tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52240367239993882122023-12-02T14:22:36.777-05:00Rod's Motorcycle DiariesThese are my candid musings on my passion for motorcycles, especially riding my new Honda CTX700nd. I loved my Piaggio MP3 500 but I had to sell it to make room in my garage. Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-88083914438651149342014-10-25T14:00:00.000-04:002015-11-15T11:15:27.013-05:00My 1st Solo Overnight Ride: Poconos - Day 2 (Part 2)On Day 2, I rode from a great little B&B in the Oley Valley, just north of Boyertown, PA towards the Poconos.<br />
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In Part 2, I ride from my B&B cabin to Wanamakers, PA for a light lunch at their General Store - no Starbucks but better scenery!<br />
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Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Oley, PA, USA40.3887489 -75.79142000000001640.3645609 -75.831760500000016 40.412936900000005 -75.751079500000017tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-44418886771811547942014-10-25T11:43:00.000-04:002015-10-27T11:45:05.358-04:00My 1st Solo Overnight Ride: Poconos - Day 2 (Part 1)My 1st solo overnight ride on my Piaggio MP3.<br />
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On Day 2, I rode from a great little B&B in the Oley Valley, just north of Boyertown, PA towards the Poconos.<br />
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Part 1 takes me to breakfast at the Creekside Pleasantville Diner, over some great twisty roads.<br />
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Check out the Country Cottage 1847 Barn property - very cute and a great host and hostess. <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3712017">https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3712017</a><br />
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Check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL21ABA04C053C4F46" target="_blank">Rod's Motorcycle Diaries on Youtube</a> for more.<br />
<br />Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Oley, PA, USA40.3887489 -75.79142000000001640.3645609 -75.831760500000016 40.412936900000005 -75.751079500000017tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-39813205773607661052014-10-24T11:53:00.000-04:002015-10-30T16:39:11.198-04:00My 1st Solo Overnight Ride: Poconos - Day 1This is my long awaited getaway, an overnight ride on my Piaggio MP3 500 - a pilgrimage to see the turning leaves of Berks County and some beautiful twisty country roads. Almost perfect weather, a bit windy but quite warm for the end of October.<br />
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On Day 1, I rode from home to a great little B&B in the Oley Valley, just north<br />
of Boyertown, PA. Check out the <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3712017" target="_blank">Country Cottage 1847 Barn property</a> - very cute and a great host and hostess.<br />
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View my 7 video minute digest of my ride over some great country roads and tiny one lane gravel paths.<br />
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Here is my first Episode, where I mount the bike at Country Road, shift for the first time and encounter the Amish at least 6 times. Sorry for the wind noise - I couldn't even hear the sweet sound of that classic British bike.<br />
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<br />Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Chester, PA, USA40.0010204 -75.80690820000000939.2223519 -77.0978017 40.779688900000004 -74.516014700000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-61155178056749129332013-01-19T14:05:00.000-05:002013-03-10T21:41:54.411-04:00A Balmy 50° January RideI'm sharing this 5 minute clip from my ride on a balmy 50° January day. The leaves are gone this time. I wave to three other bikes out for an early morning joy ride. Learned how to add a music track in Youtube. Do you like it? Should I talk less or more?<br />
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<br />Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Norristown, PA, USA40.121497 -75.339904840.097212999999996 -75.3793868 40.145781 -75.300422799999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-87991008359090678532012-09-16T23:55:00.000-04:002012-11-15T16:41:34.020-05:00Philadelphia Ride for Kids - Main EventThe <a href="http://www.pbtfus.org/rideforkids/events/2012/philadelphia.html" target="_blank">Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation</a> is a wonderful charity that sponsors rides throughout the country. I attended the ride last year after owning my new scooter for only 2 months. I found out about the organization and ride through my membership in the <a href="http://www.ezridersscooterclub.com/events/rss/EZ+Riders+Scooter+Club/" target="_blank">EZ Riders Scooter Club</a>.<br />
