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Testing the Xchallenge, Xcountry, and Tiger

March 23rd, 2008 · Comments

Today was the Spring Open House at BMW Motorcycles of Atlanta. When I found out about this on advrider.com, I sent an e-mail to some of my riding buddies to see if anyone wanted to come along and try some new bikes out, as well as stop by the local Triumph dealership. Today was the [...]

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20,000 miles on the Dakar

March 19th, 2008 · Comments

On the commute to work this morning, I managed to hit the 20,000 mile anniversary with my motorcycle: A 2003 BMW F650GS Dakar. I first mentioned daydreaming about buying a BMW F650GS back in December, 2005. The idea came about from my friend, Dane Foster, who rode one in Fiji, and was further reinforced by [...]

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No, I did not pee my pants

February 22nd, 2008 · Comments

(Taken at work, unfortunately)

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The Journey, not the Destination

February 14th, 2008 · Comments

I’ve always believed in the mantra “It’s the journey, not the destination”. This past weekend, I put it into practice. I rode down to Orlando for the wedding of my next-door neighbor for 15 years: Julie Loschiavo. I haven’t gone through the wedding photos yet, so for now I’ll just write about the trip to [...]

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