Every day I ride to work when the temperature falls below freezing, I get comments like “It must have been real cold today!”. This morning, it in fact, was a bit cold at 18°F / -8°C, but I didn’t let it bother me too much. I’ve always said I would never let the weather get [...]
Entries Tagged as 'motorcycles'
Gearing up for a Winter Ride
January 4th, 2008 · Comments
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The Dakar is back, and better than ever
December 5th, 2007 · Comments
Since I was leaving town for 3 weeks of travel in November, I dropped my Dakar off at BMW Motorcycles of Atlanta. Not having solved the headlight issue surrounding my crash in September, I decided to have them take a look at it while I was gone. Since it was already there, why not have [...]
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Shopping for a new motorbike
November 7th, 2007 · Comments
Much to my wife’s consternation, I’m finally on the lookout for a second (additional, not replacement) motorcycle. After riding the motorcycle equivalent of a pick-up truck for the last year and a half, I’ve been eyeing something a little sportier, though still comfortable. As much as I love kicking up some dirt with the dual-sport, [...]
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Bustin’ Batteries on the F650GS Dakar
July 2nd, 2007 · Comments
The day after I got back from Dublin, I tried to ride my bike to work, but the bike just would not start. I knew instantly that it was a dead battery, but assumed it was because the battery tender had come unplugged during my trip when Dallas moved my bike. I charged it for [...]
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