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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There may be snow and you’ve gotta be a little bit flaky to ride the mountains in November! Hence, the Snow Flake Ride. ☺ Date: November 6th, 2010 9:00AM Turlock, CA Starbucks Please arrive promptly with a full tank. Kickstands up, 9:30AM Info: As usual, this is a very informal ride. The group is typically...
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Update 10/18/10 : Please CLICK HERE for the quickie Ride Report or HERE for the Flickr pix. Still compiling more pix. See a 10 minute video HERE… It’s that time again. The annual Fall Splendor Ride is upon us. This year the ride begins in Oakdale, CA, takes us east through Yosemite and over...
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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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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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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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