Sounds like a western movie, right? Well, we were in the west, and we were riding along pretty well and enjoying the day, until we weren’t! It turned into a sad tale but the premise was simple, four friends getting in a moto ride in the desert. Continue reading

Some of my regular riding buddies met me in California this past May for a few days of riding and other mischief. We started in Taft California as it was a convenient and inexpensive meeting place to start the ride. Continue reading

October 2023 For the past few years this has been an annual migration of sorts for me. To take a motorcycle down to SoCal where we have a place to leave a bike, and then when we visit in winter I have a bike to ride. The weather is often good for riding there in… Continue reading

June 2023 My 1200 RT had been wintering in Southern California but it was time to bring it home to Oregon. My preferred route is to ride up the coast, but with Hwy 1 closed until at least the end of the year I saw an opportunity to explore some new riding country and reconnect… Continue reading

Fall 2022 Generally each year I take a ride down the coast on one of my bikes. This year the old 1200RT gets the call to ride! This bike gives great protection from the weather so when there is going to be mixed weather this is my go to bike! Continue reading

I have been hoping to make one of the BMW Motorcycle Owners Association’s National Rally’s for some time now. This year with the rally location conveniently located in Salem Oregon it was all too easy for us to attend! Most of my bikes are at home in Utah, but I keep a bike at our place… Continue reading

I signed up for a weekend moto skills clinic put on by Streetmasters at Willow Springs International Raceway in southern Cal. The clinic is designed for touring, sport touring and sportbike riders to help improve their cornering skills. I have been riding for many years but I thought that a little continuing education in this… Continue reading