I took the day off work, and rode with my wife to have lunch at the Three Sisters Cafe in Broad Ripple. It's is a great place to eat. Everything on the menu is fresh and home-made. The sauces are delicious. It started as a vegetarian restaurant, but they quickly added fish and poultry items to the menu. I recommend the fish tacos.
If you're passing through Indianapolis, take a detour to Broad Ripple to visit the Three Sisters. Here's the route my wife and I took. It's not the most direct route, but it's an enjoyable, winding road which follows Fall Creek from where I-465 crosses the creek on the city's east side.
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The route follows Fall Creek Road just a few hundred feet west of I-465 to Fall Creek Parkway. Left on Fall Creek Parkway to Kessler Boulevard. Right on Kessler Boulevard to Guildford avenue. Right on Guilford Avenue all the way to The Three Sisters Cafe. It's ten miles off the highway, but worth the detour.
Parking is free, but scarce.
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Honda Is On A Roll
I love seeing new models of bikes being introduced. Particularly when they are actually, you know, new.
Harley may repackage the same engine and frame into a dozen variations with cool (or lame -- depending on your persuasion) names. HD has a fairly short list of powerplants and frames, and a broad list of "bike names." That doesn't excite me as much as a brand new entry ... a new class of bike for a manufacturer.
Honda is entering the adventure touring space with the recently announced V4 Crosstourer Concept.
Check out the press release at honda.com.
Also, for 2011-- an actual production bike -- Honda announced the V4
Crossrunner.
Visordown.com has the scoop.
Better pics, and better writing, are found at motorcycle.com.
Harley may repackage the same engine and frame into a dozen variations with cool (or lame -- depending on your persuasion) names. HD has a fairly short list of powerplants and frames, and a broad list of "bike names." That doesn't excite me as much as a brand new entry ... a new class of bike for a manufacturer.
Honda is entering the adventure touring space with the recently announced V4 Crosstourer Concept.
Check out the press release at honda.com.
Also, for 2011-- an actual production bike -- Honda announced the V4
Crossrunner.
Visordown.com has the scoop.
Better pics, and better writing, are found at motorcycle.com.
At The Corner Of Fashion and Safety
I wear my gear for protection, not for fashion. So I am always bemused by riders who put such a high emphasis on fashion.
I know one Harley Rider who wouldn't ride to work except on Fridays because blue jeans weren't allowed Monday through Thursday, and things just didn't "look right" when he rode wearing anything but blue jeans.
I would never have this problem; I can commute any day ... my blue jeans never show anyway, as I'm always wearing my trusty pair of Alpinestars Mesh Tech 2.0 overpants. They cover dockers as well as they cover blue jeans.
So when a friend sent me this link, I had to laugh. Apparently faux motorcycle jackets are making a comeback in the world of fashion.
Most of which, the article deftly notes, seem suited "for men that couldn't find themselves on a motorcycle if one ran them over."
Wear your gear. Make it stylish if you want. Just make sure you are protected!
(( Check out the fine product pictured, here ))
I know one Harley Rider who wouldn't ride to work except on Fridays because blue jeans weren't allowed Monday through Thursday, and things just didn't "look right" when he rode wearing anything but blue jeans.
I would never have this problem; I can commute any day ... my blue jeans never show anyway, as I'm always wearing my trusty pair of Alpinestars Mesh Tech 2.0 overpants. They cover dockers as well as they cover blue jeans.
So when a friend sent me this link, I had to laugh. Apparently faux motorcycle jackets are making a comeback in the world of fashion.
Most of which, the article deftly notes, seem suited "for men that couldn't find themselves on a motorcycle if one ran them over."
Wear your gear. Make it stylish if you want. Just make sure you are protected!
(( Check out the fine product pictured, here ))
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