Musings of an Intrepid Commuter

A special parking spot. Every once in a while I need to get back to what this blog was actually started for. That's the encouragement to...

Gaining stability. I know some of you are reading the title and wondering what it means. There's a few who just can't wait to tap da...

Sport tourer or submarine? As I write this there's actually a little bit of sunshine outside. What I am I doing in here? Should be out o...

Bending the rules. I'd like to introduce you to Nancy and her pretty blue Yamaha Vino. I met Nancy and her scooter when she came to ret...

Full meal deal in a fast food world? Yesterday I rode to Portland to conduct an instructor training exercise. It poured all day. I may dry o...

More tales from the weekend. Teaching motorcycle safety classes is never boring for me. Suits me just fine as I crave variety and new experi...

Update on Kevin. Here's a picture of Kevin and his new scooter. I do have to make a correction from the last post, though. Kevin's ...

A scooter tale. This entry really has nothing to do with my recent posts about some folks who choose to ride scooters. In an interesting coi...

On to other things. If you remember a while back I mentioned I received notice about an ignition switch recall on the 06-09 Yamaha FJR's...

One more time. Several people seem to have mistaken where the target is on this exercise. One, in particular, has been vocal about his disap...

A new kind of rider: Wrap-up Well, it looks like I've stirred things up a bit here. I'm okay with that. Katie tells me with a big wi...