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PHOTO ALBUMS

- Many more pics here.

ARCHIVES

- ALL posts in Chronological Order.

ROUTE

- Where I am and where I have been, mapped out for you to see.

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• 2024-02 - INDONESIA UPDATE 1 - 2024.02.26 - -
• 2024-01 - SINGAPORE - 2024.01.29 - -
• 2023-01-07 - ASSORTED - FLORIDA - POSTS FROM FACEBOOK
• 2022-04 - AZORES LIVEABOARD - PHILIPPINES -
• 2022-04 - ATLANTIS RESORT - PHILIPPINES -
• 2022-04 - BONAIRE, Scuba -
• 2022-03-25 - PERU - FACEBOOK UPDATES - Copies of my Facebook posts
• 2022-03-20 - PERU - FACEBOOK UPDATES - Copies of my Facebook posts
• 2022-03-15 - PERU - FACEBOOK UPDATES - Copies of my Facebook posts
• 2022-03-11 - PERU - FUN DAY -
• 2022-03-08 - PERU - FACEBOOK UPDATES - Copies of my Facebook posts.
• 2022-02-20 - PERU - FACEBOOK UPDATES - Copies of my Facebook posts.
• 2022-01 - MALDIVES UPDATE - 4 - Just a copy of my Facebook Posts - 2022-02-13
• 2022-01 - MALDIVES UPDATE - 3 - Just a copy of my Facebook Posts - 2022-02-13
• 2022-01 - MALDIVES UPDATE - 2 - Just a copy of my Facebook Posts - 2022-02-13
• 2022-01 - MALDIVES UPDATE - 1 - Just a copy of my Facebook Posts - 2022-02-13

• 2022 - ALL STORIES

  - Florida, Maldives, Peru, Bonaire, Phillipines

• 2021 - ALL STORIES

  - Hawaii, and assorted Posts

• 2020 - ALL STORIES

  - Fiji, - From My Archive file

• 2019 - ALL STORIES

  - New Zealand, Europe - From My Archive file

• 2018 - ALL STORIES

  - Bahamas SCUBA, The ALPS, Schandinavia, Eastern Europe, France, Ireland, Honduras SCUBA - From My Archive file

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CONTENTS

• NOTES
  
• INTERESTING POSTS AND STORIES
  
• VACATIONS
  
• LONG DISTANCE RALLIES
  
• LONG DISTANCE RIDES
  
• OTHER LONG DISTANCE POSTS
  
• LONG DISTANCE LINKS
  
• HONDA ST1300 MODIFICATIONS AND NOTES
  
• TRIUMPH TIGER 800 XC MODIFICATIONS AND NOTES
  
• TECHNICAL ORIENTED ARTICLES
  
• VAGABOND JOURNEY ARTICLES
  
• ASSORTED OLD STORIES
  
• OTHER PHOTOS and STUFF
  
• BLOG - Large and small assorted posts by date, not otherwise listed.
  
• ARCHIVES - ALL posts sorted by date - Separate Page
  

• COUNTRIES LIST & MAP - A list of all the countries I have visited.
• WEATHER MAPS - ALL on one page
• MY BIKES - Bikes I've Owned

• WHY I BLOG - What the heck am I doing this for?
• One Trillian Dollars - What does one Trillion Dollars look like?
• FREEDOM - What it is, how to get it
• BIKES - Assorted interesting and funny bikes - updates 2014-02
• ENGINES - VEHICLES - Assorted interesting and funny Engines and Vehicles - updates 2014-02
• WEAPONS - Assorted interesting and funny Weapons, Military Vehicles and Hardware - updates 2014-02

