2018
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Scooter Bob and I go to Aberystwyth
Recently I’ve had the privilege of hosting Scooter Bob, who you can read about here. We went on two little adventures together before he carried on with his world travelling. Here’s the first of those: Hey, Chris, I’ve been thinking… Yeah, Scooter Bob? What about? Well, you know, I don’t want to sound ungrateful… I…
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What I Want: Honda Africa Twin
I’m loving Honda’s marketing for the Africa Twin motorcycle, and am excited about its features and potential performance.
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A Texan in Europe
My first European road trip on a bike: travelling more than 3,000 miles on a 2015 Suzuki V-Strom 1000
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2015 Indian Chief Vintage – First Ride
1811cc V-twin makes for a great bike with a few easily fixable problems
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The joy of jerryrigging
There are all kinds of positive aspects to motorcycling –– I wrote about several of them not too long ago –– but one of the lesser-known positives is the incredible sense of satisfaction that you get from coming up with a solution to a problem. Sometimes the solution can be purchased. My shed is an…
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What I wish Victory would do
I talk a lot about Victory motorcycles on this blog. Sometimes I feel apologetic about that — I realise not everyone is as interested in Victory as I am — but then I remind myself: this is my blog. I can write what I want. Anyway, a few months ago, I wrote a post in…
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Ride Review: Triumph Tiger 800 XRx
Disappointment. If you were to ask me to sum up the Triumph Tiger 800 XRx in a single word, that would be it. There are plenty of positive words I might use in addition — “fun,” “revvy,” “light” — but ultimately this new effort from Triumph is a letdown. Which is kind of surprising to…
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2015 Victory Gunner – First ride
Big, sexy, and ‘viscerally pleasing’ the stripped down Gunner is one of Victory’s best models.