So, yeah, the trip mentioned in the last post happened. Kinda. After 4 days of riding in the hot sun blasted desert, and looking at 6 more days of the same, I pulled the plug. Many days have been spent in that region and retreading the same country knowing there wouldn't even be shade to …
Right about now there is a sizable number of motorcycle riding folks doing roughly the exact same thing, prepping to head out on a big early summer trip. I am no exception. Sometime around noonish I head out for a 9-10 day solo ride that is still very lightly planned. As the BDRs are more …
Holy shit, it's mid 2025! Like time travel here. Who is more shocked by this post, you or me, is anyone's guess. On a recent stroll around Mt. Tabor with a buddy, I let slip that I had this blog and he asked what I write about and the dirty dark truth came out - …
Howdy! Back behind the keyboard of a snazzy new MacBook, prepping to write about my snazzy new motorcycle, housed in my snazzy new place. We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto. Or Klamath Falls for that matter. Looks like May, '22 was the last real post, spent talking about my nifty (not snazzy, for sure) new …
Yeah, well. Stuff got a little weird there for a while. Domain is re-registered, brain is somewhat back online, an I have yet another brand spanking new motorcycle to talk shit about. Want a slightly used well kitted out 2022 KLR 650? See ya soon. Seriously.
Pig #2 My third motorcycle, second purchased new. Done done done with the Africa Twin. I've bitched enough about the issues I've had with it so will avoid retreading that ground. Suffice it to say it'll be gone by the end of the month and the new KLR will be my sole moto focus. After …
Well, warm and fucking freezing, but you get the idea. So, got the first overnight moto camp of the year in this past weekend with a run out east into the desert. As I'm an old man and generally consider the first camp of the year a potential shitshow, I decided Crane Hot Springs would …
As things here in sunny south Central Oregon have been spring style since the first of the year, a few adventures have been had. Mostly car based when camping or day trips on the moto, but the worm is turning. A couple weeks ago conditions presented a great opportunity to get the Super Soob out …
Howdy! So, it was pointed out that it might be nice to actually describe what the actual issue with the bike was, all the fun I had with the dealership, and how long it took to resolve. Good point. The issue: DCT stuck in first gear and wasn't even thinking of doing anything different a …
Yep, It's been a while. Partly because I wanted to let my attitude towards the shop I worked with level out a bit as it was a very negative, yet very educational, experience. The fascinatingly poor capacity of a large dealership to deal competently, honestly, and reasonably with what should have been a fairly straightforward …
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