In July I blogged about Scott Schidler’s idea to tour on a Ural sidecar motorcycle from Prudhoe Bay to Tierra del Fuego. Some old sidecar hands replied with some wise advice, and everyone agreed that, dreams or no dreams, giving the Darian Gap a miss is the best idea. But Scott hadn’t even tried the […]
How to Choose a Motorcycle
How do you choose one bike over all the other makes and models out there? I was reading Brent Miller’s article V-Strom DL650: The First 1,000 Miles (download the pdf that’s linked from his blog entry), which is actually a very informative piece for anyone who is trying to narrow down their choices in the […]
What’s a Chick Bike?
I posed the question on the Adventure Riders forum on what’s a chick bike and have gotten some fabulously hilarious responses. Ride on over there and be entertained. Got an opinion? Use the comments form (below) if you’re not an advrider member. —————— I have just got to know what is all this about "chick […]
Scuderia Hosts Two Expert Women Riders
Women’s Riding Essentials: Learning, Socializing, Inspiring! Most of the time in my life, I spend my time alone on my computer or on my motorcycle, or maybe with other writers, or sometimes in a room full of publishing people. So it was a sweet change for me to be in a roomful of women motorcyclists, […]
Suzuki V-Strom 650 “Sport Enduro Tourer”
While checking some facts to answer Jason’s question in my last entry, "Your First Street Bike: What to choose?" I came across this excellent article on Motorcycle USA on the Suzuki V-Strom 650 "Sport Enduro Tourer." This is old news, of course, but I was re-intrigued, as I’m always trying to determine what’s the "best […]