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I got to ride with 100+ other motorcyclists for a police-escorted 40 mile ride. Intersections were guarded - didn't even have to put our feet down!<br />
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Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Valley Forge Christian College, Schuylkill, PA 19460, USA40.1181116 -75.549504640.1120401 -75.559375100000011 40.124183099999996 -75.5396341tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-48876991743397315002012-07-01T09:30:00.000-04:002012-10-16T13:14:07.612-04:00Dover AFB: Air Mobility Command MuseumMy longest and hottest ride yet. At times, the air temp on my bike's dash read 106 degrees! Good thing I brought plenty of water - some of which went straight down the front of my shirt. I didn't sacrifice comfort for safety - still had on my protective gear (boots, armored jacket and helmet, of course).<br />
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Seven from our <a href="http://www.ezridersscooterclub.com/" target="_blank">EZRiders Scooter Club</a> met at Lucky's Coffee Shop in Talleyville, Delaware, just north of Wilmington. Then we rode about an hour to eat an early lunch at <a href="http://crabby-dicks.com/" target="_blank">Crabby Dicks at the Delaware City Hotel</a>. I was the only one who ordered Crabby Dicks famous Crab Balls. After a leisurely lunch, it was on to the Museum, another hour long twisty ride along the Delaware bay.<br />
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There's plenty to see in the Air Mobility Museum. I even climbed into Air Force 2 (now retired) and saw the last airborne lair of VP Cheney.<br />
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Our club's very experienced ride leader was Hammy - thanks for a great ride! <span style="background-color: white;">View the </span><a href="http://goo.gl/maps/zrwK" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Google map of our route</a><span style="background-color: white;">, almost 180 miles round trip for me. </span><br />
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<br />Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover Air Force Base (DOV), 1301 Heritage Rd, Dover, DE 19902, USA39.118687 -75.45660539.106367500000005 -75.476345999999992 39.1310065 -75.436864tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-51359237750396462982012-06-16T14:08:00.000-04:002012-10-16T13:14:07.614-04:00Beaver Valley Road RideJust followed my nose and found some great rides near Ridley Creek and Brandywine State Parks. Here's a clip from somewhere on Beaver Valley Road.<br />
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Tried some captions via Youtube, on this one. Shot with a Contour. See the original at <a href="http://contour.com/stories/291757">http://contour.com/stories/291757</a>.Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Sugartown Rd & Berwyn Paoli Rd, Devon-Berwyn, PA 19301, USA40.035689 -75.46673940.0341695 -75.4692065 40.0372085 -75.464271500000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-80185595019689997212012-05-25T11:38:00.000-04:002012-10-16T13:14:07.618-04:00Karakung Drive on my Piaggio MP3 500Karakung Drive is my favorite starting point for joy rides on my Piaggio MP3 500.<div>
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Shot with a Contour. See the original at <a href="http://contour.com/stories/288811">http://contour.com/stories/288811</a>.Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Darby Paoli Rd & Church Rd, Radnor Township, PA 19087, USA40.0230137 -75.398844240.0214937 -75.4013117 40.0245337 -75.3963767tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-5642929301455639352012-05-19T11:31:00.000-04:002012-10-16T13:14:07.615-04:00First Contour Camera RideMy first ride with my new Contour GPS camera. A brief video along one of my favorite early morning rides, Mill Creek Road near Wynnewood. I used the rotating flat surface camera mount stuck to the side of my front fairing. <br />
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If you want to see exactly where I rode, look at the Contour Stories site showing the GPS map, speed and elevation at <a href="http://contour.com/stories/288280">http://contour.com/stories/288280</a>.Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Mill Creek Rd, Lower Merion, PA 19096, USA40.0193011 -75.286253540.0162611 -75.291189 40.0223411 -75.281318tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-31486910218547093862012-05-06T20:24:00.000-04:002012-10-16T13:14:07.606-04:00My new Screaming Banshee Horn is Installed!I discovered the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/153591688/banshee-horn-safety-system-for-motorcycles-cars-an?ref=live" target="_blank">Banshee Horn project on Kickstarter</a> and thought the inventor had a great idea*. The stock horn on my Piaggio is quite weak - beep beep. It made sense that I could still use my stock horn to gently warn a pedestrian in a cross walk without making him/her jump out of their skin by blasting an air horn that sounds like a Mack Truck!<br />
