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I can remember as a kid waking up earlier for school in the winter for one reason, to see if the local newscaster would make the ultimate announcement . . . Snow Day! Today the ultimate snow day is not really a snow day at all—it’s when you get unseasonably warm temperatures during the winter. …
As I sit here in my hotel room in Estes Park, CO outside the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park I have to ask myself, “why did I drive up here instead of ride?” The weather is a pleasant upper 40s compared to the single digits we have been experiencing; but it’s my wife’s birthday …
By now you can tell from my other posts that I am a self proclaimed “Adventure Hermit,” someone who tends to ride alone. It is not to avoid people. In fact, like many of you who ride alone I tend to meet more people when I am by myself. However, as a husband and father …
There is a place where the pavement ends and the dirt begins, There the rocks are large and inviting and the peaks above oh so exciting, The air beckons and the throttle opens and the pavement ends and excitement beckons . . . Click to Read More . . . [headline h=”1″]This is an excerpt from my latest …
Get Lost! These words can seem harsh when delivered to you by someone else. But, when you say it to yourself it can be pure heaven! The trick to getting lost properly is to have good maps, a GPS, and in today’s modern age, a SPOT Connect. At first it seemed like an expensive novelty …
Driving to school, work, dance lessons, music classes, grocery shopping, etc—and those are just my activities—and then there are all the kids’ activities. With so much to do it can seem impossible to find a good time to just ride. One way I’ve discovered to fit in some amazing rides is to do what I …
So you are ready to take your street riding off-road. You have purchased a dual sport motorcycle, or convinced a foolish or wealthy friend to lend you one. Only one problem, you’ve never ridden off-road before . . . Click to Read More . . . [headline h=”1″]This is an excerpt from my latest contribution to …
So you’ve got the bug. You’ve seen the photos in RoadRUNNER. You are officially ready to discover your own long way around (or down). Only one problem, you don’t have any experience riding off-road. Perhaps two problems, you don’t have an off-road or dual sport bike. Click to Read More . . . [headline h=”1″]This is …
You pull your pristine (Iron) Horse up to a road clearly designed more for mules than the chromed out, low pipe-hanging, highway tire wearing outfit that you now sit upon. Is it worth trying to go up just a little bit of the trail? Click to Read More . . . [headline h=”1″]This is an …
It is with a heavy heart that I report that my Triumph Scrambler has moved on to new pastures. In a strange turn of events, I met a guy who desperately wanted a Hyabusa within less than 6 hours I was able to sell my Triumph, meet him to hand him cash, that he then …
When does a Triumph become a Hyabusa that becomes a Dakar? Read More »
