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The Great Canada Adventure…Salmon ID to Red Lodge MT
I had to step back and add a couple of photos that I skipped previously. We are still on the road and I have been so busy riding I have had little time to post to the blog, but I am grounded in Portland visiting my family and thought it prudent to get back online…
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The Great Canada Adventure…Slogging CA to Boise let the real roads commence!
It began as an inquiry on my home motorcycle forum, pashnit.com as to routes and sights not to be missed in Canada. I wanted to ride farther north than I had in the past and see some new country. Well, as the posted advice came across, one heavily detailed post caught my eye posted from…
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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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Seat Alteration at Spencers Motorcycle Seat Mods and Suspension adjustment at Catalyst Reaction Suspension Tuning
Jim Williams at Catalyst Reaction Well, I finally got some riding on my new tweaked seat from Spencer’s Motorcycle Seat Mods and am loving what I am feeling or not feeling! My arse is certainly much happier now and the bonus joining that smiling arse, is that I can actually get both feet firmly planted…
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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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Stay tuned for the follow up with words and photos of the Bikes and Babes: Quintessential Female Riders…
My Grandmother, Vera Evangeline War I began thinking about this post a while ago and finally am about to actually let the women who ride, speak for themselves. Bikes and Babes–What constitutes the quintessential female rider? Who are those women who ride? What are they thinking? Next week you’ll be able to answer that question…
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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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Now were’re talking!!! Honda Crossrunner VFR800
Honda revealed its all-new Crossrunner model at the EICMA Milan Bike Show merging two of my favorite riding styles, an upright seating position on a naked rugged performance machine. I can’t wait to try this one out! The Crossrunner brags of melding the best possible worlds of motorcycling together, the smooth power surge of sport…
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San Francisco–a beautiful day in a beautiful city!
On Saturday Gary and I went to San Francisco. We didn’t ride but instead drove since we were meeting friends from Canada. We couldn’t have chosen a better day!! The drive down was the usual freeway schlug from Sacramento, but as we approached the city the sun was brightly shining and once across the Bay…