http://roadcaptainusa.com The essential motorcycle blog for HD enthusiasts Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:09:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en February 2012 East Coast Biker Online is now available. Click here. Check out page 22 for Diana's story The drop and page 38 for my review on Deep Creek Lake resort area. http://roadcaptainusa.com/2012/02/04/february-east-coast-biker-online/ As mentioned in my previous post I must be a sick individual based on my obsessive and insatiable appetite for information, entertainment and anything related to motorcycles! At the time I was thinking these were adult neuroses. That is not the case. This sickness started when I was very young. It ... http://roadcaptainusa.com/2012/01/28/obsessed-motorcycle-infoholic-since-twelve/ I completed reading David Hough's recently updated and expanded Proficient Motorcycling. This is the 2nd edition of what is considered to be the "#1 book in motorcycle safety!" It's close to 300 pages so it is not a short read like David Hough's Street Strategies which I reviewed last April. This ... http://roadcaptainusa.com/2012/01/22/proficient-motorcycling-by-david-hough/ Motorcycling is risky and the proficient motorcyclist knows that most of what matters on the road is what's going on in the brain. If the saying "only the strong survive" is true, then the strongest biker will be the one with the most intelligence and knowledge! It will not be the motorcyclist with the ... http://roadcaptainusa.com/2012/01/14/skill-proficiency-experience-and-knowledge/ I sell a series of electronic accessories at www.Shop.RoadCaptainUSA.com that allow you to hook up electronic devices directly to your fused battery tender pigtail. This system works off the SAE-2 plug connector system utilized by battery tenders made by Deltran. Deltran manufactures many branded battery tenders for major companys such ... http://roadcaptainusa.com/2012/01/11/heated-motorcycle-clothing-adapter/ The January 2012 issue of East Coast Biker Online is available. Diana has her year in review on pages 22 and 23. I have my product review of Sportsman Eyewear on page 38. Both articles have recently been published here at Road Captain USA. Click here to check it out. http://roadcaptainusa.com/2012/01/05/january-2012-east-coast-biker/ As with most years, 2011 was filled with some joys & celebrations and some disappointments. My plan to ride, ride, and ride some more fell way short of fruition.  I started the year by outfitting my bike for travel by mounting a set of saddlebags and getting some additional tailbag luggage.  ... http://roadcaptainusa.com/2012/01/02/princess-di-2011-in-the-rearview-mirror/ It's already the last night of the year and time for my inner reflections here on Road Captain USA! 2011 was busy and went by fast! I was hoping 2011 would be the year I could shake off the disturbing feelings left from the motorcycle accident that happened in 2009. ... http://roadcaptainusa.com/2011/12/31/2011-too-fast-too-furious/  Click the pic for more info Most motorcycle books fall into a catagory filled with similar books but this book is in a catagory by itself. The Motorcyclist's Legal Handbook by Pat Hahn is aimed at keeping your driving record clean. I'm not sure what I was expecting but I was expecting something ... http://roadcaptainusa.com/2011/12/22/motorcyclists-legal-handbook/  Click the pic for more info I'm a big fan of Bill Hayes! I really enjoyed reading his second book: The Orignal Wild Ones - Tales of the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club.  After I reviewed it in January Bill extended an offer to me to let me help him with his third book, but he never ... http://roadcaptainusa.com/2011/12/19/one-percenter-encyclopedia/