2024 Heart of Texas 58 Hour Rally – Boomtown
Paul Tong delivered our rally packets well in advance of the start to this year’s Heart of Texas Rally. The rally book was over the top and filled with history of oil discovery and...
Author: Richard Swim
V-Strom 650XT Improvements
January 5, 2024 There are times during my journeys where I’m asked about some of the accessories I have installed on my 2019 V-Strom 650XT. Most all have been added for improved safety, functionality...
Mountains 2023
August 13, 2023 The mountains called me. They said the temperature was much nicer in high elevations than down in Texas which is very near the Sun in some solar system graphics. I took...
Iron Butt Rally Checkpoint 1 – Tulsa
June 21, 2023 I was still a bit jet-lagged from our Europe trip, but still managed to climb onto the moto for a quick run up to Tulsa for Checkpoint 1 of the Iron...
2023 HoT – World Wide Texas Tour
April 27, 2023 Remember that rally master last year delivering the packet a couple weeks ahead of the ride? I was going over possible routes way too many times! Well, this year Paul Tong...
The Muse Motorcycle Show
March 18, 2023 Denton Independent Motorcycle Show worked with Motorcycle Missions to host The MUSE Motorcycle Show in Denton, TX. Motorcycle Missions is a non-profit organization helping veterans and first responders with PTSD to...
Defective Gene Pool Gathering 2023
February 18, 2023 The Defectives gathered for the unofficial start of the 2023 riding season at Big Ray’s Bar-B-Que in Allen, TX. The weather was chilly but dry, in spite of the fact that...
The Old Texaco Sign
January 20, 2023 My father was a Texaco station owner/operator. Early memories I have of his first station include the round sign with an enormous red star and T. This sign was used by...
Natchez on the Mississippi River
October 26, 2022 It’s been a while since my last ride in July. August was busy and then Deb and I decided to lay low prior to our journey to Norway for a 2-week...
American West Ride
July 19, 2022 Dale “Warchild” Wilson was bringing the Cognoscente Group back together in Ely, NV for the 2022 Blaze of Glory 35-hour rally. This event was the catalyst for me to plan a...
