It’s been raining quite a bit in LA lately and oddly enough it usually pours the most on the exact days I have the means and motivation to get a ride in. Some folks out there ride in the inclimate weather and I’d imagine a … Read More →
Tag Archives: Ducati 999
A Red Posse
Once again I’ve been slacking on the ‘ol posting front. Somehow this week sort of snuck up and engulfed me, but even while dealing with the chaotic nature of the workweek I keep finding myself being reflectively drawn back to Sunday’s wondrous ride. Over the … Read More →
Riding for My Soul
I’m not sure where our personal character traits evolve from but over the course of my life I’ve grown to learn that somehow I got wired with a very focused and often times exclusionary field of vision. For the past nineteen days my life has … Read More →
Thwack Control
Coming around the fourth corner on Las Floras Canyon, I slightly tug the clutch lever while sliding my left foot under the shifter and with a sense of certainty lift my toes up. Less than a moment later I hear that marvelous ‘thwack’ that comes … Read More →
The Old Man Grows Younger
Today’s ride was quite remarkable on a number of fronts – but mostly because it was the ultimate flip-flop in my father-son relationship with MotorMilt. When I first started riding, MM was the definitive voice that I went to for information on how to do … Read More →
A Canyon Quorum
It all started out with an email early last week. Sitting in a hotel room on the East Coast I found myself in dire need of a ride. Then I opened up email client only to find a note sitting in my inbox from Lowell, … Read More →
Returning To A Ride
It was fantastic to finally get back home and ride the canyons once again after having spent a long and rather cold week on the East Coast. Truth be told the past seven days were filled with all kinds of dramatic ups and downs in … Read More →
First Ride of The New Year
It took a few more days than I had hoped but I finally got a ride in now that it’s 2006. I was hoping to come back and write a wonderfully witty and well though out post about how charming it was to be out … Read More →
Fly by Mind
They say that the brain is the largest and most important sexual organ in the human body. Since sex and motorcycles are so seemingly intertwined I figure it only stands to reason that this means that the brain is also the most important part of … Read More →
MotorMilt’s Back!
It’s been a long time coming but today MotorMilt made his weekend riding return. As most of you know it’s been a long haul. He’s been out for nearly six months and his last real ride which was an amazing 350+ mile jaunt up the … Read More →
The Mortality of Riding
Motorcycles have such a unique ability to make us go places. What was once simply a form of cheap transportation now exists in a realm of secondary purpose. It’s not only about moving from Point A to Point B but also mentally going from one … Read More →
Heaven Spillth Over
This afternoon I got a fantastically relaxing hundred mile loop in even though at the outset of the day I didn’t think I’d get a chance to ride. Yet as luck would have it I was able to make a break for the canyons roughly … Read More →
Thanksgiving Canyon Magic
There’s a magic in the Malibu Canyons. I swear it. You can’t touch it nor can you taste it, but you certainly can feel it. Especially on a day like today when its just you and the road shaking hands through every corner. Maybe it’s … Read More →
Rhyme & Reason vs. Squids & Cages
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that every so often you leave the house with your mind filled with the real world and at some point you think to yourself, ‘geez today is a really bad day to ride because I’m way to worked … Read More →
The Canyon Life
Riding through the canyons this morning I was struck by the fact that it’s November 19th and in most parts of the country I’d have no business being outdoors riding a motorcycle. Swinging from corner to corner I was very aware of how fortunate I … Read More →
Sunday Ride, Last Month & Another Duc Blog
As usual the end of the year has brought a stream of utter chaos to my rather controlable life. I suspect it’s human nature that everyone tries to ‘finish’ things before New Years and therefore deadlines, approvals, and general work craziness picks up to seemingly … Read More →
A Moment of Passion (w/ Video)
As it turns out I skipped out of work early today in order to get a short afternoon ride in. Given the reaction to the show it somehow only seemed appropriate to get up into the canyons and enjoy life for a little bit. Yet … Read More →