My favorites…

My New Year’s resolutions?    Well, here you go…

• I want to eat and drink more…
• I want to spend more time on the Internet, especially Facebook…
• I want to gain weight…
• I want to spend more time at the office and less time on my motorcycle…

No, I’m just kidding folks…but it would be nice to spend less time on the Internet.   I am hooked on the Internet.   When I was a kid I used to like to go to the library because there was just so much interesting stuff to read.   Now, the library pretty much comes to me via my laptop.  There are so many good sites and interesting things to see on the Internet.  In fact, I may be guilty of causing you to spend more time on the Internet with the CSC blog.  If so, hey, that’s the way it goes.   Let me compound the felony by offering up a few of my favorite sites.

The Mustang forum has to be one of the more interesting ones out there.  If you are interested in California Scooters (and you have to be  if you are reading this blog), you are probably also interested in the bike that inspired it all…the original Mustangs.  The Mustang forum is at www.mmcoa.org, and I highly recommend it.  There’s a bunch of fascinating information and it is the “go to” place for all things Mustang.  Drop by, sign up, and post an entry or two if you get a chance.

www.ADVRider.com is another interesting site.  I tuned into it many years ago with their forum posts about adventure riding and the site has grown far beyond just that specific focus.   They have a “shiny things” board that is a place where I spend entirely too much time.

www.MotorcycleClassics.com is the Motorcycle Classics magazine site.  It’s awesome.  If you’re into classic bikes, this is the place to be.   I also happen to think it is the finest motorcycle magazine in existence.  I think the writing, the photography, the stories, and the editorial stuff is a significant cut above what you’ll find in any other moto mag.   But then, I’m not entirely objective on this topic…if I was, though, I’d still say Motorcycle Classics is the best publication out there.

www.HorizonsUnlimited.com is a site focused on international motorcycle travel.  I’ve done some of that and the site naturally appeals to me for that reason alone.   The fact that it includes entries by many other world motorcycle travelers (guys and gals who have done way more than I ever will) makes it even more interesting.  Be forewarned, though…this is a site that is particularly addictive.  It’s that good.

One of my all time favorites is www.DaveBarr.com.   You can buy Dave’s books through the site (Riding the Edge and Riding the Ice), and these are two books everyone who has ever even thought about riding a motorcycle needs to own.   You probably remember the story about the two actors who rode part way around the world with a bankroll the size of the GM bailout and a support crew that would rival an Apollo mission.   Dave Barr did it on his own on a motorcycle that had a 100,000 miles on the clock when he started.  Dave is my hero.  Read Riding the Edge and you’ll find out why.

And the last site is one of my own…www.motofoto.cc.   It’s the site I started about 15 years ago focused on motorcycle photography (the photo above is one of my favorites), and it’s ultimately the site that got me hooked up with Motorcycle Classics and CSC Motorcycles (along with a recommendation from my good buddy Joseph).  There’s lots of cool stuff on it, including a lot about the California Scooter Company.

Oh, and one more site…don’t forget to visit us on Facebook, too.  Stop by and become a friend!

So, enjoy the new year, and do what I plan to do:  Get out and ride more!