When rain begins flowing off the front and back of your motorcycle helmet you can’t help but have a dampened riding spirit, but there is a saying in Alberta… “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” Well we waited several minutes, but the early morning departure out of Banff didn’t change the hard [...]
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The 107 to 47 Journey – Part Two
Posted in Canada, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Routes & Maps, Travel, tagged Alberta, Alberta’s Mountain Parks, Banff, Banff National Park, BC, BC97, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, Canadian transcontinental railroad, Craigellachie, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Forest Fires, Glacier National Park, Going to the Sun Road, Golden, Hwy 93, Hwy1, Kelowna, Kicking Horse Pass, Kootenay National Park, Lake Louise, Last Spike, Montana, Pass the Puck, Revelstoke, Rodgers Pass, Selkirk Mountains, Sicamous, Spiral Railway Tunnels, St. Mary, The Big Hill, Trans-Canada Highway, Weather, WeatherBug, Weeping Wall, Wildfire, Yoho National Park on August 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We set out of Kelowna on BC97 along the lakeside, leaving both town and slow moving traffic behind. The hazy smoke filled skyline followed. The road twisted and turned making for a spectacular ride with great views. In the town of Sicamous the hazy smoke subsided as we headed east on the green and white [...]
The 107 to 47 Journey – Part One
Posted in Canada, Forest Fires, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Oregon, Posse Ride, Routes & Maps, Travel, Washington, tagged Alaska Highway, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, BC, BC97, Billions, Brewster, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian Border, CBSA, Columbia River, Contact, FXRG, FXRG® Perforated Leather Jackets, Glacier National Park, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Heat, Hot, Jodie Foster, Kelowna, Lake Chelan, Land of Poutine, Maryhill, Monse, Montana Cookhouse, Motorcycle, Mounties, National Science Foundation, NSF, Okanagan Lake, Okanogan County, Oliver, Oregon, Oroville, Penticton, Radio-Telescope, Rockies, Rogers Pass, Sam Hill Memorial Bridge, SR14, Travel, US97, Very Long Baseline Array, VLBA, Washington State, Wenatchee WA, Wildfires, Yukon on August 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
If you’re into snow-capped peaks, breathtaking mountain passes and twisty roads mixed with the occasional waterfall… riding to the northern Rockies by way of Rogers Pass and the Canadian Glacier National Park should be on your short list. It was a warm morning departure for our 8 day adventure of ~2000miles. We rushed an obligatory [...]
Helmet Cost Exceeds Motorcycle Price
Posted in 2010 Models, Fatalities, Latest News, Motorcycle, Products, Safety, Safety-Conscious, tagged Accidents, carbon fiber, Germany, Harley, Helmet, Motorcycle, Product, Safety, Schuberth, Shoei Multitec, T-1000 on August 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A typical DOT approved motorcycle helmet has only three. A Formula 1 helmet has 18! I’m talking about Carbon fiber layers. Over the years I’ve noticed more riders abandoning “beanie” helmets in favor of full-face. I know from experience that “rain riding” with a full-face is more comfortable than a beanie. And in terms of [...]
Rehashing The News
Posted in Advertising, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Blogger International, tagged blogging, H-D, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, News, Newspaper, Real News, Reporters on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been out an ‘bout riding the past week, but occasionally during my travels I’m pulled into discussions about blogging and the troubles of the newspaper industry. It goes something like this… the newspapers are doing all the “real” reporting, and your blog as well as many others are merely “rehashing” the news without having done [...]
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