Brad and David invited me to join them for a Supermoto trackday at Infineon’s Kart track. I haven’t ridden a bike in years. I crash bikes like mad on the track. I’m not sure what they were thinking, but hey, it’s not my bike, so yeah, I’m game. It was awesome. I’m totally hooked. I [...]
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Bingles, Jingles and I met Jenni’s mom and fiancee at Monterey Harbor the night before the MotoGP. We crashed on their boat and caught the races the next day.
I had an unexpected free day during a business trip to Vienna, and rather than working (which I do enough on the weekends), I rented a motorcycle and explored the Wienerwald, the “Vienna Woods” at the top end of the Alps. It’s a lovely rural area with all of the beautiful mountain scenery you would [...]
Advice for new motorcycle riders: Get a Ninja 250 and look where you want to go!
Published July 22nd, 2009 in Motorcycling. 2 CommentsGet a bike that’s been dropped once or twice, has cosmetic dings, but doesn’t have a lot of miles. If you get one with <2k miles, little the original owner could have done to it would be really bad. More mileage = more of a chance they never changed the oil. Don’t spend a lot [...]
I have no idea how to ride a supermoto. I hang off the inside, stick my knee out, and keep the bike standing up. It feels right but I guess it doesn’t work in the dirt. Plus knee-dragging is so last year.
700 miles on a Triumph Speed Triple: first thoughts
Published January 28th, 2009 in Motorcycling. 0 CommentsI have now ridden ~700 miles on Speedy, some notes: Fuel warning light comes on after ~3.2 gallons burned, with a 4.76 gallon tank; that’s only at 67%! 3.2 gallons gets me between 100-130 miles, or 31-40mpg; Prius is winning at 47-50mpg Stock seat means a stretch is required after about 3 hours, just in [...]
The perfect birthday present: Riding our new Triumph Speed Triple home from Long Beach
Published January 20th, 2009 in Motorcycling and Vacation. 0 CommentsSara outdid herself this year. This ranks up there with “best present ever”.
