Hiking...this picture in Chiracahua National
Monument in Arizona
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And of course-----riding my motorcycle. Pictured
here right at the Mexican border Northwest of Presidio, Texas.
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Chasing the
Fall Colors in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma.........this
ride was done solo
in October of 2014 on my KTM 690. And of course----------stuff happens.
Idaho and Montana
Ride 2014.....4 Yamaha WR's ride some more Idaho and Montana
backroads.
Arkansas, Missouri and
Eastern Oklahoma---and the SLAP Rally
Like the smokey mountains--------less the people.
Utah------3 Step Hideaway---Mobius 13---and horsing around the ranch 2014
Terra---izing TexasFebruary,
2014---Texas Hill Country--Big Bend National and State Parks escaping
the brutal winter of 2014.
The Colorado and
Utah Backcountry Discovery routes-----and much more.
September 2013
The
Katy Trail-----how come I had no trouble---rode hard all
day long for days on end and never went more than
60 miles each day ??????
Mobius 11--the
saga continues as me, Dingweeds, the Mobius riders and others ride thru the
deserts of Arizona, Nevada and Southern California.
It was an outstanding ride-------it took me awhile---but I did get a movie made
of this ride.
Fall Spring Hunt-------a 4 day ride in Beautiful Southern Missouri---and I finally find "Stupid Dog Spring"
LooseNut
Dual Sport
the 2012 and 2013 events are both on this page-----Southwest
Indiana
2012
Fall Ride Down thru Kentucky, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri on my KTM950---solo.
On this ride I ride the new Mississippi portion of the TAT (Trans America Trail).
Mobius10--2012------This
ride starts in Idaho Falls, Idaho and goes North thru Montana almost to Canada,
Back down Montana,
all the way down thru Wyoming and into Colorado----about 2,500 miles for me
and my buddy Dingweeds. We'll will join Dr. Rock and LDF
and others on this ride.
BigDog/Dingweeds
in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico----July,
August 2012
Me and Dingweeds ride out West for a couple weeks
and are joined by Sam Correro and John Clements for a couple days.
And me and the Dingweeds--------go where 2 old geezers on loaded bike shouldn't
have went------but we did anyway.
The
New for 2012 Tennessee Trans America Trail this
story includes, my retirement day and party,
me and Bill Ashers ride down to Corinth, Mississippi for a ride with Sam Corerro
(creator of the TAT)------riding the new
Tennessee TAT-----and riding part of the TET (Trans Eastern Trail).
BigDog is off the porch--------for good.
Alaska
7,000 miles-----me and my buddy Scott make it
all the way to the Arctic ocean---and stuff happens !!!!
2 Yamaha WR250's go the distance.
Finding Old Illinois Bridges----and on-going saga---updated 2-27-12 .
Mississippi River--and the blown up levee------just a day ride---but a good one.
TransArkansasTrail--TART----a 5 day ride thru Arkansas and into Oklahoma on my WR250R.
Hoosier National Forest Ride---a 2 day ride in the Hoosier National forest of Southern Indiana
Spring----Spring
Hunt
....a 2-day ride into Missouri hunting springs...this link takes
you
to the short story on the AdvRider site.
Mississippi
Hill Country....My ride and visit with Sam Correro......the
creator of the
Trans America Trail. We ride a published route of his down in Mississippi---and
some that is not available
to the public yet. This ride was done in November, 2010.
Mexico to Canada---and then some.....another way---5,300 miles on Yamaha WR250R's
The Bridge........a solo ride in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah on my KTM 950-----how far would I ride to see a bridge ?????.............pretty dang far !!!!
Me And My Sons Last Ride Together.....Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and New Mexico. It's not all about the ride.
East Of The Divide----A sweet solo ride on my 950 KTM heading to my son's house in Durango, Colorado.
Fall Color ride 2009----I ride my Yamaha WR250R down thru Missouri and Arkansas trying to soak up all the Fall Colors---a 1,200 miles solo ride.
Shadow Of The Rockies Trail/Colorado-----my WR250R and a KLR ride Sam Correro's Colorado portion of his Shadow Of The Rockies Trail---and then ride on in to Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and back down thru Colorado----2,476 miles on a 250.
Poncho And Lefty A Southern New Mexico and Arizona 1,700 mile unsuported adventure ride I took in January 2009 on my Yamaha WR250R with my buddy on a KLR
Missouri Mill Tour A several day ride to some really neat and beautiful stuff in the Southern Missouri Hills. There are a lot of old grist mills still standing in Missouri--and I go to several of them.
Long
Way UP BigDog and The Breeze ride the Tour Of Idaho Trail---a
1,300 mile road
and trail from the Utah border---to the Canada border.
Trans
Wisconsin America Trail This adventure ride starts at the
Wisconsin--Illinois border and runs mostly offroad to a bluff overlooking
Lake Superior. I rode it alone on my KLR in June of 2008.
Shadow Of The Rockies Trail --Join me as we ride Sam Correro's newest ride thru New Mexico------a 700 mile trailride which starts at the Mexican border in Texas and ends up at the Colorado border where it crosses Sam's well known Trans Am Trail.
