Category: Motorcycles
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GS 911 for Mac OS Tutorial
To date, I’ve owned three motorcycles. Each new motorcycle ushers in a whole new level of technology. My first bike, a 2001 Vulcan 750, was an extremely simple motorcycle. It was carbureted at its core with minimal adjustability. The second bike, a 2003 V-Strom, added fuel injection, which solved many of the problems inherent with…
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Tot Weerziens Robert
Robert and I first crossed paths just outside of San Jose, California on a group ride down to Death Valley back in 2008. We were a jolly group of 30 set out on President’s day weekend. Many of us didn’t know each other but by the end of those 5 days we all shared our…
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Celebrating 117,334 Miles
I walked into the garage a few weeks ago and I noticed a few “motorcycle tears” on the garage floor. On closer inspection, the right fork was leaking. It was more a small weep than a full out leak, but it was a leak none the less. Combined with the backfire and lack of riding…
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Chapter 3: Gelände Straße
It’s no secret that I’m a motorcycle monogamist. In 20 years of motorcycling, I’ve only owned two bikes: a 2001 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 and a 2003 Suzuki V-Strom 1000. After about 15,000 miles I had a low side on the Vulcan while coming down Highway 9. The bike never ran well after that low side…
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The Palindromic Motorcycle
#motorcycle #vstrom #palindrome #over100k
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Ride on Nick…
We meet all sorts of people throughout our lives. Some people touch us for just a moment. Some people walk with us throughout a season. And a select few remain with us throughout our lifetime. Each person we meet broadens us as humans and deepens our connection with humanity. I met Nick online four years…
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5 Tips for a Great Coworking Experience
I had two great days up in Lake Tahoe experiencing very different coworking spaces. Before that, I’ve been to a couple of different coworking spaces where I’ve stayed over in certain cities and extra day or two. I find that in coworking spaces I’m much more productive for me than sitting in a hotel room…
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One V-Strom: 100,000 Miles
The back story For much of my childhood I’ve always had a subscription to a motorcycle magazine. Cycle World dominated a lot of my teenage years. As I started to do more touring on my motorcycle, my subscription shifted to Rider Magazine. Every year each motorcycle magazine has their own “motorcycle of the year.” Rider…
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Hello Old Friend
I walked into the garage and didn’t realize how much time had passed. About eight weeks ago I slipped on a Dell keyboard and my foot slammed into the television stand. I took a hard fall and sprained my ankle badly. I knew that it was going to be a long haul as joint injuries…
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Riding the S1000RR
One of the riders this weekend offered his BMW S 1000 RR to ride after lunch. Compared to my bike, this motorcycle is a finely tuned corner carving machine. In contrast my bike is the Japanese tractor that lumbers along the roadway. I’ve only ridden such a bike a few times before. The most recent…
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Bikers and Truckers
This classic came on the radio today and made me smile. GetThereItis sometimes plauges both of us when we see that the end is near. I’ve been rolling down the western seaboard at a pretty good clip at times seeing California in sight. I can remember riding US 101 in Oregon with a very late…
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John Ryan: The Living Legend
Everyone has their version of what a “long” day was. When I first started riding, 100 miles was a long day. As I got more tuned into what made me more comfortable and I got stronger the mileage went up. Currently more than 500 miles is a “long” day for me. I’ve done it twice:…
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Bed Bugs: Motorcyclists aren’t exempt
On one of my trips up to the Sierras I had a run in with these little critters that was less than pleasant. I didn’t know it at the time but one of the hotel beds I believe had these little critters inside of it. A week after arriving home I had about 150 bites…
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60,000 and it keeps on ticking!
Happy Halloween! Last night the DL rolled over 60,000 miles on the odometer. It was a beautiful day here in California (plus I wanted to get some more miles on the bike) so I decided to ride out to the various evening engagements. For some reason I’d been really anticipating this milestone for quite a…
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Leading group motorcycle rides
Once the day has come to actually ride the ride, here are some tips to help everything run a bit smoother and for all the riders to have a good time. Overcommunicate: If I can say only one thing, this would be it. It’s amazing how many times you can say things and people just…
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Planning group rides for motorcycles
Mike and I have been planning a group rides for motorcycles for a number of years each year and with each ride I learn things. On our first ride up to Lake Tahoe in 2007, while fun, the group was pretty small and all the riders were well experienced. That winter I got to go…