At first there’s one. A second later comes another… And then all hell breaks loose, as a cascade of perspiration rolls forward with vengeance. It’s the first real tangible clue that you’re getting close; close to the middle of nowhere and close to California’s Central … Read More →
Category Archives: Top Rides
Winter Light
It’s 2pm in the afternoon and as I watch the sun start its rapid winter season descent, I find myself consciously thinking that this is one of those rare days where I need a table of contents just to organize my own thoughts. At this … Read More →
Sunday’s Sport-Touring Sportbike Ride – Part 2
When I last left off it was around noon when MotorMilt and I left Los Olivos on Sunday’s Sport-Touring Sportbike Ride (Part 1). We had stopped there for a few minutes to take a quick breather and rest the wrists from what already had become … Read More →
1 Year Later… The best rides
Sunday MotorMilt & I did a monster 340 mile loop, which took us from LA all the way up the coast to Oxnard, over the southern tip of the San Rafael Mountains, through Santa Barbara and Montecito, over the Southwestern edge of the Santa Ynez … Read More →
Illusion vs. Ego
This afternoon I was able to steal a few of hours and get a ride in during the late afternoon and early evening. Heading up the PCH, I was only a few miles into the ride when I started to notice what a difference a … Read More →
A 1 Year Celebration on The Angeles Crest
Last night I was working on the blog, doing a bit of backend work with the php files, when it suddenly dawned on me that I’ve been blogging quite awhile now. Being more or less the absent minded type when it comes to calendars and … Read More →
Second Ride: A Santa Paula Loop
I’m not sure I can adequately describe how much better things seem when you have the ability to wake up in the morning and head out on a ride. Especially when you get to take advantage of the kind of perfect weather we had today … Read More →
Dawn Of A New Ducati
5:00 AM – This Morning It’s way to early to be awake and I’m a bit out of sorts right now. During the past several hours I simply have been unable to sleep very much. So many random thoughts have been running through my mind … Read More →
Trackday : The Adventure Continues
Now that I’ve had a few days to reflect on my trackday experience I find that all kinds of widely divergent thoughts keep crossing my mind. I signed MotorMilt and myself up for our most recent motorcycle adventure several months back. Perhaps as far back … Read More →
A Needed Unwinding…
While swinging around a rather decent sweeper on Encinal Canyon this morning about halfway through the ride I was struck by the thought that over the course of my life the word ‘relaxation’ has continued to evolve in its meaning. Almost to a point where … Read More →
A Magnificent Morning
Today’s ride was absolutely glorious. For much of the morning I felt like I was perpetually stuck in that wonderful moment when you’re slowly waking up after sleeping in on a quiet morning. Strange analogy I know, principally because it sounds greatly unsafe. Yet this … Read More →
What’s An Extra 1,000 RPMs Worth?
When I die, I want to be reincarnated as a 999. Just give me an open road with lots of curves and no traffic and I promise I’ll be a happy camper. The 999 is just that damn special. That amazing, really… At various parts … Read More →
My Kind of Thanksgiving
There are rides that you enjoy and rides you take. Rides where your mind wonders uncontrollably, rides that are simply beautiful and rides that get edgy as they go on. Yesterday however was a ride for the ages. I’m still reveling in it now, a … Read More →
Retracing Your Roots A 1,100 Miles At A Time
It’s flat and foggy. A collection of roadways, rattled by the everyday, intersect one on top of another. There are holes and grooves and unannounced visitors tucked behind the wheel of their ordinary machines coming up fast in the right lane. Folks cross the street … Read More →