Sunday, March 31, 2019

DMT - Day minus 40 - Spring time filled with anticipation

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These are home made churros which are linear donuts coated with sugar and cinnamon. These are really good and remind me of the ones I got fr...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

DMT - Day minus 45 - Shady Character

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Applied for my passport which required a new photo.  I have to admit that i'm not sure if I'd let this person into my country...
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Sunday, March 17, 2019

DMT - Day minus 54 - Duhh

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It's the little things that kill you. Small details that get overlooked and then bite you in the butt. A good case in point is my passpo...
Friday, March 15, 2019

DMT - Day minus 56 - Directions

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The heads are on their way to the people at Hord Power . They are the experts on the Hawk GT family of Honda 52° v-twin engines. This includ...
Monday, March 11, 2019

DMT - Day minus 60 - My heads on the bench

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Finally got all the tubes and hoses out of the way and just kept taking off things until it all got loose. Admittedly crude, but effective. ...
Saturday, March 2, 2019

DMT - Day minus 69 - Trouble with my head

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This is how it goes with the Africa Twin engine Freaking hoses everywhere! The biggest pain with all of this is getting al...
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

DMT - Day minus 79

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Where is the time going? It seemed like it was near infinity and now it seems to be nearer the end. Not that I've been sitting on...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Where it all started

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I ran into this clip about the Cotati Raceway. That was the first track I was at in the mid-60s. The American Federation of Motorcycles (A...
Saturday, February 2, 2019

DMT - Day minus 97

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Gung Hay Fat Choy! It's the year of the Pig and that's pretty much how I feel. Over weight and under muscled. Not the best way t...
Monday, January 28, 2019

DMT - Day minus 102

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You might be wondering how I'm adding minus days to my deadline from my last post. As Hillary would say, "I misspoke". Or to p...
Friday, January 25, 2019

DMT - Day minus 101

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So much has happened in the last 10 days that I'll just put it down and see how it comes out. We have pretty much decided to go with t...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

Death March Tours - 2019 - Death Valley, SoCal BDR, and Baja !!

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Death March Tours is a group of friends who challenge themselves to get past the easy part and take trips outside of their comfort zone. Pa...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

It's not all bad out there

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Some days things just happen. A moment's distraction, trying to look everywhere at once, missing the little thing in the big picture ......
Thursday, December 27, 2018

Holidaze Stress

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My friend David and I had a small exchange about the holidays and the accompanying stress. I repeat it here for your thoughts. What would...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

It wasn't supposed to be like this - Part II

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So I'm a Honda guy with a soft spot for Triumphs. A couple of years ago I had a chance to buy an unmolested 1977 Bonneville 750 that...
Monday, October 22, 2018

It wasn't supposed to be like this - Part I

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In the late '60s and early '70s it was all about Hondas for me. Honda was winning all the Grand Prix races and had models that we...
Monday, July 23, 2018

Ride Report

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Too much work and not enough riding makes J. a dull boy. The area we live in is a farm/ranch area with plenty of folksy places to see a...
Friday, June 15, 2018

The Golden Age of Me

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Here's a laugh for you from a conversation with a friend. I remember when I owned nothing, had a hot girlfriend and a beat up Triu...
Sunday, June 3, 2018

The Golden Age Of ...

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When was the golden age of motorcycling?  It was when you were 20. Kevin Cameron, in the March 2017 issue of Cycle World Sage as al...
Monday, March 19, 2018

My heros

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Everyone has a hero or two. I found two of mine along the White Rim Trail at the Gooseberry campgrounds last week. Andrew & Kevin ...