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How the Kawasaki Versys Performs for me…
Well after a 2600 mile trip on the new bike, I can sort of formulate my thoughts on how the Versys performs. Most of you know that I am coming off a 1250 Bandit which is probably one of the most underrated motorcycles of all time. I loved riding my Bandits and the combined miles…
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A Week of Firsts…New Bike part 4…the final leg
Leaving Cedar City was best described as chilly at 47 degrees but I truly had no idea just how cold I was about to be. Even the GPS seemed confused wanting to take me north to Beaver before heading west and I’m sure it too was too cold to think.
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A Week of Firsts…New Bike part 3
I left Taos fairly late since the a temperature was a brisk thirty five degrees. I can’t believe how much time I spend being cold on this trip. Yes, it was the first time I have been without my heated gear this time of year as it’s still a bit early to take to the…
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A Week of Firsts…New Bike part 2
Better sunsets than the desert are difficult to imagine. It’s a gift that begins with a sharpened sky-line as the unwrapped details emerge from nowhere. Suddenly the fence in the distance is defined making even the wire more noticeable. Colors you can’t even imagine in nature become commonplace. A desert sunset can only compare to…
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A week of Firsts…New Bike, New & Old Faces, New Ride Report
The drive to SoCal to pick up the new bike was trying at best, being we got into some horrid LA traffic, not knowing any better. Friday afternoon is not a good time to take any sort of freeway travel, and here we thought we’d make up some time and ended up in what appeared…
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NEW BIKE!!
I picked up the new Versys on Friday March 23 after a harrowing trip with Gary to Yucca Valley though the worst of the LA traffic on the 210, but more on that later. Here are a couple of teaser shots of the bike and us, and in the next couple of days I’ll post…
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Photo History of a section of US Hwy 60 in AZ…
I love finding old and new photos of an area to compare and this section of old Hwy 60 is no exception. On the left a photo now and right an old tinted postcard. US Hwy 60 was one of the first east-west transcontinental highways. It was commissioned in 1926, stretching from Virginia Beach, Virginia…
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Want to drool over some European photos??
On one of my forums, Twowheelfemales, I found a link to a ride report from Portugal with some of the most gorgeous photos ever as the riders visited: Portugal Spain France Germany Switzerland Italy Austria Please view if you’ve ever dreamed of riding in Europe. It’s in Portuguese, but even if you can’t read the…
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Donna & Gary – Aventuras en Spain