2018
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The wind, the fear and the ridiculous
You know that advice they always give about riding with a passenger? “Take it easy,” they say. “Make everything as gentle as possible. Don’t frighten your passenger.” They have obviously never met my wife. “YAHWOOOOOOOOOOOO!” she screamed against the wind as the two of us zig-zagged down the A449 Saturday. We were flying down the…
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I think we may actually be better
Why wouldn’t you outlaw this? I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about this: if I’m ever riding in Minnesota and find myself in a situation where I deem filtering to be appropriate, I’m just going to go ahead and do it. If any drivers shout at me, I will say this: “Actually, it is…
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20 things I learned in my first 6 months of motorcycling
Lessons learned from the motorcycle-ownership experiences.
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A small request
Hey, all y’all with motorcycle-related blogs: Can you please not have white text on a black background? I mean, it’s pretty much every single one of you. Clearly, it’s a look that a lot of people like and one of the general rules of this here blog is that I don’t like to piss on…
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28 months before
The simplicity of the Triumph Speedmaster “I wonder if I could put together £8,000 within 28 months,” I find myself asking. That’s how long I have until my 40th birthday, which, I keep telling myself, is when I want to buy a new bike. Actually, I’d like to buy a new bike today. And tomorrow.…
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What I want: Honda NC750X
Honda NC750X I try not to look at the stats for this blog too much. I’ve been blogging in one form or another for a decade now and experience tells me that wandering too deep into the dark woods of blog stats can be detrimental to one’s mental health. You start to feel that the…
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What I want: Honda Valkyrie (aka Honda F6C)
Daydreams of adventure, envisioning life as a vagabond motorcyclist
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Gear review: Furygan Revol Evo
The Furygan Revol Evo gloves are inadequate for winter riding, providing limited warmth and comfort at lower temperatures.