Vernal Equinox and Pressed Pennies
March 20, 2016 Business meeting in Austin. Nice weather. Hill Country roads. Moto. Good combo. I picked up on a new excuse to ride earlier this year – the Iron Butt Association Pressed Penny...
Author: Richard Swim
2015 HW3 32-Hour Rally – Albuquerque
October 15, 2015 I was making my way west to “Tucumcari Tonight” trying to find the original path of Route 66 along the way. I did not have to get to the tech inspection...
Iron Butt Rally 2015 in Albuquerque
July 9, 2015 The 11-day Iron Butt Rally 2015 was coming to an end. I wanted to see finishers arrive in Albuquerque. I know some of these riders from the Texas area and others...
Big Money Rally 2015 – Epilogue
May 23, 2015 When I began the 2015 Big Money Rally on January 1st, my goal was to collect the 144 points in order to achieve finisher status. I had no idea I would become...
Big Money Rally 2015
January 1, 2015 Reno John Austin has been orchestrating the 5-month long Big Money Rally for several years now. Don’t get any idea that money actually is involved in the rally (other than me...
100,000 Miles
December, 2014 This year marks 100,000 miles on BMW motorcycles, a milestone of sorts recognized by the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America. My reentry into motorcycling has been a wonderful addition to a great...
The Hill Country, Kara and the DAM Band
November 7, 2014 Work’s a grind… When will the madness end? Multiple go-lives at the same time is stretching our brains and body to the max. The ride helps, even if it is only...
Colorado 2014 – How the West Was Won
July 24, 2014 It was time for another IBA-style ride. I found the How the West Was Won 32-hour endurance rally in the Iron Butt Association site several months earlier. Justin Philipson was the rally...
Edom
June 15, 2014 It’s been a while since I have ridden with the Lone Star BMW Riders. It was time to get back out on the moto. I took Katrina back to her pure...
Utopia
May 31, 2014 It was foggy…, and early… kind of the way work has seemed lately. But getting up early for a ride is always better than getting up early for work. No duh… I...
