As much as I respect those who ride thousands of miles on their motorcycles in “Iron Butt” competitions and commuters that ride 52 weeks per year, philosophically, I just can no longer subscribe to such practices. I fundamentally disagree that shear miles logged is any measure of what riding is about and is missing...
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I’ve compiled a few of my thoughts on the 2010 Motorcycle Road Racing Season, thus far, that I’ve posted elsewhere. Nothing profound, just a few comments. Please comment if you agree, disagree or whatever… I. MotoGP: Although I fully intended to, again, go to the Indianapolis MotoGP, a few recent events have dissuaded me....
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May16th, 2015: It’s a glorious, fictional morning and I’m going for my first group motorcycle ride on my new battery powered motorcycle! Prep goes a little quicker than normal — no engine oil, coolant, air filter, etc to check — and after adjusting the chain, checking air pressure and glancing at the battery meter, I’m...
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With 450+ miles logged, yesterday was my first visit to Sequoia National Park and the amazing Kings Canyon, CA. The trip began at 7AM at the grand opening of my friend’s new motorcycle shop. In attendance were 75 or so Harley riders and the 6 of us sport riders. A good breakfast and good...
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For all the Ducati Monsters and StreetFighters I’ve been drewlling over and for all the Kawasaki Z1000′s I’d been speculating might be my next bike, nothing has changed my thoughts as much as one new 2010 Yamaha R1 with its AMAZING cross plane crankshaft! Seriously! A crankshaft! I got to ride a partially race prepped R1...
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What started as a review of my favorite iphone “motorcycle centric” apps has somehow morphed into a singular review of my hands down favorite! And it’s not even a true, dedicated motorcycle app!? I fail to call EveryTrail a “GPS app” because it does so very much more than just recording GPS coordinates! Nonetheless,...
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Well, since you asked… Yes, I do have a problem with Harley-Davidson. The topic came up again today, but contrary to popular perception, I am NOT a “Harley Hater!” I actually want to buy one! It just has to be one that handles, stops and goes! In other words, nothing HD currently manufactures! I...
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Reading the reviews of the new, 3rd generation, 2010 Kawasaki Z1000 (Zed,) I again have to ask: why won’t the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers build a TRUE naked sport bike? That is not to say the new Zed is a toad, just that many riders have been waiting for a no-holds-barred, naked bike and no one...
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Finding no one to play with today, I headed off to play in my own backyard. Got in a quickie 250 (s)miler and didn’t hit any snow! Except for the first 10 miles, it was bright, sunny and warm! Here’s a few pix. Video to come later…
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After a very inauspicious start, Saturday’s ride turned into a great adventure. At 8AM though, I had my doubts. Waking at 5AM, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, excited to ride, things clicked into perfect order. As I geared up, mounted the video cam, checked tire pressure and got on the road, the day was starting...
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