Barrancas Del Cobre -----A Husky TE610 and Honda XR650R travel some different routes around the Mexican Canyons and beyond.
Ozark Mountain Daredevils -----Fall 2007-----a dirt ride ?? a dualsport ride ??? an adventure ride ???----Well yes--it was !!!
Taylor Park Colorado July, 2007.... 9 dirt bikers hit the trails and mountain passes----am I too old to still ride a real dirt bike ????
Little Dog Gets Off The Porch June, 2007....BigDog, GasPipe and Killer take the big bikes to the pacific Northwest--and little dog................well,.........takes the little bike. 4,500 miles of Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
200 Miles Of Bad Road BigDog and GasPipe in the Mark Twain Forest of Missouri--March 2007
Baja Asylum Run 2007---or Tahlequah 2 ??Offroad adventure ride thru Baja, Mexico--5 riders start---only 2 finish.
Pandilla Terraceria a Creel (gang of dirt riders to Creel) A Mexican Adventure
Great River Gravel Road Ride A scenic backroad ride of Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri
Peoria TT the 58th running of my favorite motorcyle race
The Western TAT----- or "Trans Am Trail"---Offroad ride from Arkansas to the Pacific ocean in Oregon.
Hoosier Hookey Ride It's fall in beautiful Indiana----we try to drowned a new KLR, find many new "old" bridges, and take a ride thru a live railroad tunnel--no, I still haven't growed up !!!
Shawnee Forest Fall Color Tour There is no toilet paper on "The Road Less Traveled"
Arkansas Fall Color Tour 2005 We ride the Fall Color Tour Dualsport and get to hang out with Scott Harden--the man who headed the USA Paris to Dakar race team in 2005.
Homeless HoeDown The long way round'--to the adventure rider rally in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Le
Tour De Divide
A 2,700 mile offroad journey from Canada to Mexico--if Lance Armstrong can ride
this far in the mountains--so can we !!!!!
Flag Day Adventure 3 KLR's, a KTM 950 and 1150GS ride the Missouri and Arkansas mountains-----and actually camp !!!!
GasPipe and BigDogAdventures Team Up two internet buddies finally meet and do some great riding in Southern Missouri
April Fools Ride 5 riders get really soaked---and it never rains ???
It's
a Bummer Snowfari
Eastern TAT Trans-America Trail----7
riders ride the Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas portions of the TAT.
2004 Weekend Madness Join
me on just some short weekend rides to some really neat places I've went throughout
the year.
Mid-Ohio Vintage Days July 16th-18th, 2004
Swinging Bridges Dualsport 8 riders on 650 dualsports find and ride over the old and historic swinging bridges on the backroads of Missouri.
Mexico--Copper Canyon 9 days in Mexico--much more than just copper canyon. With a little trip thru big Bid Bend National park before coming home.
Kenny's Missouri Dualsport ----An awesome 2-day ride in the beautiful Mark Twain National Forest.
2003 KLR Shawnee Forest Dualsport -----Klr's, DR Suzukis and Beemers do a backroad ride in Southern, Illinois.
2003 Arizona Adventure --------Bears, scorpions, tarantulas, rattlesnakes, and cactus needles call us to the backcountry of Arizona on a KLR650, DR650 and XR400.
2002 Fall Adventure Ride 4 adventure riders tackle the backroads of the Appalachain Mountains---BMW R1150GS, DR650, BMWF650 and BMW 650 Dakar.
2002 Moab Dualsport ride from Moab, Utah to the North rim of theGrand Canyon and back!! 1,700 miles of rocks, sand, dirt, washes, mountain passes and jeep trails--On a Suzuki DRZ400S and DR650.
2000 Offroad and Backroad Trip to Colorado
2001 Colorado Mountain Pass Ride----------3 riders tackle the high mountain passes of Colorado on a several day offroad dualsport adventure--on a Suzuki DRZ400S, DR650 and Honda XR600L.
2001 Arkansas 650 Adventure --4 riders, 5 days, rain, floods, flat tires, cold--well you get the picture !!!!! On 2 BMWF650's, DR650, BMW650 Dakar.
2001 Arkansas Trailride ---the tornado almost made it too much fun !!
Below are links to my bike build threads--some I no longer own.
Click
..........to see my 2023 Royal Enfield Classic 350 stuff.
Click....To see my 2023 Kawasaki build page.
Click.....To see my 2022 Honda CT125 Video and pics
Click....to see my 2021 KTM 390 Adventure build thread.
Click...to
see my 2019 Honda CB500X build thread.
Click.....To see my 2020 Husqvarna 701
build page.
Click........to my 2014 690 Build Page
Click to my 2016 Honda Africa Twin Build Page
Click to see my 2008 Yamaha 250R Build Page
Click to see my 2019 Royal Enfield Build Page
Click to see my 2019 Honda 250 Rally Build Page
Click to see my 2016 KTM 350 EXC Build Page
Click To see my Husqvarna 650 Terra Build Page
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