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Bikes and Babes: The Female Rider– an enigma defined by the riders themselves…
photo credit/chickthatrides What is the quintessential female rider? In fact how do we define women riders in general? Who are those women that decide to reject standard female roles for a less common practice. Are they adventurers, enlightened or just plain mad? The population of female riders is expanding and with that expansion, come women…
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Another cool moto site for surfing!
I have a visiting Canadian friend who showed me this site belonging to one of his mates from Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. It’s a fun site that I felt compelled to share with my readers! ENJOY! Check out the the alexander project a motorcycle-surf journey through the Baja, Mexico and Central America
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GearChic sez…
My friend Joanne Donn otherwise know as GearChic, posted this on her blog/website and I loved it soooo much, I had to share it. Bravo, Joanne. Gearchic sez…. Always check Joanne’s site for the latest reviews on motorcycle gear for women as well as a plethora of other information for female riders!! photo by gearchic.com
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Finally, the riding season is upon us!
Well, it’s been a long ass winter, but it appears those of us located in CA are finally getting a dry spell and the ability to get out and ride. My bike’s seat is being tweaked to make it better suited for distance riding and will be back in about another week and I’ll be…
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Think you’ve got slow speed maneuvers down…ya, really?
Check it out!!
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How Harleys gets to Sturgis? ; )
I don’t know why this cracked me up so much, but it did. Do Harley riders do distance? I know we are all on two wheels, but it seems many of us are on four first, then two for the image. Does trailering really take less time or money? I simply don’t understand.
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My friend Karen–Adventurer Extraordinaire!!
When one of my riding buddies went across country on a solo adventure, I didn’t think much about it. She’s an outstanding rider and no stranger to solo travel. But knowing this didn’t distill the surprise I had when I pasted in the query of “women in motorcycling” and one of the first returns was…
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Bandito finds a new home!
After much deliberation, I finally placed my 00 12sBandit on Craigslist and after culling through several silly inquiries, I got one that was genuinely interested and decided to come and take a look. The bike has some touring miles on it, but is otherwise a flawless example of Japanese motorcycle ingenuity. The bike heats up…
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Riding to Canada–Three weeks o’ riding bliss
Several weeks ago, I posted on pashnit, my home motorcycle forum a query for taking a summer ride up to Canada with the intention of riding some roads that I hadn’t previously ridden. I got a few thoughts and ideas but one forum buddy living in Scotland, jumped on and had an absolute wiki of…
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I hear the riding season is upon us…really?
Well, it’s June 3rd and it’s still raining in central CA. This is not the usual season that’s for sure. There has been recent snowfall in the Sierra passes and all of the fun pass roads, Hwy 108 Senora Pass, Hwy 4 Ebbetts Pass and Hwy 120 Yosemite, remain closed. The road into and across…