Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Nov 15, 2009, 4:48 pm
View Larger Map I left out of my house after walking my dog, getting breakfast for all in the house...and checking my email.  Walked to the carport...pulled the little girl into the driveway, cr...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Nov 8, 2009, 12:29 pm
I've gone over the map, and reconstructed it to actually reflect the small roads I traveled over...yesterday's map was hurriedly routed...and contains many substantial errors.  This ride ...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Nov 7, 2009, 5:37 pm
Here is the route.  View Larger Map Come back tomorrow for pictures and my impressions of the ride...lots of cool new road I've never been on before. Come see!
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Nov 5, 2009, 8:42 am
I'm going to go back and revisit a post from a few weeks ago.  It seems many people wish to talk about my statement that riding is as easy as driving a car.   I'm sticking by t...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Oct 30, 2009, 4:04 pm
 If your here at this page because you clicked on a link at Bikernet.com and you want to read a tech report from my bike.... click here... http://chessiestales.blogspot.com/2009/09/cost-be-damned...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Oct 25, 2009, 10:13 am
Hey y'all.... I'm going to do something I don't normally do here.  I'm going to write about something that bothers me.  It's motorcycle related, so please bear with me. ...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Oct 22, 2009, 9:49 am
View Larger Map Yesterdays ride wasn't a long one. About 47 miles according to Google Maps. All the same, I spent 3.5 quality hours with my bike and with nature. It did me as much good as a six...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Oct 20, 2009, 9:42 am
Hey y'all, yeah...I took a ride yesterday up to see some fall colors on Roan Mountain.  I took a small off shoot road and found some of the most beautiful scenes to photograph.   S...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Oct 16, 2009, 2:18 pm
~THOR~  NO! I don't mean the Norse god of thunder! I write about motorcycles, you do know that! This is an illustration of what I mean: Some may wonder to themselves: "Why would she choos...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Oct 12, 2009, 2:48 pm
The Flying Merkel. all antique pictures are from http://theflyingmerkel.com/ogphotos/ What a strange name for a motorcycle, at least by today's standards. Not so in 1911, when the name became popu...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Oct 9, 2009, 10:02 pm
View Larger Map I'm serious as a heart attack, look at these pictures and tell me I don't live in an area that provides loads of cool places to ride? Just before I left home, I overheard a w...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Oct 8, 2009, 7:00 pm
Tomorrow, I'll be on my bike, heading north into VA. and WV. These two states have the best roads for riding. I rarely enjoy my rides...or the scenery as much as I have in Virginia and West Virg...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Oct 3, 2009, 8:22 pm
Wow...It's been a long time, but I got to ride today. My bike is fixed...she's running well. I at first felt she was grumpy...and I felt like she lost some top end. But...I know now that'...
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Marilyn E. posted an article on Chessie's Tales... - Sep 27, 2009, 10:28 pm
Would you like to come with me to visit the Fossil Museum at Gray? MY bike will be home on Monday, I do hope...pray?  I think I want to see this exhibit. It looks like fun, don't you think? ...
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