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 →
Tag Archives: Malibu Mountains
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 →
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 →
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 →
When It’s Right, It’s Right…
Five days ago I openly wondered whether or not I had lost the ability to lose myself in the ride… Today I found out that I never should have worried. Somewhere and somehow I made the flip back to an emotionally charged feeling of amusement, … Read More →
Morning Glory Meets Chaos
I woke up bright and early this morning fully determined to get up into the canyons and finally find a way to truly relax this weekend. Ultimately isn’t that what holiday weekends are for? I so badly wanted to have a killer ride and visions … Read More →
A Good Day Not To Ride
It is absolutely astonishing how long six days can seem when you’re between rides. When I headed out this morning I could have sworn that it had been months since I last rode the Duc. Of course it hasn’t been nearly that long – merely … Read More →
Back on The Bike
Having spent all week filming motorcycles it was awesome to finally come home and finally be able to ride one. Of course like the professional road racers I watched all week, you don’t get very far without a good crew and in my case that’s … Read More →
Rails
There are days when you ride and days when you dream. This morning ended up being a little bit of both… From the minute I hit the road I intrinsically felt that this was going to be a good day. A really good day. And … 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 →
The Italian Diva Sings… And Dies Again…
Perhaps somethings in life are not meant to be… I was just about to hit 2,000 miles on the ’03 749 when it got stolen. Today, I was microns away from 2k with the ’04 999 when all hell broke loose. I hate to say … 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 →
The First True Ride of The Year
So often the concept of time seems to escape me. Whether it’s because I’m day dreaming about the future or stuck in the past, I rarely have the ability to just buckle down and focus on the present. Perhaps thats why I so enjoy riding, … Read More →
Finally a Ride!
So MotorMilt & I just got back from our first ride in what feels like forever. The roads were in much better condition than the last time we rode, although they still weren’t quite up to par for SoCal this time of year. A ton … 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 →
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 →