• Portland to San Diego, Mostly the Coast

    Portland to San Diego, Mostly the Coast

    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

  • The high passes of the Alps tour, 2019

    The high passes of the Alps tour, 2019

    Normally my wife and I are the kind of riders that prefer to do our own thing and to explore what comes our way as we find it. On this trip however we chose to do a tour with the motorcycle rental agency of Central Italy Motorcycle Tours. I previously had a good experience renting a Continue reading

  • Northern Spain, fall of 2015

    Northern Spain, fall of 2015

    Our previous trip to Spain on a motorbike was in 2010. At that time we visited the southern region and spent our time touring throughout Andalusia. This time we chose northern Spain and the Basque Country, with our home base in Bilbao. Our plan was to do day trips throughout the region, returning to our Continue reading

  • BMW MOA National Rally, Salem Oregon 2013

    BMW MOA National Rally, Salem Oregon 2013

    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

  • Tuscany on two wheels, October 2011

    Tuscany on two wheels, October 2011

    Okay here was our plan, jump on a plane and go ride a motorbike in Italy for a week or so. We made arrangements with Central Italy Motorcycle Tours to rent a bike and pick it up at their office in Pontedera, just outside of Pisa. They do group tours but also rent bikes for Continue reading

  • Street-Masters cornering clinic, 2010

    Street-Masters cornering clinic, 2010

    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

  • Motorcycling in southern Spain, 2010

    Motorcycling in southern Spain, 2010

    We have just returned from a fall trip to Spain where my wife Sara and I spent a good part of the trip motorcycling in the Andalucia region of south. This area is full of ancient Roman and Moorish cities, whitewashed mountain-top villages and twisty mountain roads alongside the Mediterranean. A direct flight from JFK Continue reading

Go ahead, make my day!

There are good days and bad days in life. My personal view is that we are all given bad days occasionally that we must put up with. The good days however are most often made, not given. We should all try and make more good days!

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