Musings of an Intrepid Commuter

More Chicago photos. I started the post on tactical mindsets for motorcyclists. Partway through I decided to postpone it a bit. I'm way ...

Ride to Work (tm) Day The first day of summer arrived early this morning with a bit of promise. I looked out my front window at 5 AM. As I d...

Business trip. It's a good news / bad news thing. The good news is that I'm not chained to a desk. The bad news is that travel is re...

Ride to Work Day Just a reminder that Monday, June 21 is Ride to Work day. I'm in a hotel room in Chicago and don't have much time ...

Quick update. Life has been flying by. Speaking of flying, I'm off to Chicago early tomorrow morning. I'll be there the rest of the...

Tattoo remover! We worked a motorcycle officer training day yesterday. It's a pretty intense experience. I might share some more thought...

Responsibility- giving and taking. Taught a class this weekend. It was so darn wet I hardly dared pull a camera out. Took a couple of snapsh...

Four month check ride. Ryan turned four months old this week. Time to check his potential motorcycle passenger status. I guess it will be a...

Musings on rider training. On Saturday I had the pleasure of teaching a Rider Skills Practice class here in Albany. This class is similar to...

How to read a corner. This should come as no surprise but blind corners hide both hazards and their characteristics. Since we don't have...