SMOG (Selene Motorcycle Owners Gang)

Good thing we did not attend the Isle of Man TT events this year. Rain, fog, wrecks, sidecar machines going airborne, then crashes involving rider and spectator injuries all combined to bring racing to a complete halt and the event was canceled. I would likely have just sat in pubs eating sausages and drinking for a week, frustrating my nephrologist and stretching the seams of my riding britches.

However, riding did happen on the SMOG circuit this weekend. The worst injuries, involving questionable late afternoon and evening behavior, were resolved at dawn the next morning with Tylenol, soaks in the spa tub on the dock with strong coffee, good music and then more riding.

Captain America Roger brought the Big Blue BMW Space Ship (1600 cc) to the Northern Neck of Virginia to visit, talk, ride boats and bikes, smoke meat, eat, drink and set up my new helmet with the cool tech stuff he gets that I don’t. And yes, the Space Ship looks, levitates, sounds and even vibrates like an alien transporter. I wore out my two SMOG machines just trying to keep up on the asphalt. But I was better on the gravel with the Scrambler.

See some photos of Captain America Roger and Easy Ridin’ Jack enjoying our adventures on the twisties down here at The Rivah.

We gotta’ get a group ride organized. Who is coming to our Summer Rendezvous?

I may actually be riding with Honorable Howard this weekend in China as I have a yard visit scheduled and he invited me to the Dragon Boat Festival. I am not sure if we will be on the road or in the water, but we will be mobile. I will see him and his family beginning Saturday night. Delivering to him and Awesome Arina their SMOG attire - yours will ship out when I return.

Easy Ridin’ Jack

Jack Burgess, Shangri-La 6047

More weekend details and update on SMOG attire -

I do want to tip my ballcap to the guardian angel who watched over Captain America Roger and me this past weekend. Whether we were on our bikes, on the boat, in the yard smoking meat, hanging on the dock with a cold one in hand or swimming in The Rivah, she was always close by, just watching. She is about four feet tall, majestic when soaring and statuesque when perching, with around a seven foot wingspan. Her smaller male mate sits with her almost always on the perch above our cottage, as these birds of prey mate for life. Attached is a pic of Big Momma taken by Roger from our dock Sunday and another taken by me a few days earlier showing the male of the loving couple.

The Burgess Gardens at The Rivah are in full bloom right now, and they are blooming to high heaven! I do like to play in the dirt when not on the water, in the spa, under the umbrella or riding a moto. Attached are some pics of some of the legal stuff growing around the property.

Got a call a few minutes ago and the SMOG silkscreened attire will be in my hands before my departure Thursday for China. Honorable Howard and Awesome Arina and I will be sporting some SMOG biker gear for the Dragon Boat Festival this weekend. Stay tuned for more pics.

Roll on brothers!

Easy Ridin’ Jack

Jack Burgess, Shangri-La 6047

I’ll attest … great property, great scenery, great rides and similar conversation (of course the alcohol helps).