Musings of an Intrepid Commuter

New helmet rule proposed. In an attempt to share new developments in the world of motorcycle safety, here's a recent release from Transp...

The hard way home, part II. Friday morning dawned cold on the lake. I watched the sun come up from the deck of the cabin, a steaming cup of ...

The hard way home! This is not good. My right eye is now swollen completely shut, the result of a suicidal bee. My left eye is getting blurr...

Very Boring Rally II ( conclusion ) Packed and on the road by about 0830, I decided to go along the coastline between Superior and the Apost...

Very Boring Rally ( part 2 ) On Saturday I took some pictures of the site at sunrise. It's a ski hill, so almost everything is uphill or...

The Very Boring Rally II I'm turning the next few posts over to Krysta from Milwaukie. She attended this year's event and has gracio...

Advice column. I'm thinking of starting an advice column here. If it works for Dear Abby, it ought to work for a rough and tumble motorc...

In her element! I finally got the chance to steal out a little time to take Elvira to a track. She loved it! I didn't have such a bad ti...

Unexpected hazards. Having a new bike, like a new lover, can bring excitement in ways you would never have imagined. Each new day with Elvir...

Ride Instead of Drive Month I've decided to liven things up during this coming month of September. Tuesday the 9th is my birthday. Bein...

New public service announcements from NHTSA Mary Peters, the National Transportation Secretary, recently took some heat for wanting to pull ...

Bright lights or fireside cuddling? So here I am with two sport touring bikes. The differences between them are many and varied. One's a...

Wives and mistresses. Metaphorically speaking, of course. I have a lot of personal experience with a wife but none with a mistress. Despite ...

A really wet ride in Aug-tober! I don't know if you remember this picture from February. It was a rainy day when I posed the question a...