Winter Break

December 28, 2011
Take a winter break from riding

It’s just too cold to ride! I’ve tried, I just don’t have the right gear.  And on the sport bike, at least, when the highs are only getting to 45F or so, your tires don’t stick, the roads are full of sand from the morning’s black ice, and you just can’t get your groove-on....
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The end of the world as I know it

August 24, 2011
My last group ride?

It’s a difficult day for me today.  I lost a rider friend yesterday and all of the weekend’s additional carnage has kind of come home to roost.   This may be the end of group ride organizing, for me, as I know it. It started with a group ride Saturday – which I missed.   I...
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Top Ten reasons NOT to Dual Sport

July 9, 2011
Top Ten reasons NOT to Dual Sport

Inspired by my latest dual sport motorcycling injury – this time a pulled and, hopefully not, torn Achilles tendon — I give you my Top 10 list:   10.   Dual sport bikes are NOT motocross bikes 9.    Dual sport bikes don’t handle motocross bikes 8.    You cannot do what you can do on an...
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Triple by Pass

June 26, 2011
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As some of you may know, I’ve been out of the saddle for almost the entire riding season.  Yesterday, however, I got to ride again, and did so, in a big a way!   400+ (s)miles of mostly twisties and at a nice, brisk pace.  :-) I’ve coined this ride, “The Triple By Pass”...
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Motorcycle Computing

November 21, 2010
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With the recent advances in Tablet Computing and non-proprietary devices such as those based on the Android Operating System,...
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Ergonomics

November 16, 2010
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Although I truly love my CBR1000RR and can ride it for 500 or 600 miles a pop, I really...
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eBike hyperbole

July 28, 2010
eBike hyperbole

I’d like to clarify my position on electric motorcycles (subsequently referred to as eBikes.)  I am in no way...
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Riding my new eBike

July 17, 2010
Riding my new eBike

May16th, 2015:  It’s a glorious, fictional morning and I’m going for my first group motorcycle ride on my new battery...
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Sonora Pass, California

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