How to write a motorcycle blog…and more

Here’s another interesting article that floated in (I forget where I saw it; maybe it was Facebook) and the topic was one that caught my attention:  How to write a motorcycle adventure touring blog.   Hmmmm….maybe I should read this, I thought when I saw the title.  So I did, and I enjoyed it.  It’s a well-written piece and it has three or four blogs listed that I enjoyed visiting.  I think you might, too.

You know, we sailed right through 2500 blog entries here on the CSC blog last week.  I had thought I would do a blog on that, but I was so into actually doing the blog that I forgot all about it.  I think this is something like Blog No. 2508 or 2509.   That’s a lot of blogging.  But it’s fun.

My philosophy on writing the blog has always been pretty simple, and the people I work for have never tried to influence what I write one way or the other.  The approach for me has always been to include lots of pictures, and to just tell folks what we’ve been up to (whether it pertains to stuff at the plant or on the road).   If something in the motorcycle world strikes me as interesting, I figure you’ll find it to be, too.  We post stuff on the blog nearly every day (and sometimes more than once a day).

People occasionally ask me if it’s hard coming up with stuff to write about.  Nope, it’s not, and it has never been.   There’s always something interesting happening in our world and I like sharing it with you.  It’s relaxing, actually.  I used to mention politics on occasion, but I’ve decided that no matter what I say in that arena I’m going to insult half of our readers (so I stay away from that altogether). Once in a while I’ll go tangential and write about other stuff I find interesting, like cameras or guns.  Speaking of which, I scored big time last week when I found a new-in-the-box, made-in-1991, hard-to-find Remington 700 Classic in 7mm Weatherby Magnum.   And the one I found has super-nice walnut…

I’m a major fan of the Remington 700 rifle and I love the 7mm Weatherby Magnum cartridge (I actually met Roy Weatherby about 35 years ago and he was one hell of a man), so I jumped on the rifle you see above when it became available.  I’ll give you a range report after I fire it.   If things go the way I’m thinking they will with this one, I feel another wild boar hunt coming up!

So what’s 0n the horizon in the motorcycle business?   Well, there’s lots happening, including the new tariff on Chinese goods that’s been dominating the headlines.  Yep, if it actually goes through it will pertain to motorcycles, and yep, if it goes through, it will pertain to electric bikes, too.  It’s not slowing us down one whit, though, and we’re pressing ahead with all of the irons we have in the fire (and there are many, including three or four new bikes we’ll be telling you about soon).   And I’ve got a few trips in mind after I get back from New Jersey.   I’m most likely going to the Canton Fair later this month (as in Canton, China, or Guangzhou as it’s known these days).  The Canton Fair is the world’s most major motorcycle show, so watch for good info and photos right here on the CSC blog.  There’s the trip I told you about a day or two ago…the CSC Revolutionary War Run.   I’ve had a few inquiries about that already after I mentioned it on the blog and I think it’s time for us to do an event on the east coast.   And there’s that California Highway 198 and Highway 25 ride I mentioned a few months back, running right up the center of California to Pinnacles National Park (I haven’t forgotten about those magnificent roads and I haven’t stopped thinking about what it would be like to ride them on my TT250 along with you).  And more.  Lots more.

Stay tuned, folks.  There’s good stuff coming down the road, and this is the place to read about it!