Archive for the ‘Ohio’ Category

Michigan Mountain Madness 2012

by Bill Webb Your MSTA friends in Michigan invite you to our North Carolina event. The Michigan Squadron of the MSTA has enjoyed the Michigan Mountain Madness “MMM” event in North Carolina for over a decade with the last three years at the Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge. Iron Horse Motorcycle Lodge and Campground is a [...]

Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum

By Tosh Konya The Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Just west of the museum is the village of Warwick, OK that’s little more than a crossroads with a gas station and also an on-ramp/off-ramp for I-44. Oklahoma City is roughly 35-miles to the west. Some eight decades ago, [...]

STAR 2012 Raffle Bike – Honda CB1000R

How would you like a naked 1000cc sportbike? What if that bike came with fully adjustable suspension, dual radial four-piston front brakes and a single sided rear swingarm? Would you like a digital dash and fuel injection? And how do tubular handlebars, a 4.5 gallon gas tank and a more upright seating position sound? If [...]

The Party Continues!

Bill Rusk, MSTA Nation-al Raffle Bike Coordina-tor, has announced the date and time for this year’s raffle ticket stuff-ing party. We will meet at Bill’s house at 9 am on Saturday February 18. As has been the tradi-tion, we will enjoy break-fast and share the work of stuffing all the raffle tickets for STAR in [...]

Go Cruise Throttle Control

By Doug McPeek I recently saw the Go Cruise at the Aerostich Riderwearhouse website and decided to give it a try on my DR650SE. The DR has shorter grips than I am accustomed to on my BMW, so when thinking of a throttle lock I wanted one that was narrow. The Go Cruise fits into [...]

Reflecting on Warmth

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By Doug McPeek Are you ready for the warmest undergarments ever? After riding last fall and in the cold, wet spring of 2011, I was. I am never happy on those early and late season motorcycle rides when I am bundled up like a mummy and still never quite warm. I remembered a commercial I [...]

New Location for River City Ride 2012

After weeks, if not months, of trying Moose Parish of the Indiana Squadron was not successful in getting a “satisfactory/workable deal” with the Ogle Haus in Vevay, IN. So, the new (again) location for the 2012 River City Ride is the Baymont Inn in Corydon, IN. Moose says, “Please consider adding the 2012 River City [...]

Happy New Year! – Ohio Rider

The Ohio MSTA Holiday Party was a lot of fun. There were many familiar faces and a couple of first-timers. The food was excellent, the conversation entertaining and the weather could not have been better. On behalf of everyone, I give a big thank you to Jon and Janet Campbell who hosted the festivities. The [...]

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