Adventures of the Antirider Rider

We make the trek to Taylorsville, NC to watch race with the North Carolina Hare Scrambles Association and meet up with Mark and his lil’ sis Lisa. Bikes are everywhere! We go scope the race set up. Mark is getting his game face on. The volunteers get the riders ready and tagged. Bikes start to line up. It’s [...]

We meet at the local Cycle Gear.  Perry has a very interesting set up for hauling the new as he calls it two smoker. Roberto arrives on his DR 650 AKA the pig. I use a coupon and buy myself a summer jersey.  Of course summer is technically over but better late than never.  Plus [...]

Blue steel strikes again! Cameron and Chad load up the trailer Carolina Adventure World has a nice welcome center with rocking chairs. Unfortunately the grill isn’t open during the week so Todd puts together a meal of microwave eats. I have a debate between shorts and long tights.  I definitely need some summer socks.  These [...]

When Brendan says he’s too busy, he’s really not THAT busy to do some light off roading in the Jeep.    We roll back to the playground on two wheels – that’s two wheels for each person. We stop at the mud puddle (swamp) that has claimed it’s share of bikes and vehicles. Brendan shows [...]

Chad gets a new trailer just for the occasion. Mark is so proud of drinking the orange kool-aid. Jason washes his boots BEFORE the ride. I love the colorful laundry bag. You know the deal.  I buy these new motorcross pants right before I break my leg. You’re supposed to roll around and get the [...]

Jason has loading down to a science. We pick up two hitch hikers named Chad and Mark. Chad’s new trailer is very convenient. Even chicken buckets are pink now.  Chad reminds us that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women well beyond breast cancer.  However he also adds that tatas are more [...]

It’s dark.  It’s cold.  It’s time to drink the kool-aid. The transaction begins. From the previous owner to the new owner Light it up in the night. In the day you can see just how awesome it is.  Congratulations to the happiest camper Mark! Another accomplishment is the sky is done which means the entire [...]

Dear Faithful Blog Reader, It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt at the ADVrider Fuzzy Beaver Rally. The morning started with a cold but pleasant ride up to the overlook.  As I’m coming down the mountain, something doesn’t feel right.  The only thing that changed is David put some air in my tires.  [...]

Jason takes the DR out for a test spin as we prepare for the ADVrider Fuzzy Beaver Rally Then gets it ready to load up on the truck. The XT is the next to go. Here’s a self portrait in the dirty mirrors. It’s time to gas up the truck and bikes. We show up [...]

The grueling part about being trailer queens is loading up and getting ready.  This is even worse in the rain.  I’m not sure how I managed but Jason has the tiniest peg leg in that first photo.   We meet up with Brendan and Todd the next morning and gas up the trucks and bikes. [...]

Congrats to our very own Kevin, owner of Wicked Thunder in Lenoir, NC for placing first in the Novice Group at the Coyote Creek Trials Center! In this episode, we have Kevin and his fan club: Brendan, Jason, and me. Just a bit ago, someone decided to build a pond on their private property.  In [...]

Chad and I dragged Jami on his Supermoto for some very mild sewer line riding. The terrain was nice and flat so the street tires could handle it.   We didn’t get far before we saw our first ever No Trespassing sign. At the next fork, we found some MX guys. Oopsie!  They came up [...]

Life is good when the weather is great.  Life is better when you can enjoy the warm weather in a wide open Jeep.  Life is best when you spot the ice cream truck giving out free ice cream on such a beautiful day! It’s funny how right after Lenny and I had a conversation about [...]

Chad worked the Blazer so hard it almost overheated.  As insurance, he put on a very ratty spare because if we didn’t bring it, then we’d be sure to need it. This was an interesting site on the interstate — tank top and very short shorts. It turns out my XT wanted to snuggle with [...]