Chris Cope
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Checking the mirrors
Today marks the 1-year anniversary of this blog. Only one year, mis amigos. Wow. In many ways it feels as I have been doing this for longer, because so much has happened in that year. And in another sense, because I am so obsessed with motorcycling, and love talking about it so much, it feels…
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Weighing the options: Middleweight sport tourers
Technically, the Honda CBF600SA is a sport tourer. Not too long ago I started the process of thinking seriously about my next bike, which, at this stage, consists of little more than saving money (a) and daydreaming constantly about what that next bike will be. Because I’m an American, my default setting, it seems, is…
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Corcoran Jump Boots – review
Corcoran Jump Boots are durable, comfortable, and subtly stylish
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The strange and sudden decline of RideApart
UPDATE: I wrote this piece in December 2013. A lot has changed since then, including the fact that I spent two years running RideApart. Here’s a link to all the stories I’ve written. When I was in charge I put a lot of effort into moving away from the things that I criticize in the post…
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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…