Monday, November 30, 2020

Day 14 - Stupid Magazine Articles

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I just saw a review of the new Honda 125cc Trail Bike in Cycle News . I used to have one of the original 90cc versions from the '80s. ...
Sunday, November 29, 2020

Day 13 - Favorite Motorcycle Movies

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As soon as I say I ride motorcycles I often hear, “I loved that Fastest Indian movie.” And so do I. I have friends who knew Burt Munro and...
Saturday, November 28, 2020

Day 12 - Photography

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I used to teach a B&W photography course at the San Diego Ocean Beach Free School. I was really into it back then and spent almost as mu...
Friday, November 27, 2020

Day 11 - Hiking

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Went hiking today. The town I live in, Tooele, is in a valley between the Oquirrh and Stansbury mountain ranges. There is a road zig-zagging...
Thursday, November 26, 2020

Day 10 - Thanksgiving

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#GiveThanks - It's been all over social media. Here's my list: Beth - 30 years of marriage that has been, at times, inspirat...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Day 9 - Honda Dream

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This is moto-insanity! Bring A Trailer has concentrated on special interest vehicles since it began a couple of years ago. They seem to fi...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Day 8 - Honda 250 Scrambler

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My next major motorcycle was a Honda CL72, a classic Honda 250cc Scrambler. Not the original bike but one just like it that I own now. It w...
Monday, November 23, 2020

Day 7 - Dan

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I've had a long history with Yosemite. My aunt and uncle had a small vacation cabin in Foresta which is inside the park boundaries. I wo...
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Sunday, November 22, 2020

Day 6 - The Jeep

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When I was living in San Francisco in the '60s I had an old World War II Jeep (MB Series) for a while. It had no top and no doors. What ...
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Saturday, November 21, 2020

Day 5 - The Vespa

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The second important bike in my life was a motor scooter. A Vespa 160 GS. It belonged to a friend of by brother who was under orders to sell...
Friday, November 20, 2020

Day 4 - My first Honda

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Looking at a digital album of the motorcycles I've owned I'm amazed at the variety of interesting bikes I've had the pleasure to...
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Thursday, November 19, 2020

Day 3 - Fire

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I just read an interesting article on preventing California wildfires by Sashi McEntee, mayor of Mill Valley, CA. She states that people m...
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Day 2 - The Book

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Sitting down this morning I wrote ~250 words on the merits and limitations of a Vino 125 motor scooter for an internet forum. Good, but not ...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

100 words for 100 days

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One hundred words doesn't sound like much until you have sit down and write them. Then it seems like staring down a very long and dark t...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Death March Tours Quiz #2

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Death March Tours is gearing up for another season of fun and mayhem. To get ready for your next adventure  answer all questions honestly an...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Agile is not a synonym for “Hand me a new roll of duct tape”

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This is a copy of an article I wrote for medium.co m . I'll be posting techy articles there from time to time. If you find them int...
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Rocky Mountain High

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A few months ago my friend Marcus told me that his BMW airhead engine had committed suicide and asked about contact info for Peter at Moto B...
Monday, September 9, 2019

Inspiration

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Note: I came across this letter I wrote to a friend some time ago. We cannot change our past but we can continually improve our future by ac...
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Why I Don't Use K&N Air Filters

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This is a K&N air filter I pulled from the R100RS. It's supposed to be cleanable but I'm not buying it. I don't believe t...
Monday, August 26, 2019

The Tale of Two Carburetors

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This could also be titled: Old Motorcycles Mean New Problems My last post described getting the motorcycles home.  With the help of m...