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Riding with Others: Finding your “Pace”
After posting about why I continue to ride solo most of the time, I thought of all the others that completely enjoy riding with others and how, for many, riding together is what riding is about. This post is for you!! In regards to “the group ride”, as a new rider a few seasons ago,…
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Confessions of a solo female rider…
Today my husband asked if I wanted to go for a ride up into the Sierra foothills traveling over some of the most fun of our local roads and my knee-jerk reaction was why not? But the more I pondered the route, the roads, the ride, the less interested I became and before I knew…
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Riding Solo: A woman’s perspective
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard, “aren’t you afraid to ride alone?” Well, the answer to that query is complicated. Though I don’t harbor any fears about riding alone, I do try to minimize the risks with proper gear, a charged cell phone and a SPOT GPS tracking device. I keep…
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Motorbikes for the height challenged rider
When looking for a properly fitted motorcycle, the road is ultimately frustrating and endless and any information we can have provided for us truly makes the road less challenging! I have a friend who is experiencing just this dilemma as she searches for a motorbike, that isn’t a cruiser styled machine. The motorcycle manufacturers are…
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Apartments created with motorcyclists in mind!
Yukio Asari of Love Architecture. has designed an apartment building in Setagaya, Tokyo specifically for motorcycle riders. The three story steel framed structure has living space and a narrow garage area on the bottom floor, just big enough to fit a motorcycle, or perhaps a bunch of bicycles. I love seeing the open living style…
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Harleys and Women Riders
Statistics purport that by virtue of motorcycle sales the Harley Sportster is the motorcycle women choose most often. In 1990, 4% of all Harley-Davidson motorcycles purchased were by women, today women account for nearly 12% of new Harley-Davidson sales in the U.S. Out of the 12% of Harley Davidson’s sold to women, the Sportster is…
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Distance Touring – What to pack?
I was thinking that with the weather getting better and spring approaching, it was time to rethink how to pack when distance traveling via motorbike. I find my most successful packing experiences are ones that I actually think out and lay out and look at, then cut back by 1/2. Less is better when moto-traveling,…
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The amazing SPOT personal satellite tracker
After many miles of riding solo, I came across what I consider to be one of the best personal safely devices for anyone who rides the road less traveled. This device is a SPOT personal satellite tracker. Spot functions are as follows: Alert emergency responders to your GPS location Sends and saves locations allowing contacts…
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Motorcycle Safety via David Hough
Being a huge fan of David Hough’s Proficient Motorcycling and More Proficient Motorcycling, I am always thrilled to read his articles that appear in different publications. An acquaintance on one of my motorcycle forums recently posted a link to a Soundrider a northwest rider site, posting a monthly article by David Hough.
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Gear gear everywhere but seldom found to fit!
In the past 4 years of riding, I have worn nearly every style of ride gear, from the least protective to the comfortably protective. I have yet to buy serious track leathers with back armor, which I consider to be some of the most protective; however, I ride ATGATT (all the gear all the time)…
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