I'll sleep when I'm dead.
When I was in primary school, when curses were still so innocent, one of the worst of them was to tell someone, “Your mother wears army boots!” To be honest, I’m not sure why that was considered a bad thing, … Continued
All bikers are optimists. We have to be. The dangers of the road are something we have all faced firsthand, and most of us know at least one person whose life ended on a bike. But that doesn’t stop us. … Continued
Every time you ride, you go through a ritual first. Even simple rides. Routine rides. This ritual’s components are the same for most bikers, even if the sequence varies. A good biker takes the time to notice their motor, their … Continued
Oh man. This is not good. REALLY not good… I’m starting to like speed. We’re talking LIKE like. That was never me. Yeah, I have always loved the crazy, adrenaline-infused daredevil stuff, but speed was never a part of that … Continued
CHAIN REACTION It wasn’t supposed to last all day. I only had to get my bike washed and clean the chain. I had been waiting for the weather to warm up (and dry up) just enough to get the chain … Continued
During my Christmas visit to my folks last month, Dad was reminiscing over some of his motorcycle memories, so I decided to ask him to write some of them down. Here are some of the highlights from Dennis Eaton’s motorcycle … Continued
Okay, so I am a detail person. And I adore detail challenges. Example, on nights out with my cohorts, various ponderables come up and I am invariably the one to hunt down the answer– probably because I am the only one who NEEDS … Continued
On my recent 2 week trip back to the US for Christmas, I was unprepared for how much I would MISS my bike and miss riding in general. It was only a fortnight and it wasn’t like the weather in … Continued
You know it’s a good ride when you have to get hosed down back at the track. And even afterwards, Fulia and I were still picking clumps of mud out of our hair. I have no idea how I have … Continued
Whatever residual question marks I had in my mind about road riding versus dirt, Turkey’s Republic Day removed most of them. I was able to spend the majority of that weekend on my bike, riding with some of my new … Continued