by Håkan Söderbom | Jul 27, 2009 | Motorcycles, Travel
O’Neill, NE to Rapid City, SD Since I am now one day early, I take extra time to ride the back-roads of Nebraska and South Dakota. What I later realize is that a Harley with a lot of chrome and white-wall tires isn’t really made to ride on gravel. The bike gets really...
by Håkan Söderbom | Jul 27, 2009 | Motorcycles, Travel
Kansas City, MO to O’Neill, NE The day starts out with some confusion; since I was still on the Missouri side of Kansas City I felt obliged to at least ride into Kansas before setting my course towards north. However my GPS decides to get a life of its own and starts...
by Håkan Söderbom | Jul 21, 2009 | Motorcycles, Travel
Russellville to Kansas City From Russellville I set my eyes on SR 23, also known as the Pigs Trail. I don’t know the story behind the name but there are some really good twisties to enjoy. With very little traffic it is a really relaxing and joyful ride. While I have...
by Håkan Söderbom | Jul 21, 2009 | Motorcycles, Travel
Day 2 Where the first day of the journey was a story of hot muggy weather, the second day delivers what can be wished for: warm, pleasant sun! From Jackson, MS to Vicksburg, MS, on to Little Rock, AR My ride out of Jackson takes me west to Vicksburg, a small town with...
by Håkan Söderbom | Jul 19, 2009 | Motorcycles, Travel
Two years ago I rode my Harley from Seattle to Denver, and back. Denver was the destination for Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference. This year the destination was New Orleans and I wanted to make the same trip. But where the Denver trip added up to about 3,500...
by Håkan Söderbom | May 6, 2009 | Motorcycles
If you haven’t yet seen my 2008 entry, see below for Desert 100, Odessa 2008. This year I was better prepared! I packed up already on Thursday evening; stuffed my 21”/18” knobby wheels on the back, packed a toothbrush and a change of clothes. Friday morning I rode to...
