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Thursday, May 30, 2019
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019
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1st prize: SURVIVAL! »
When I took my first real motorcycle ride, it was on much of the Long Island Expressway. That was a big deal for me, as...
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Thursday, May 2, 2019
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Thursday, April 11, 2019
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Riding alone »
At the beginning, I had to ride alone.
In my mid-40s and under the spell of a quixotic impulse, I bought a new red 19...
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Saturday, March 30, 2019
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A Marriage in the Making »
I always loved the allure of those old neon motel signs and how they beckon you off the highway. For me, motels rekindle f...
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Friday, March 15, 2019
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Fun in the ... SNOW! »
Photos by the author and MAX BMW.
When I received an invitation from MAX BMW to try some ice riding, I immediately c...
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Friday, February 1, 2019
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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Sunday, December 30, 2018
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Sunday, December 16, 2018
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My Father's BMW »
Some of my earliest childhood memories are of riding with my dad around Unity in Maine on his motorcycle. My father was a...
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Sunday, December 2, 2018
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Hacking the Bagger »
Hacking the Bagger
"Seth, we have much to talk about..." Seth arrived at our first meeting and set his motorcycle helme...
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Monday, October 22, 2018
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Adventure times two »
Jen and I developed a travel bug over the last few years, and we have spent a fair amount of time aboard our 2013 BMW...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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Saturday, October 6, 2018
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A Massachusetts track day »
There I was on my 2015 RT, leaning slightly to the right on a long right-hand curve, 5th gear, and a quick glance at my...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018
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No money and no brains »
Jerry Jeff Walker starts his song "Got Lucky Last Night" saying, "This is what can happen to a guy with no money and no...
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Sunday, June 3, 2018
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GS = Get Started! »
I will never forget the first time my girlfriend Paige pulled into the driveway at my parents’ house on her motorcycle. It...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
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Sunday, May 6, 2018
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Touring Europe's battlefields »
For all of you history buffs who wish to combine your passion for riding with military history, I have the tour for you. L...
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Sunday, April 22, 2018
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Riding through the Redwoods »
If you’ve ever heard of the Santa Cruz Mountains or, better yet, have had the opportunity to ride through them, you know h...
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Saturday, April 7, 2018
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Defining the comfort zone »
Sometimes an adventure starts well before you begin a trip. I am a regular family doctor with a fellowship in wilderness m...
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Sunday, March 25, 2018
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Sunday, March 25, 2018
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BMWs at the races »
It's 9:00 on Saturday, October 14 on the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. The heat is starting to build, passing th...
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Sunday, March 11, 2018
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Building a Bobber »
I have been riding motorcycles for more than 45 years. Triumphs, Nortons, BSAs, Ducatis, a Harley-Davidson and a lot of BM...
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Sunday, March 11, 2018
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Passed out »
September 4, 6 p.m. Got the bike all packed up and ready for the next two weeks of adventure. Wandered into the house and...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
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Getting screwed in Hornitos »
Some weeks before the BMWNorcal '49er Rally, fellow Norcal club and MOA member Lance Danielson and I were heading up to Ma...
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Friday, February 9, 2018
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Riding the Rideau »
I like riding into the past. On my modern German-bred two-wheeled steed, I can wander centuries-old pathways and arrive at...
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Sunday, January 14, 2018
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Mile Zero »
When thinking Spring Break, you don’t automatically think of Key West. However, I like travels that led me to farther most...
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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When life gets in the way »
Standing side by side you'd be hard pressed to guess that Chuck and I are brothers. First impressions being what they are,...
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Monday, December 18, 2017
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Seeking the Arctic in Norway »
Back in 2012 we were in Smithers, British Columbia, when we met Floridian rider Dave Hand. We rode to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska,...
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Sunday, December 3, 2017
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Monday, November 20, 2017
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Sunday, November 12, 2017
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Big bike adventure »
"Daddy, I want to dance with you when you get back," my six-year-old daughter called to me as I put on my helmet. "Daddy,...
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Sunday, November 12, 2017
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Sunday, November 5, 2017
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Sport-touring on an RR »
I know these roads. I have ridden them for as long as I have ridden a motorcycle. They are the asphalt capillaries away fr...
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Sunday, November 5, 2017
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