Life in Motion with Rodney Myers and his motorcycle

Sunday, April 26, 2009 Well, it finally seems like the riding season is here without any more interruptions, like a snowfall! Kasey and I were in the garage, working on the pad for her floorboard, when Jim Easyrider rode up the driveway. The meeting spot was the Thornton's on Washington Street, so we headed over there to wait for any others to join us. I wasn't expecting many, as this was the first warm weekend of the year, and I could see a lot of Weekend Warrioring going on. Carl was the other rider that showed up, and he was missing a bolt in his floorboard. Some duct tape secured it, and after a few more minutes, we hit the road. This ride would be a shorter ride to go grab lunch, usually at a place that any of us had been. I had done some research on the internet, and selected a place in Anderson, Indiana. We headed east on Washington Street and then turned south on Franklin Road. Then headed east again on Prospect. This would be less traveled by others, and fewer tra...

Saturday, April 25, 2009 With the weather seeming to want to hold onto winter until early August, and a long day in general, Kasey and I both need a little getaway for therapy, aka a motorcycle ride. As we drove my truck from her house to mine, I formulated somewhat of a plan in my head. I had a place for us to go for dinner. I had no idea if this location was still open, so I also had a back up. We didn't spend a lot of time stalling around my house before we donned our motorcycle gear, and headed down the road. We began heading east on Washington Street. At first it was a nice cruise. There had been a lot of construction work on this road, and the now six lane portion that was finished was traffic free. In front of Washington Square Mall the story was different, one rough lane, as the road work continues here. As we approached Cumberland, I steered The Pearl south on Munsie Street. I really like this stretch of road. If I had the money, and the land was available, this i...

Friday, April 18th, 2009 With an hour long drive to cross town and then get fairly west of Indianapolis to Kasey's house in Danville, Indiana, I was up early and getting ready for what should be an interesting day. The air was still chilly, at least according to the number on the thermometer. It was still sitting in the forties. Usually I would slide on my rain pants to help keep my legs warm. I was nestled in my leather jacket, and already had in my mind to use my heavy winter gloves. As I broke out into the morning air,I was surprised how not cold I was. I didn't even don the rain pants. I was actually quite comfortable, and the sun was going to raise the temperature quickly. As I passed the zoo, I saw an elephant perched up on the hill. It is one of those moments that makes you wonder what she is thinking as the traffic goes by. When I got through town, and out in the little part of country before Danville, the mercury was up into the fifties. I had my video camera p...

Saturday, April 11, 2009 It had been a struggle, but finally here we are, the first Cruiser Club Ride of the year. Two rides had been canceled, one for rain, one for snow! This ride was even going to be shortened and started later. The meeting spot was the Thornton's near my home. Kasey and I headed down, fueled up The Pearl, and then went to wit for others to show up. A new couple to the club was already there and filling up there bikes already. After introductions and a few instructions, we headed out in the cool Hoosier Air. We started east on Washington Steet to Franklin Road. We turned south and traveled to US 52. We stayed on Brookville Road until the edge of New Palestine, then turned south on a County Road. After a few jogs, we arrived on London Road, south of I-74, cruising through the town of Sugar Creek. We weaved our way along and through Boggstown. We were out in the country, and headed toward Flat Rock. It has a really scenic bridge to cross. At a turn near ...