Ain't No Pillion

When your riding partner yells at you: “Pull over right now!” – do it. This happened to me last Wednesday as the SO and I were riding over to a friend’s house for a weekly dinner engagement. It’s only 3 miles away, and we were just a couple of blocks away when the command came [...]

On Sunday, Kay and I rode down to Rhode Island to meet up with some guys from ADVRider.com and do some dirt riding in Arcadia and Pachaug. The idea was to get me some more experience on dirt before the trip, and also to try our heated gear for the first time. (Heated gear held [...]

We sent the bikes off to Max BMW last week for service before the trip, and got them back on Saturday. My only prior experience with motorcycle service was when I sent my Ninja 250 to Riverside Motorsports in Somerville – and it was a BAD experience. (They broke the fairing in two places. They [...]

Quick update – Masukomi had a three-day weekend this weekend so of course we’ve been doing bike-related things. Last Monday, I ordered Fastway F3 Footpegs for the bike (the same ones Masukomi has, and I like hers) and they came in on Friday. Go BikeBandit! We had a small brush with Hurrican Earl (which was [...]

I must continue my theme of “bikers are awesome.” Last Friday, I rode down to Twisted Throttle in Rhode Island to pick up a luggage rack for my F650GS. I had a camping trip planned for this weekend and needed the rack ASAP, so I bought and installed it in the parking lot and rode [...]