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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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Going to Spain!!
I’ll be motorcycle touring Spain, leaving May 28 and returning June 13. I can’t believe it!! I am so fortunate to be able to have this trip of a lifetime, upcoming. As I get ready for this journey, I will be posting routes, gear etc as I go along.
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A gentle & lovely first ride of the 2010 season!
I can’t believe it is already mid March and I haven’t been out riding but for a few short rides. Today, I was on a mission. Let’s go see if there are wildflowers in bloom in the foothills since I am seeing CA poppies popping up all over the place. It was a chilly morning,…
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I always dreamed of a “black panther” motorbike!!
Well, I have seen some interesting custom bikes, but this one is just plain bizarre. Looks damn uncomfortable to me, and I can’t even imagine the conversations it would stimulate!!
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Couch Potato Ride–Bakersfield to Sacramento–the last leg home
I arrived in Bakersfield just before nightfall for the second time on this trip. My night riding skills were quickly becoming quite honed. Rigs
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Couch Potato Ride–Twentynine Palms to Death Valley then on to Bakersfield
Morning broke with sunshine and a slight breeze making me extremely pleased, however when I took my first load out to the bike, I was struck by how chilly the air felt. It was a brisk 30 degrees! I broke out the gerbing gear and connected my dual controller to the bike and unconnected the…
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Couch Potato Ride–Twentynine Palms to Salton Sea and Back
Up early and hangover free made this rider easily road ready. I wanted to further explore Joshua Tree NP and then make my way to the Salton Sea. I really wasn’t sure what to expect from this diversion, but I was looking forward to seeing some different country and with that I was not disappointed.…
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Couch Potato Ride–Cambria to Twentynine Palms
Santa Rosa Creek Rd Hwy 58
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Couch potato Ride–Sacramento to Cambria
This has been one of the more difficult ride reports to write, as they usually flow each evening as I retrace my thoughts. However, this oddity of a ride began with my dragging my feet, not literally but metaphorically as I was having a really slow start fraught with bizarre issues beginning with my possessed…
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The Couch Potato Ride…