Weekend of Mud Wrestling
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
Republic Day Ride…
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
Bonding with Baby
I have the best of both worlds: most weekends I’m out in the dirt, learning enduro at MotocrossPark Kilyos. And now that I have a street bike, when I’m not playing in the dirt, I’m motoring around town. I’m quite … Continued
Dirt Girl Goes Street
Hubby’s response when he saw Love Letter to My Sherco: “What? So now you love THIS bike? Why did you buy the Yamaha, then?” What can I say? Sherco IS my first love. My heart is in the dirt, as … Continued
Love Letter to My Sherco. First of Many.
I was finally reunited with my Sherco 250 SEF-R. Okay, not MINE, technically. Sinan’s. But I’m quite sure I’m the one who loves her best. It has been four and a half weeks since I last rode her, what with … Continued
Eating Dirt
As of January 2016 I was strutting around with a valid motorcyclist license in my pocket like I was hot shit… but I had no bike to ride. Even the possibility of a bike was far outside my budget at that point. … Continued
Getting Legal
After a 20 year break, I finally got back to my bike life. And even after I made that conscious decision to pursue my riding again, it still took me ages to get my motorcycle license here in Turkey. It … Continued
Growing Up A Grease Monkey
I grew up in a motorcycle family. Dad ALWAYS had a bike. In the earliest years it was a dirt bike. Sometimes a naked street bike. Sometimes a cruiser. Then back to super sport. Growing up around bikes means getting … Continued