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Archive for February, 2010

I Was There

Posted in Daily Ride, Touring, tagged on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

You don’t buy a motorcycle for transportation, in my opinion. Sure, when you turn your car in at the shop, you might use your bike, but that’s an exception. As a general rule, bikes don’t have enough cargo space, they’re too vulnerable to foul weather, and they’re entirely too expensive. No, you have a car [...]

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Motorcycle Riding-Fun or Dangerous?

Posted in Daily Ride, Motorcycle safety, Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 16, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Silver City, New Mexico When I enlisted in the Marine Corps Infantry, I was surprised with the responses I received when others learned the news. Most, probably envisioning me marching away to war, expressed concern for my safety, a handful indicated they were proud of me, and the vast majority tried to relate: “hey, I [...]

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Motorcycle Trip Planning-To Plan Or Not To?

Posted in Touring, Uncategorized, tagged on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »

For those of you planning a lengthy motorcycle trip, my advice is to quit planning immediately. Planning means stating your intentions. And that means the gods of fortune are alerted to the fact you have hopes of doing something, at which point they unite against you to ensure that plenty of things go wrong. Two [...]

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Introducing Ben Shaw-The Rider and Writer

Posted in Blogroll, Uncategorized on February 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Ben Shaw has been a rider since August 2007, when, freshly returned from multiple combat tours with the US Marines in Iraq, he purchased a Yamaha Virago 250. Ten days later, dissatisfied with its small size, he purchased an 1100. In 2008, Shaw rode cross-country, expecting to cover 5,500 miles in roughly a month. Four [...]

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