Good news: Today I learned my bike can go 231 miles on a tank of gas. Bad news: Today I learned my bike can go 231 miles on a tank of gas. Luckily, as I was doing the Walk of Shame, Freeway Patrol showed up, gave me some gas, and I was able to get... Continue Reading →
Labor Day 2019
Try to remember why we get weekends off, holidays off, health care, retirement plans, on and on down the list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cWtiXDZamA https://youtu.be/q7Ol-YDS4Jc
Might be time
Maybe it's time for new boots? Hard to say.
I think I won the Hot Bike contest coming home today. There was a bad accident and Cal Trans didn't give clear instructions about a road closure. Got stuck in the same traffic as everyone else, although at least I could filter. Took about twice as long to get home. Not sure I've ever seen... Continue Reading →
Always look ahead
A reminder to look ahead more. This was a mistake on my part. The silver dodge that comes into my lane was signaling for a long time, but because I was using mirrors and looking behind, I didn't see them signaling. It all turned out OK in the end, at the time I was a... Continue Reading →
Brake Light Fix
This Monday for whatever reason it popped into my head to check my brake light. Sure enough, my brake light was always on. Brake on, brake off, front, rear, didn't matter- always on. Who knows how long it'd been that way. Even more curious why did my brain think to check it? Intuition aside, it... Continue Reading →
July monsoon
Although we get monsoon weather every year, I can't remember the last time it rained an appreciable amount in July. Finally so warm I have to wear my mesh jacket, and it rains on the way in. And not just sprinkles, it was legit SoCal rain. People drove like crap and had their wipers on... Continue Reading →
Independence Day
Today, let us remember the things that make us uniquely American, whether there's a hyphen in front of that or not. Together we are stronger, and until we're all free, none of us can be truly free.
Boring Lane Sharing
Everyone on the internet is an expert. Motorcyclists who have never lane shared, don't and won't ever lane share all have opinions about how stupid and dangerous it is. Their opinion is formed from seeing videos online of a-holes doing it way too fast, while most of us do it at normal speeds.So here's some... Continue Reading →