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Memorial Day bonding with da’ Bandit on goat!
After spending yesterday doing household chores that I have ignored for months, I decided this morning with coffee that I needed to pay attention to my new Bandit with more conviction than I had cleaning the mold out of the shower. So after a second cuppa joe and synapses jazzed, I donned my riding gear…
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Gear Review–FirstGear HT Overpants – 2011 for Women, the FG Kilimanjaro Jacket 4.0 and the FG Contour Mesh-The perfect touring package!!
Well, I finally got to use my new gear and I first off want to say just how successful both garments are in terms of comfort and protection. I give both the pants and jacket two serious thumbs up!! The FirstGear HT Overpants are the first I have owned that are perfect fitting. They are…
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Miles of friendship: Ride to the Southwest to see old friends–The final leg home!
Dave camped in Bluff and I continued on to Torrey, UT. My plan was to go over the Mokee Dugway and down the scenic Hwy 95 to Hanksville then into Capitol Reef NP to Torrey. The scenery on those roads is amazing. I left Bluff at 5pm and knew that riding the 200 miles to…
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Miles of friendship: Ride to the Southwest to see old friends–Part Five
When leaving TorC we carefully considered our route choices, yet somehow still ended up on a dead ending Hwy 181, so we ultimately had to brave the freeway. Dave was way less than thrilled since he not only doesn’t enjoy freeway riding, but with the wind whipping us left and right and the cross winds…
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Miles of friendship: Ride to the Southwest to see old friends–Part Four
Under the watched eye of both Dave and me, we decided that his rear tire was finished. I believe the last several miles of chip seal over Hwy 180 finished it off and before we rode over Hwy 152, one of NM’s premier twisty roads, it needed replacing. Dave had called Albuquerque and there wasn’t…
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Miles of friendship: Ride to the Southwest to see old friends–Part Three
Tucson to Silver City, NM, took us north to go south and finally a day of awesome riding. Getting out of Tucson was via the interstate which neither of us love, providing a means to an end. On the interstate it’s a quick jaunt of 200 miles, but we wanted to ride the infamous Devil’s…
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Miles of friendship: Ride to the Southwest to see old friends–Part Two
Off to Rhyolite and Death Valley with smiling sun-loving faces. Today’s weather is warm and wind free, much different from yesterday’s cloud cover and low temps. Dave has never seen Rhyolite, so a quick visit is in order then we’ll cruise through DV via Hwy 178 and head to Needles, CA. Why Needles you ask,…
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Miles of friendship: Ride to the Southwest to see old friends–Part One
Being primarily a solo rider, the thought of travel with an old friend was both stimulating and daunting. I knew it would be wonderful to share some riding with my friend, Dave, but I also knew that I would have to make some compromises to my usual mode of travel. I decided at once that…
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Get me outta here to some good weather!!
You can follow along via the spot link to the right. Am currently in Tucson visiting an old friend. The weather here is perfect and unbelievable. ; ) I was so ready for some fine warm weather. Leaving Sacramento three days ago proved tedious, with terrible weather, snow flurries, and clouds all the way to…
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Streetmasters 2011: Precision skills for the challenging world of motorcycling
The past weekend was spent at Streetmasters Cornering Workshop on one of the best weekends that it could have been held. The sun glowed, the wind kept at bay and the Horse Thief Mile offered up a perfect riding surface. This was my second year at Streetmasters, but after two months of rainy winter weather,…