TWT: Defensive Riding for the Highway
2 April 2015
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Two Wheel Thursday! Tips, tricks, and discussion on safe highway riding. Video of Australian motorcyclist getting rear ended: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BiczTfhmuI Revzilla article on Spring hazards: http://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/spring-hazards The invisible gorilla experiment: http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/gorilla_experiment.html
TWT: The Joy of Two Wheels
26 March 2015
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A few thoughts on the joy of motorcycle riding on a nice country backroad.
TWT: Lane Filtering
19 March 2015
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Two Wheel Thursday! A few of my thoughts on lane filtering / splitting. 2014 California Lane Splitting Study http://www.ots.ca.gov/pdf/Publications/LaneSplittingReport.pdf Additional info and links http://lanesplittingislegal.com/resources-links
TWT: Mic Test – FAIL – Rice
12 March 2015
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Thanks to a reddit post in /r/motorcycles I was able to pick up a Drift HD Ghost for half off. I’ve really wanted to get into motovlogging and saw this as my opportunity. This video
Close Calls 2014
3 March 2015
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Since getting involved with motorcycling last year I have had people constantly tell me to “be safe”, “ride safe”, ask “isn’t it dangerous?”, and otherwise worry for my safety. While motorcycling can be dangerous, I
Riding an Iron Horse to the Renaissance Festival
30 August 2014
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Riding my motorcycle has been some of the best fun I’ve had in a long time. Before getting my motorcycle license I didn’t give motorcycles much thought. I didn’t know anyone who owned one and
2 Wheels, 3 States, 782 Miles
9 June 2014
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So what do you do when you’ve had your motorcycle license for less than three weeks and only bought a (very powerful) motorcycle just two weeks ago? Take it on an 800 mile roadtrip through
2003 Yamaha FZ1 – My New Bike
24 May 2014
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After getting my motorcycle license on Monday I started browsing eBay, Cragislist, and the internet in general looking for a motorcycle. As can be evidenced on this blog, my automotive interests usually gravitate towards racing
Motorcycle License!
19 May 2014
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In my continuing mission to drive and all things motorized I have obtained my motorcycle license! While this isn’t something I’ve actually acted on before this year I’ve always had a desire to ride and