The Experienced Rider Course
I’ve registered for the May 14th Experienced Rider Course offered by Puget Sound Safety. It is a one-day safety course for riders with the requisite experience. From their site … What is involved in the Experienced Rider Course? During this one-day course you’ll discuss with your peers how to balance the mental and physical aspects of safe riding, manage risk, increase visibility and optimize your lane … Continue reading The Experienced Rider Course
2017 ‘Loop Around BC’ Tour
The 2017 ‘Loop Around BC’ Tour – updated plan This stage of planning makes concrete the timetable, outlines reasonable daily distance goals that end near lodging or camping options, and helps choose days/dates for the trip based on available reservations, ferry schedules, and such. Full route map – 14 days and roughly 2,900 moto miles DAY #1: (310 miles) route Camping at Curlew State Park DAY #2: (170 miles … Continue reading 2017 ‘Loop Around BC’ Tour
First Year of Travel Around the World
An avid extreme sports enthusiast more that 580 days into his travel around the world on a KTM 690 Enduro R. Continue reading First Year of Travel Around the World
British Columbia MotoGeo
Thanks to a route suggestion from my friend Al, I have included Hwy 31A from Kaslo to New Denver to the British Columbia plans. In researching this road, I found another MotoGeo video, published just last week, that covers some of my planned route, including Hwy 31A. From the video, I learned that Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort is on our route (also inside the circle), as … Continue reading British Columbia MotoGeo
Thinking of 2017
Possible 2017 adventures – British Columbia & Baja I’ve started sketching out a ride around British Columbia for the summer. Heading east from Seattle towards Banff, Alberta and then following the Canadian Rocky Mountains north to the border town of Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, the turn-around point. Turning south and riding into Prince Rupert, where the ferry awaits to take the bike down the Inside Passage … Continue reading Thinking of 2017
My next motorcycle?
This is the 2016 BMW K1600GT. I’m currently looking to test ride one to see if my expectations of a smoother, more stable machine at interstate speeds are met while the bike is still easy enough to manage in both the twisties and the parking lot. The bike, an inline six cylinder, is about 150 pounds heavier than my RT, weighing in at 732 fueled and … Continue reading My next motorcycle?
Video: Two Wheel Tuesdays
Babes Ride Out founders wanted create an environment where women come together to share. Continue reading Video: Two Wheel Tuesdays
Steel Horse Journeys 