Adventures of the Antirider Rider

Imagine living in an RV parked right next to the beach. As soon as you step outside, there is nothing between you and the beach – no construction, no people, nothing. I meet Kristen and Brian.  Today is Kristen’s first motorcycle ride as she rented a Honda Rebel 250 to cruise up and down the [...]

Where are my keys? OR Why are you taking another photo?  <– pick your own caption Russell’s dad says we’re going to a place that sells pies.  I ask are pies like pizzas or something else?   As soon as we enter the dining area, I immediately think Pines in Sparta, NC. Notice the crowd [...]

The daily ritual is to say hi to the animals.   Russell tells me if I don’t pet them regularly then they won’t like me.   He goes as far as picking up fallen leaves to feed them. There are two dogs in the backyard that tear into anything left out.  One day we come [...]

I understand that many people do this – they clean their bikes before they go ride them.  In fact, I don’t clean my bike before or after I ride it. This view just stresses me out with all the stuff everywhere. Russell digs out his 2005 R1 and rolls it out.   Here we go with the [...]

The bikes meet up at BMW Ducati Motorcycles of Charlotte for a ride benefiting the Wellspring Charity. Mark and Gail provide complimentary eats for the morning. It surprises me to see Brendan wearing this Sparta t-shirt when he’s never attended a world famous Sparta event chez Camp Atwood. We go outside for Bill K to [...]

Check out that halo!   A lonely Solo cup becomes the basketball goal. You know a party is fancy when they have umbrellas in the drinks. The next morning everyone regroups to get ready.   All the bikes are ready to roll out. The crew starts gearing up.  Mark helps Teresa. Jason and Robbie Jason [...]

Jason is really starting to play the part with his Arai helmet, Dianese jacket, and Italian Aprilia Tuono. We go out on the inaugural 2up ride. I never noticed this Bobcat looking symbol on the bike before. Jeff organizes this small ride. Bob is the leader on his BMW S 1000 RR. Jeff tests out J’s new [...]

The 2011 crew: Edmund, Mark, Todd, J, me, and Chad We get to the show and add: Dave, David, Mike, Cris, and Doug.  We lost Todd in this shuffle with becomes a recurring theme of the day. There are plenty of things to check out. Pink… stretch… single sided swingarm… I can go on and [...]

It’s a brisk day and we roll out on a long excursion to lunch. Jason checks the GPS route. We end up at our usual Lil’ Swiss stop only to discover… … they are closed. This doesn’t stop Jason from visiting the US Post Office for a #1 drop off. Back tracking a bit, we [...]

Purty!  Jason’s new 2007 Aprilia Tuono R He prepares to take it out on the inaugural mountains ride. The GPS is mounted and ready to roll. Ipod is in and music is blaring. This is the last I see of Jason until I get this phone call… (lots of background noise and in a slightly yelling voice) [...]

We arrive to see the his and her bikes. Peter pulls out Sylvia’s Tuono. Peter, Jason, and Michael look over the bike together.  It’s in pristine condition like everything else at chez Brust. Jason gears up and before he even gets on the bike, he is grinning ear to ear. He carefully takes the Tuono [...]

Jason sets our course on the GPS. It’s true.  I can actually ride  my own bike. The SV’s get gas as the ladies inside the gas station stare. We pull up to Morrow Mountain and discover a huge motorcycle group was right behind us.  We park first and they fall in right next to us. [...]

Mark and his sister Lisa are quite the artistic pair in their pumpkin carving skills.  Who else could carve Ducati brand and curves ahead pumpkin like these? Chateau Atwood is proudly sporting the Ducati brand. Robby checks out the new potential track bike. Jeff and Mark look over the bikes. The garages are full of [...]

C turns around and sees the blue lights as J pulls over. Cop to J: You’re in a bit of a hurry, huh? Cop goes back to the car as we freeze outside shivering beside the bike with our helmets off.  A lot of papers are printed and the cop returns. Cop to J: You’ve [...]