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Here's what the install looks like on my Piaggio. Note that I drilled a hole in part of the bike frame to solidly mount the horn - part of the frame used to attach the fairing. I didn't really trust the bracket approach specified in the Banshee instructions since it resulted in two possible connections that could vibrate loose over time.<br />
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*I pledged $75 back in January to get one of their first production units (they exceed their funding goal of $12k and received over $30k!). I got my horn at the end of March, but wanted to wait to receive electronics for my next bike mod before I dissembled my Piaggio. Finally was able to finish both projects in May.Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-38793272839528771192012-04-25T22:46:00.000-04:002012-10-16T13:14:07.610-04:00Serious Bike Riding in London & ParisJust enjoyed our 25th wedding anniversary by celebrating in London and Paris. Traffic was incredible in both cities and with the cost of petrol at over $8 per gallon in London, it is not surprising that motorcycles and scooters were everywhere. There wasn't a corner in London or Paris that didn't have scores of parked bikes. Not only small Vespas and Chinese scooters but sport bikes and Harleys. It seemed that almost 1 in 5 were Piaggio MP3s but I never once saw my particular model, the MP3 500 (in Europe it's called the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMT_Yd7gJPM" target="_blank">Gilera Fuoco 500ie</a>).<br />
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I like riding my bike, but the traffic there was crazy! I'll wait to get back to my quiet country rides.Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0Paris, France48.856614 2.352221948.773036 2.1942934 48.940192 2.5101504tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-12606862499244557662012-03-17T16:16:00.000-04:002012-03-19T16:21:20.051-04:00Horse Country Near Valley ForgeWhat a beautiful day. Who'd believe that we're still in March! I rode about 40 miles solo on some of my favorite roads in Delaware and Chester Counties: Darby, Sproul, Conestoga, and North Valley Forge. I wandered around and through Valley Forge National Park and then further west on Yellow Springs Road where I discovered this wonderful horse ranch.<br />
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As expected, during the ride, my fingers were the only cold part of my body. Tom suggested stopping at <a href="http://www.montgomeryvillecc.com/" target="_blank">Montgomeryville Cycle Center</a> and checking out a new pair of warm gloves. What a selection and some heated gloves were on sale -- sold! Thanks, Tom, for leading the ride and steering me to MCC.<br />
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I clocked over 75 miles on this ride (forgot to turn on my iPhone Cycle Meter app though).Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com01104 Upper Stump Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914, USA40.3319592 -75.21006510000000840.3319517 -75.210071100000008 40.3319667 -75.210059100000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-86092447778474328422012-01-03T14:05:00.001-05:002012-01-03T14:05:43.304-05:00Just call me Darth!No, it's not really me, but it IS my Piaggio. Enjoy...
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Hope you're having a great holiday so far. If the weather keeps up like this, I will!<br />
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<br />Rodney B. Murray, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870636986516640602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224036723999388212.post-44566563570645442812011-12-03T16:13:00.001-05:002012-01-05T21:20:08.887-05:00First EZ Riders Club RideActually, the group is called the <a href="http://www.ezridersscooterclub.com/" target="_blank">EZ Riders Scooter Club</a> and this was my first group ride with them. This was a joint ride with about a dozen members of the Philadelphia Motorcycle Riders Group. The usual plan is to meet at a cafe, tank up, and take great back country roads to a hangout for lunch. In this case, the lunch stop was Big Momma's Dog House in Milford, NJ - to celebrate their last weekend in business. Turns out this has been a favorite lunch venue and they wanted a last hot dog to say good bye. (Click photos to enlarge)<br />
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Three of us EZ Riders (Hammy, Tom and me) met up with the PMRG folks at Danielles Espresso Cafe in Ambler, PA. Had some espresso and talked bikes. Nice group with some pretty fancy bikes, mostly Harleys. From there the EZ Riders split off, led by Hammy around Lake Nockamixon to Milford, NJ - almost froze my fingers off. Guess what? The Dog House was already closed! After a parting photo op with Big Mamma, we had lunch across the street at <a href="http://www.shipinn.com/" target="_blank">The Ship Inn</a>.<br />
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