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Ah, the First Day of Spring here in the great state of Colorado.   Of course, we had snow on the ground.  It was not much snow in the eastern portion of the Denver Metro area, I believe they got about a foot in the Foothills and more in the mountains to the west.To celebrate the arrival of Spring to the Rockies, I rode out around 8:00 AM with the temperature in the high teens, on rather slick neighborhood roads, to less slick but with plenty of icy slush main roads. 

The last of the snow and ice on our road finally succumbed to the week of sunshine and record-breaking temperatures yesterday. So that meant today was? Ride Day! The weather held at about 45 degrees and partly sunny so there was no question 2010?s inaugural ride was going to take place as long as I could get away from the desk for a couple of hours. Fortunately it was a quiet afternoon so I hung up the ?Gone Riding? shingle and off I went. With lots

Friday's top internet stories for the week. Here's what I've been reading over the last 7 days. - Fuel Efficiency Tips For The Long Run - World's Fastest Velocette - How to Have a Safe and Happy Solo Motorcycle Trip - 10 Reasons Motorcycles Are Better Than Cars - How To Get Your Motorcycle Out Of Storage And Back On The Road ...

As Daytona Bike Week 2010 festivities came to a close, the third annual Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Biker Fusion event is being heralded as the rallies most successful and talked about charity events. The third installment of the prominent gathering, notorious for bringing the industry leaders and enthusiasts together for a great cause, has once [...]

Airhawk, those guys that provide ass-saving motorcycle saddle cushions, have updated their web site. It's faster and easier to navigate, and get better information. ...

The French daily newspaper, Le Parisien, has obtained a secret document from the Parisian police department highlighting the fact that the police has quotas for tickets. Officers that reach their objectives receive a cash bonus. ...

This sounds strangely enough like a great episode of the popular Sons of Anarchy TV series.... The Vagos Motorcycle Gang is suspected of sabotaging the anti-gang police building. One way they tried, was cut a hole in the roof, and pipe in inflammable gas.... Will be see this in next year's SoA ? ...

Note: This posting is also located on examiner.com. So what's the difference?  I get paid per # of hits on that site, so if you feel like helping my fuel budget, read the article there instead:  LINK,  Thanks!Last weekend, I attended the two day Beginner Trike/Sidecar Rider training course put out by ABATE of Colorado..  Its part of my commitment to get training where

Last month I bought my friend's mom's 1998 Toyota Camry with 55,000 miles on it, so I put my 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup with 124,000 miles on it up for sale. But meantime, while me and the Camry were out for dinner one night, the Dakota was stolen, right out...

I don't think this is a good idea.... a motorcycle towing a bicycle... ...

Team Skooter Farm are referred to a lot on this blog, but I don't know if they've ever been explained. The team's founders are old friends from the North-West of England Dave Arnold and Jon 'Captain Highside' Lee. I met up with the fellas and was invited to joining the team about five years ago. We were proud of our record of at least one member of team racing every single round of the UK short track series and crashing at least once a round. Then we all got a

Here's is an interesting TV ad for Vespa scooters. What's really interesting about it, is that it features a scooter sidecar.... ...

I found this fantastic photo on MotorCycho. This guy has got incredible style. The photo name reference the Dirt Digger Dinosaur TT. I didn't know anything about it, but it seems like it is/was held at Perris. A quick google showed the great photo below of CycleNut48 on his Cheney BSA. Absolute class. Anyway got more info. GI

Sandra Kenyon, a 46 year old motorcycle instructor, showed up for her lessons drunk as a skunk, with 4 times the legal limit. She dropped her motorcycle three times, and needed help to get back on. Cops found 2 brandy bottles in her jacket. ...

Piaggio/Vespa have stopped production in Singapore, and set up shop, or should I say, factory, in Vietnam. Piaggio are getting ready to tap into the major Asian market with small scooters and motorcycles. ...

If you look back over the past month, you will see I have embarked on trying to produce video. It?s interestingly a challenge, and more time consuming that publishing writing and photography. I am trained as a print journalist?writing and photography. My video education is practically nil except for the on-the-job training and a video editing [...] Related posts:Video: High Water on the Ohio river Video editing class pointers You should blog about that

I?ve been working on some travel plans for this year?my motorcycle adventures. Sometimes the  excitement of upcoming travel causes me to forget why I?m traveling in the first place: to write, photograph and publish. If you consider your travels a vacation, enjoy yourself and take in all the sights. If you consider your trip a working [...] Related posts:Motorcycle travel writing challenge Use journalism techniques for your writing Trip Planning Redux, Part 1

There's a big fight going on in London, UK. The Council there is charging a premium for motorcycle to park in special parking bays. There are not enough of them, far from it. So they fine you Ј120 for illegal parking if you park outside the bays. The parking fee is supposed to be used to create more parking bays, but that is not happening. One organization has been created that actively is fighting the City. Court, Police investigations, and weekly demonstrations. You can help... even if you live

Dave Skooter Farm is not a soul to do things by halves, so it's hardly surprising the neighbours have already started complaining about his private practice track, "no bigger than a dining room table Scalextric track. Honest". Well how come it shows up on Google Earth as being bigger than the Franco-Swiss CERN particle accelerator then Dave? Apparently most complaints have not been about the 'WwwwaaaaAP-WwwwwaaaAP' of small motorcycles having their necks wrung, but the incessant schoolgirl-like giggling. BP

Hmmm ... interesting BMW TV ad for their K1200S motorcycle, featuring a bull... But is it real, or a spoof?? ...

Happy Saint Patrick's Day, wherever you may be. St Paddy day is now celebrated almost everywhere in the world. If you've got motorcycle related St. Paddy Day photos from anywhere else than the USA and Ireland, please send them to me.... ...

There is a war going on between car taxis and motorcycle taxis here in France. And the car taxis play dirty since they are loosing the legal battle. Now, for the 2nd time in a month, the information desk at Orly, a busy international airport in France, got vandalized, furniture wrecked and computer equipment rendered useless. Imagine!!! In a busy airport where there is supposed to be security.... ...

Note: This posting is also located on examiner.com. So what's the difference?  I get paid per # of hits on that site, so if you feel like helping my fuel budget, read the article there instead:  LINK,  Thanks! Someone emailed me the other day and asked for my thoughts on Ural ownership.  It seems he was in the initial stages of the same affliction which led to my trading

The helmets are all replicas, some bought already painted, some he painted up himself, the leathers and boots are real ex-Spencer kit. If you want your own bit of Fast Freddie memorabilia, the NSR250 and NS500 from his incredible double-winning year are up for sale as a pair for, I've heard, $1 million. If you're going to get married, make sure you don't get divorced. Via Speed Junkies. GI