Safe Riding Tip:

If you are serious about riding your motorcycle in our area you will have to deal with cold weather.  Recently I participated in a Patriot Guard mission for a fallen soldier. When I left my house it was

25 degrees and I had to ride 65 miles to get to the airport where the escort was to start.  I made it there just fine because I used the right layers of clothing and technology to keep warm. I use heavy weight polypropylene long underwear as my first layer. If you wear a cotton base layer, and you sweat, you will not keep warm because moist cotton conducts your body heat away from you. Synthetic long underwear keeps away the moisture and retains your warmth.   In my boots I use the toe warmers you can buy at most stores. For the next layer I wear a pair of jeans, a turtleneck shirt, sweatshirt and a electric vest before the leather goes on. I put on my leather chaps and jacket as my final layer.  I wear electric gloves and vest that allows me to keep warm for longer rides without the bulk of wearing many layers. If you do not have electric gloves I suggest a pair of glove liners to wear along with your heavy gloves. Glove liners can give you added comfort for an additional 5-10 degrees for only $10/pair.

Wearing a full-face helmet prevents body heat from escaping from the top of your head and a neck gaiter to keep the cold wind off your neck. If you wear a half-helmet, wear a facemask to protect your face.  I see riders all the time riding in cold weather with nothing on their heads, face or ears and I get cold just looking at them! There are expensive riding clothing made to protect you and keep you warm but wearing your “normal” clothing and investing in glove liners, synthetic long underwear, or electric clothing are a more practical approach to staying warm.  That day I rode with Patriot Guard (www.patriotguard.org) the temperature never went above 40F and I rode 280 comfortable miles. Wearing the right riding clothing will not only protect you but it will also keep you warm! Ride Safe and Warm!

Ride Safe!

Bill

Featured Ride – Las Vegas/Utah/ Arizona

This tour probably should be called the National Park and Monument Tour since we will ride in 8 National Parks and Monuments. Much of the remaining riding is through national forest and Indian lands. Here are just a few of the highlights we will see during this tour:

·         Hoover Dam

·         Zion National Park

·         Bryce Canyon National Park

·         Escalante Stair Case – Colorado Plateau

·         Natural bridges National Monument

·         Monument Valley

·         4-Corners

·         Grand Canyon

·         RT 66 was built across the Colorado River.

The price of the tour includes shipping your motorcycle R/T to Las Vegas, R/T Airfare, Lodging and much more. A full detailed description of the tour can be found at: http://tourontwo.net/Documents/Southern%20Utah%20Arizona.pdf

You can also look at the video of this tour at: http://ww.youtube.com/watch?v=BCMu2FkTMvFk

There are two dilemmas to deal with on this trip; 1) what to take a photo of and 2) you will not want to leave this beautiful part of our country to go home. As with all our tours space is limited so don’t wait too long to book your trip.   We will discount this trip and all our trips if booked by April 1, 2010. Here are a few photos of the trip.  Enjoy!