On Friday, July 28, our ride was through the Bear’s Ears monument area of Utah, north to Hanksville, west to Torrey, then south through the Capitol Reef National Park and Grand Staircase Escalante Monument.
And rain. Lots of monsoon rain added to unease and actual moments of sheer terror.
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My crazy-awesome motorcycle adventure in Utah continues. We explored two National Parks on two wheels as the sun and desert heat increased, “S” and I…
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Wednesday, 26 July, it began. Yep, what I have been preparing and training for, dreaming about,… the adventure of a lifetime.
My buddy “S” and I met at the Chicago airport, and were unhappy that our flight to Salt Lake City was delayed two hours. Nonetheless, we arrived and…
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Wasn’t it the Temptations who made a tune with the title “I’ve Got Sunshine On A Cloudy Day” popular back in the ’60s? I know the tune was about “my girl,” but I will take the title to how I was feeling on a motorcycle ride that I led for my club on Sunday.
Storm threat in the afternoon and cloudy skies were concerning, but sunshine of a different sort was calling…
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This past weekend finds me really busy. Last-minute change has me making adjustments.
The most surprising and interesting last-minute change was from the company that will be renting me a Harley when I get to Utah. The rental facility representative wrote to me and said,
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See the photo that was posted on a website of a well-regarded USA-based shoe manufacturer (below the jump) … any real biker would cringe:
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I receive several email messages each week with questions about boots (usually). I continue to scratch my head when the majority of these emails have a phrase in them like,
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Dear followers of BHD’s Musings,
I sincerely appreciate your checking in for whatever I may choose to post on my blog. Interestingly, the traffic of visitors to this blog has now consistently surpassed the traffic of visitors to my boots & gear website. For the past several months, the average daily unique visitors to this blog now exceed the average daily visitors to my website by a statistically significant margin.
Why is this happening?
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My friend, JB, a local motorcop, has been training me and helping me to prepare for my upcoming long motorcycle ride in Utah. He has been meeting me at the police riding range and putting me through the paces. I appreciate what he is doing for me, as I am noticing that my skills are improving.
Yesterday, the “pinnacle” of the training was…
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Regular readers of this blog are aware that I had a crash last May whilst commuting on my Harley to work. I had become accustomed to arriving at my office by 0530, sometimes earlier. And my commute to work was almost always in the dark. That was among the reasons of the cause of my crash — cage drivers can’t see motorcycles in broad daylight, so why would I expect a cage driver to see me in the dark? (Even though my bike is extremely well-lit!)
My Spouse asked me …
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