My 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.

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!

 

Motorcycle: Piaggio MP3 500
Camera: Contour +2

My 1st Solo Overnight Ride: Poconos - Day 2 (Part 1)

My 1st solo overnight ride on my Piaggio MP3.

On Day 2, I rode from a great little B&B in the Oley Valley, just north of Boyertown, PA towards the Poconos.

Part 1 takes me to breakfast at the Creekside Pleasantville Diner, over some great twisty roads.

Check out the Country Cottage 1847 Barn property - very cute and a great host and hostess. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3712017



Check out Rod's Motorcycle Diaries on Youtube for more.

My 1st Solo Overnight Ride: Poconos - Day 1

This 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.

On Day 1, I rode from home to a great little B&B in the Oley Valley, just north
of Boyertown, PA. Check out the Country Cottage 1847 Barn property - very cute and a great host and hostess.

View my 7 video minute digest of my ride over some great country roads and tiny one lane gravel paths.

A Balmy 50° January Ride

I'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?

Early Morning Ride to West Chester - Horses & Leaves

This 8 minute video shows one of my favorite early morning weekend rides down Goshen Road in Chester County to West Chester and back. I used iMovie to speed up clips here and there and did a voice-over narration.

Look for the fox hunt procession at minute 4:35.

Riding Home from Norristown

After visiting a good friend in Norristown on Saturday, I turned on my Contour camera on the ride home. Some interesting curvy roads, but the main reason I'm sharing the video is to show off my new skills at working with iMovie. I turned a 37 minute ride into a 6 minute video. You can also hear my Screaming Banshee air-horn at 2:55. Check it out...

Philadelphia Ride for Kids - Main Event

The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation 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 EZ Riders Scooter Club.

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!

View the brief (<5 min) video from Valley Forge Park to the staging area.

Philadelphia Ride for Kids 2012 - Prelude

Six EZ Riders members and guests met up in Valley Forge Park for the 15 minute ride to the staging area at the Valley Forge Christian College. Here's a brief (<5 min) video from Valley Forge Park to the staging area.

See the "main event" video.

Beaver Valley Road Ride

Just 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.

Shot with a Contour. See the original at http://contour.com/stories/303543.

Time travel - met up with a 1977 Suzuki

Time travel. I met up with a 1977 Suzuki just like the one I rode when I was in graduate school decades ago.

Tried some captions via Youtube, on this one. Shot with a Contour. See the original at http://contour.com/stories/291757.

Karakung Drive on my Piaggio MP3 500

Karakung Drive is my favorite starting point for joy rides on my Piaggio MP3 500.

I experimented with adding a sound track in Youtube. Shot with a Contour. See the original at http://contour.com/stories/291753 .

Church & Darby Roads on my Piaggio MP3 500

My second ride with my new ContourGPS. I just received the 360 Helmet Mount and was anxious to try it. Again, one of my favorite weekend rides on Church & Darby Roads. The wind noise is distracting, so just turn down your speaker volume. Looks like the classic MG had engine trouble (0:31). Note that I used my new Banshee Airhorn to warn a car (10:05).

Shot with a Contour. See the original at http://contour.com/stories/288811.

First Contour Camera Ride

My 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.

If you want to see exactly where I rode, look at the Contour Stories site showing the GPS map, speed and elevation at http://contour.com/stories/288280.