• 1987-03 - Motorcycle trip to Daytona and Mardi Gras - Stories and pics -
  A few NOT SAFE for WORK pics (not that bad)
• 1988-08 - Sturgis MC Rally -
• 1993-08 - ALASKA MC Trip
• 1995 - B-17 FLIGHT WITH DAD -
• 1995 New Mexico Balloon Fest - Albuquerque
• 2000-06 - TRANS-LABRADOR HIGHWAY - Motorcycle trip on the Trans Labrador Highway, Canada - Story and Pics
• 2000-09 - Yellowstone Vacation - Motorcycle trip around the Yellowstone Area of the country.
• 2001-11 - MEXICO - Motorcycle trip from home to Mexico and back. - Story and Pics
• 2003-12 - CENTRAL AMERICA - Motorcycle ride from home to Belize - Story and Pics
• 2004-03 - CENTRAL AMERICA - Motorcycle ride home from Belize
• 2005-06 - TURKEY and ALBANIA - Motorcycling through Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavian countries, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria
• 2005-12 - ARGENTINA - Motorcycle trip around Argentina, touching on Chile and Uruguay
• 2009-08 - CRASH story - with pics and some UGLY DEAD DEAR PICS and a more information
• 2009-07 - PEI Vacation - PHOTOS - Motorcycle trip through Prince Edward Island and Novia Scotia
• 2009-12 - Off to the Keys - Updated 12/22/2009
• 2010-01 - The Ride home from the Keys - Updated 01/18/2010
• 2010-01 - Saving Endangered Species in the Keys - Updated 01/17/2010
• 2010-09 - Colorado Trip - Motorcycling around Colorado
• 2010-09 - Colorado Trip - Reno John Sighting - Running into an Iron Butt member on the road.
• 2010-09 - Colorado Trip - Wild Animal Sanctuary -
• 2010-12 - THAILAND TRIP - Motorcycling and SCUBA
• 2011-11 - Cayman Brac Dive Trip -
• 2012-11 - SABA DIVE PHOTOS -
• 2012-11 - ST. MARTIN and SABA Trip -
• 2013 Yellowstone Trip -
• 2013 Lost and Found Crash Gear
• 2014-10 California MC Trip
• 2015-06 Alps Motorcycle Trip -
• 2015-09 Italy by Train Trip -
• 2017-05 - Ireland and Scotland Trip
  - - - - - - - - - Smaller/Less Data Version
• 2018-01 BAHAMAS SCUBA TRIP -
• 2018-11-26 - Honduras SCUBA Trip -
• 2018 - ALL STORIES - My Archive list of all my posts from 2018, mostly trips - Bahamas SCUBA, The ALPS, Schandinavia, Eastern Europe, France, Ireland, Honduras SCUBA - From My Archive file.
• 2019 - ALL STORIES - My Archive list of all my posts from 2019, mostly trips - New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, England - From My Archive file.

• 2000-08 - Buttlite II Rally - 7,000 miles in 7 days - 7th place
• 2001-08 - Iron Butt Rally - 11,000 miles in 11 days - 22nd place out of 93 finishers
• 2002-08 - Buttlite III Rally - 7,000 miles in 7 days - 4th place
• 2003-08 - IronButt Rally - 11,000 miles in 11 days - almost - DNF
• 2009-08 - IronButt Rally - 11,000 miles in 11 days - almost - DNF
• 2017-09 - Team Lyle New England 8 Hour Long Distance Rally

• 1998-09 - Bun Burner Gold - 1,500 miles in 24 hours
• 1999-09 - Bun Burner Gold 3000 - Kittery, ME to Los Angeles, CA in 45 hours - 3000 miles in under 48 hours
• 2000-03 - Bun Burner Gold - Seymour, CT to Key West in under 24 hours

