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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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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A few twitter conversations and recent events have had me thinking deeply about the dangers of motorcycling and some of the carnage we’ve witnessed of late. Often, here and elsewhere, you’ll typically hear me singing the praises of riding motorcycles, the peace and centering it brings, and the many other positive attributes of our...
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I have to preface the following by stating that what I know is secondhand, hearsay information. I was 80 miles away waiting for the group of riders that assisted. Saturday, July 10, 2010 near Tracy, CA, a 30-something, female rider crashed her Harley Davidson on HWY 205. According to the riders that witnessed the...
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A very strange thing happened yesterday. On the way to see a client, on a perfectly straight road, I watched a guy on a Harley ride off the shoulder of the road, into a muddy field and crash into an orchard. I can’t tell you how anyone could do that, but somehow this guy...
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