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Tribute to a friend…RIP Bruce Laidlaw
The motorcycle community has lost a great guy, an active rider, a good mentor and a fine photographer. Bruce Laidlaw was a friend to all that knew him. He had a riotous sense of humor and a big heart and last week he died. Without dissecting how he died, his friends should reflect on how…
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Desert Fever–Part 5 to home!
Today’s map between Bullhead City and Big Pine. 416 miles Laughlin is a strip of casinos along the river. I rode by on the opposite side and got this shot. Not great, but you get the idea. Hwy 163 out of Bullhead City heading to LV is a blast. It’s a bunch of big sweepers…
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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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More on the Death Valley Ride
The CA Poppy Reserve My travel mate Bruce took some wonderful shots and though I don’t usually post other’s travel photos, most of these are of me, so why not?
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Friends, Death Valley, Streetmasters and some Awesome CA backroads!
They say experience leads to wisdom, however early Tuesday morning, my experience taught me I was lacking in motorcycle maintenance as I prepared to ride off to meet my friend, Bruce in the blooming desert of Southern CA. My battery was as dead as the proverbial doornail. I hadn’t ridden the bike for weeks and…
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Off to Death Valley and a refresher course with Streetmasters!
Tomorrow morning I’ll be heading south to DV to do some riding with a friend and then to attend a day of riding the track working on ridding myself of bad habits and polishing up the good with Streetmasters Precision Cornering Workshop. The desert wildflowers are supposed to be opulent and magnificent right now as…