Wednesday, July 27, 2016

ScooterBob - Wisconsin Backroads 2


Yamaha Day, the label in my head, the machines that we rode....Ben had the old reliable XS650 and I had the black streamliner.  My GIVI humpbag, an almost easy fit for SB in the pouch.  Both zippers didn't really need to be absolutely closed on such a nice day.


We just got going out on the highway when one of our local yahoo's passed us.  Never in pants, never helmeted, often shirtless.....on a Sportbike, I don't know how he does it.  I did secretly enjoy seeing his jowls flutter in the wind (old enough to know better) as he pulled back in.

In to Red Wing for some petrol....

 Waiting for the BNSF train to pass at Cty K and Wisconsin 35.  This must have either been some sort of Inspector or a VERY dedicated Railfan.



Kenny's Lawton Bar, since 1894



We chose the Overlook Road.....











Back into its nest......





(we did have ice cream)


  1. Good report, some judicious cropping and lower angles might cause Scooterbob to look bigger? Oh, and really large depth of field of course. :)

    1. Dom, I'll leave that level of photography to you. I mostly take 'em like I see 'em.

  2. "4th or 5th vehicle.."

    How did you deal with the traffic? And you did have ice cream!

    1. Richard, it got busy out there, that's for sure.

      Yes, we saved our dessert almost to the end.

  3. Bob would have been tired, and flat out happy with a tour like that.

    Very nicely done Doug and Ben, a most worthy contribution to the adventures of ScooterBob.

    1. It was simply another grand day to be out riding. Thank you David, Ben's enjoying this.

  4. Rustic roads, "heavy" traffic (gotta love back roads!), giant fish, ice cream... you did it all! Great adventure, and nice job with the documentation of it. :-)

    1. Kathy, don't tell anyone but our roads are not only fun to ride, they're for the most part empty. We kid each other about it often, as if the roads were put there for our enjoyment only. Lots of small farms settled 150 years ago and the need to get milk to market.

      I'll soon need a rest from documenting. Posting every day is harder work than I thought. Timing was great though between Karen's hand off and my vacation.