Benefit ride for the St. Cloud Children’s Home

The motorcycle season is short in Minnesota. It says so right on the back cover of my book, Ride Minnesota.  Now that we’ve left winter behind, we’re in the rainy season when thunderstorms can crop up just in time for rush hour and dampen your ride home from work.

A lot of people ride their motorcycles to work. I temped recently at Thomson Reuters in Eagan and entire sections of the parking lots (there are multiple lots) were designated solely for motorcycles. It’s nice to have a motorcycle-friendly employer. Motorcycling to work not only saves money on gas, it also gets you there sooner, thanks to the diamond lanes on metro freeways.

Still, there’s nothing like riding two-lane blacktop on a sunny day. Discovering what’s just beyond that next curve lends an air of mystery to a ride, whether it’s another set of curves, an uphill climb or a cow grazing peacefully in a nearby pasture.

Today’s gray, rainy weather gives me another chance to work on building my retail network.  Here’s a list of places where you can purchase Ride Minnesota.  Here’s to sunnier days ahead!

Eat My Words Bookstore, 1228 2nd St. N.E., Minneapolis. MN 55413

Harley-Davidson Shop of Winona, 1845 Mobil Drive, Winona, MN 55987

Indian Motorcycle Twin Cities, 2967 Hudson Rd., St. Paul, MN 55128

Mankato Harley-Davidson, 1200 N. River Drive, Mankato, MN 56001

Northway Sports, 21429 Ulysses St. N.E., East Bethel, MN 55011

Route 65 Classics, 14954 Aberdeen St. N.E., Ham Lake, MN 55304

St. Paul Harley-Davidson, 2899 Hudson Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55128

Trav’s Outfitter, 7315 Hwy. 65 N.E., Fridley, MN 55432

Twin Cities Harley-Davidson-Blaine, 1441 85th Ave. N.E., Blaine, MN 55449

Twin Cities Harley-Davidson-Lakeville, 10770 165th St. W., Lakeville, MN 55044

SubText Books, 165 Western Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55102

Zylstra Harley-Davidson, 19600 Evans St NW, Elk River, MN 55330