• 2001 - Iron Butt Association Daytona, Florida Dinner -
• PICS - A couple of LD Riders going to all 49 states in 7 days
• 2005 IRONBUTT Rally - I was there as a spectator.
• 2009-06 - Minute Man 1000 Motorcycle Rally Story - I was on staff
• 2009-08 - CRASH story - with pics and some UGLY DEAD DEAR PICS and a more information
• 2010-06 - Minute Man 1000 Motorcycle Rally Story - I was on staff
• 2010-09 - Colorado Trip - Reno John Sighting - Running into an Iron Butt member on the road.
• 2011-05 - 2011 Minute Man 1000 Rally PHOTOS - I was on staff
• 2012-06 Minute Man 1000 rally - a 24 hour rally, I was on staff
• 2012-09-29 - Paul Pellands 100 Bike Saddle Sore - 1000 miles in under 24 hours ... on 100 different bikes, in the rain, with MS
• 2013-06 Minute Man 1000 rally - a 24 hour rally, I was on staff
• 2013 Ironbutt Rally - I was just a spectator
• 2013 Lost and Found Crash Gear
• 2014-06 Minute Man 1000 rally - a 24 hour rally, I was on staff
• 2015-06 Minute Man 1000 Rally - I was on Staff
• 2016-06 Minute Man 1000 Rally - I was on Staff
• 2016-08 Team Lyle Rally - I participated
• 2017-06 Minute Man 1000 Rally - I was on Staff

• Iron Butt Association - www.ironbutt.com
• Team Strange - www.teamstrange.com
• Long Distance Riders - www.ldriders.com

• My Life With Honda Part 3 - A long overdue update to how my Honda ST1300 and I get along, and some technical issues and repairs - update 2017-06-18
• MY LIFE WITH HONDA - part 2 - 11/22/2009
• MY LIFE WITH HONDA - part 1 - 11/03/2009
• 2009-10 - SEARCHING FOR A NEW BIKE - 10/13/2009
• Honda Thermostat - Another *feature*
• Honda (GIVI) Trunk
• Of Mice and Honda's
• Honda Valve Adjustment
• Throttle Lock and Switch Guards -
• Water and Hydration -
• Tires - Last modified 10/22/2010
• ST1300 Fuel Pump Issue - Replacing the Fuel Pump- Updated 2017-06-18

• 2011 TRIUMPH TIGER 800XC ABS - Modifications and Notes - Updated 2017-07-23
• TIGGER ?? - All I asked for was an intervention!
• Miles per Gallon - CHARTS - All Vehicles
• Triumph Starter Replacement - Another "Feature" - updated 2017-06-28
• Triumph Smoke Kit
  and in case that link goes bad: Triumph Smoke Kit
• 2019-008-09 - CHOCOLATE MILK - It's not just for breakfast anymore.
• 2019-08-14 - TRIUMPH RECOIL - More Triumph Issues, still, not bad for a bike with over 100k miles
• 2019-0-21 - TIGER STRESS - Tires and Stress Cracks

• TECHNOLOGY - What gadgets/technology do I use, past and present - updated 6/16/2017
• Communications Technology - A somewhat vintage article from the distant past
• Google FI Project - How does Google FI Cell Phone Service provider work for me? - updated 2017-06-18
• Miles per Gallon - CHARTS < /a> - All Vehicles

• VAGABOND JOURNEY - BOB, An introduction
• VAGABOND JOURNEY - Preparing for a Motorcycle Trip
• VAGABOND JOURNEY - What is a Good Size Motorcycle for Travel
• VAGABOND JOURNEY - V-Strom or KLR ?
• VAGABOND JOURNEY - How to Pack for Motorcycle Travel
• VAGABOND JOURNEY - Travel Packing Philosophy
• VAGABOND JOURNEY - How to Prevent Fatigue
• VAGABOND JOURNEY - MY EXPERIENCES CROSSING BORDERS
• VAGABOND JOURNEY - Safety and Security Tips for Traveling by Motorcycle

• Diner in the Rain - -
• HARLEY'S SUCK RANT -

• ASSORTED PICS -
• PICS - Dover Foxcroft Machine Gun Shoot 07/01
• 2013-06 John's Shingle Mill - Scary Machinery
• John's Toys - updated 2017-07-31
• 2013-01-26 - MY FIRST COMPUTER - A reluctant computer owner
• 2013-01-25 - MY LITTLE PISTOL - I found out that one of my pistols is famous
• Lane Splitting with a Goldwing -
• Goldwing v.s. Harley -
• CRUISING - How to Cruise Safely