Recently, I watched Long Way Down, which is the sequel to Long Way Round. Both of these star Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman. You probably recognize the first name, but possibly not the second (unless you are a huge fan of Deliverance). I’m not sure if a documentary about guys riding around the world is [...]
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Ride Friday: On Pedestrians and Traffic
Recently, I found myself on my motorcycle enjoying a pleasant ride through Kings Beach, CA. Kings Beach, in case you are unaware, is a high traffic (for Tahoe) touristy area. It features 4 lanes of traffic, and a plethora of crosswalks, so that pedestrians do not have to walk very far to safely cross the [...]
So I bought a pickup
It’s a truck For the last 2 years, I’ve had a Prius. It was a good car, with some nice electronic toys to be sure. It most definitely gets fantastic gas mileage. That being said, it is a bit… meh. Now I didn’t get rid of it because it was “meh” (IE unexciting), I got [...]
Ride Friday: People trying to KILL ME
“I got TWO god damn blocks from my house before idiot tried to kill me.” This sums up my feelings about riding motorcycles a lot of days. I mean, I occasionally “joke” about people always being out to kill me when riding a motorcycle… but it really is true. I behave nicely when I ride [...]
Ride Friday: Alhambra Valley Rd
View Larger Map General Area: Back side of Pleasant Hill, Pacheco and into El Sobrante Difficulty: Easy Ride Length: ~20mn one way Special Note: None. Route Points: Point A to Point B – This is actually Reliez Valley Rd. It is a bit windy but has a number of stop signs. It really isn’t anything [...]
Ride Friday: Why motorcycles don’t honk (much)
I’ve noticed that even on the nice summer days when there are lots of bikes out, you rarely hear them honk. I asked myself, “why is this? Why don’t motorcyclists honk much?” I’ve come up with a few reasons and I thought I’d share. Stock motorcycle horns suck – Let’s be realistic, taking one of [...]
Driving Tax vs Gas Tax
This post was inspired by: an article from the Washington Post. Currently we pay a tax on each gallon of gasoline we buy. Part of it is Federal, part State, and possibly even a local part (don’t know anywhere like this, but it is a possibility I suppose). As we move toward more fuel efficient [...]
Ride Friday: The reverse lane split?
I’ve never heard of this being done before, and I’ve certainly never seen it before. Since I lack a better term for it, I’ve titled it the “reverse lane split”. For those that might not know, lane splitting is: riding a motorcycle between lanes in the same direction as traffic. It is also sometimes called [...]
Co-Op Ride Friday: The LONG Mt Hamilton Loop
View Larger Map General Area: From Livermore, out Mines Rd, along Route 130 and into San Jose Difficulty: For the most part, easy. A few specific portions aren’t so much hard as extremely tiring. Ride Length: 4+ hours Special Note: Make sure to fill up in Livermore if you’ve got a small gas tank. It [...]
Ride Friday or How it can take 6 hours to get to the Bay
View Larger Map Last Friday (November 13), I decided to ride the bike down to Jon. My original plan was to ride down Saturday morning, but Jon kept pushing me to go for Friday night. Though others argued against it, I decided to cut out of work a little early, run home, pack, and head [...]