So MotorMilt & I finally got back on the bikes, well the beemers anyway, and hit the canyons this morning. I’d like to be able to say that it was a typically wonderful saturday morning ride, but it wasn’t. My head was somewhere else. Focused not on the enjoyment of the this particular ride, but rather on the ride I wasn’t having. One on a Ducati. Part of me feels like this is an absolute shame since it was a steller morning as far as the mountains and canyons go. …

Got another ride in this morning, which was nice. Knowing that MotorMilt & I are about to hit the road for work for the next two weeks we decided it was probably a good idea to run the Beemers. Now I could be wrong but it seems to me that when the dreaded, “we have to run (fill in the blank) because otherwise the battery will run down and die” syndrome sets in you probably ought to realize that whatever mechanical object you’re referring to is headed towards the end …

Feels like I’ve been spending a lot of time on the blog writing about the glory of the new Duc, but very little on the Beemer…Which really isn’t fair to such a wonderful bike and such a brilliant marque.
In case anyone’s missed it, sitting next to the Duc in the garage is a 2002 BMW R1100S - which if you ask me is one the most forgotten bikes in all of motorcycling. Here you have a truly fantastic bike that everyone at BMW Motorcycles has forgotten about. I’ll be …

I just got back from a wonderful solitary ride - MotorMilt didn’t kick it with me today, he had other plans - and I’m feeling whipped right about now. Did about 100 miles today, 80+ were nothing but curves. Just fantastic. Which I have to admit I was no expecting. Today has been one of those days.
Knowing that I wanted to get a great ride in today, I got to bed early last night. I’m a big believer that “Rest is a Weapon” (as a total aside, the line …

Got another short ride in today - felt like it would be a shame to finally start being able to get back on the bike only to not do it because I felt lazy… Uncharacteristically, I went for an afternoon ride. Which as it turns out is actually quite nice… Traffic was heavy on the way up the coast, but a joy on the way back - which was around 5pm. Why LA vacates the beach after 4 in the afternoon on a sunny day is one of those things …

Why riding motorcycles in California should be a requirement by law…