The archives

The archives

January	February	March
	The $500 question ... will it last? (Sidi Vortice)
April	May	June

July	August	September

October	November	December

January	February	March
	It's big, and it's yellow. R12R Clearwater Lights Install	Lazy cut off.
April	May	June
How not to ride a bike. Central Coast '11	VIO POV.HD	Forever power for your VIO POV-HD
July	August	September
A backyard ride. Salton Sea Day 1 Day 2 I'm gonna die without GAS!!! Just keep rolling on... Right of what?	Cerro Noroeste Rodent hangout.	This is no Tour de France!! Idiot in a two door!
October	November	December
Little Tujunga (An afternoon jaunt.) Sedona, AZ (It's beautiful!) Day 1 - The marathon. Day 2 - Finally! Day 3 - Staying out of Prescott. Day 4 - Still windy as heck!	The battery has gone ghost.

January	February	March
It's dead Jim! Rain ride!	It's dying again Jim! Happy 8GS 1st BDay!	It's having an episode! Just one in the F800GS gang. Full circle. My R days are back... GS is in the shop.
April	May	June
Definitely no mechanic. Palomar break-in. Central Coast '10 Planning Arai XD-3 12K miles service. Nice and strong start.	Central Coast '10 Day 1 - Wasn't that the SUV?... Day 2 - 101 clear? SuperChunks 5 year celebration picnic.	It's all... Me, me, me... Lockwood - Ojai
July	August	September
The magic number ... 3K Who's right, and who's wrong? Yet another fuel system set. BMW Goodwill. Mammoth Lakes '10 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3		Tire change - You only need a new left shoe? Hell has nothing on Pasadena!
October	November	December
What are these people doing?	A winter day's ride.	Aerostitch Electric Warmbib Stream crossing commute. Summarizing 2010

January	February	March
'09 R12GS handguards on R12R PIAA Cross Country HID / Trial Tech SCMR 16 HID (Got HID?)	My GS days are ... back? ( F800GS )	Death Valley (Pre Planning) Day 1 - Lake Isabella / Fairview Day 2 - He needs a SPOT Day 3 - Finally got cell signal
April	May	June
That spot is MINE!!! Who should go first? Which way do I go?	Central Coast (Canceled) Yosemite (Pre Planning) Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Run Forest! Run	Oh so comfy. Leatt it baby!
July	August	September
Didn't need encouragement, but got it anyway. Nice guy Police the police?	Mammoth (Pre Planning) Day 1 - Marathon Riding Day 2 - Gasoline and Pumice Day 3 - All that is needed to get home	Golden Skies (Station fire)
October	November	December
Arizona - Murphy's law in action	Marc Parnes wheel balancer BeadBrakr HID lights on the F800GS Clearwater LED Lights	A winter's ride.

January	February	March
Lockwood, almost. A victim of the rain (I get to play traffic director) What's your hurry?		Joshua Tree National Park Day 1 - Salton Sea (Everybody is bailin'...) Day 2 - Joshua Tree National Park (City people are crazy!) Looking is out of style
April	May	June
Who says Beetles aren't assholes too Happy R12R 1st Bday! Central Coast Day 1 - That was an interesting turn... Day 2 - Easier but not necessarily less dangerous.	Lake Mead - Pre trip planning Day 1 - Greater than 10 tons at 80MPH Day 2 - Cottonwood Cove ... are you sure? Day 3 - Should have used the Coolvest yesterday
July	August	September
A new definition of "California Stop" Go ahead, just drift on over. Honda CBR1100XX preventative maintenance	Lockwood/Cerro Noroeste (It exploded ... water bottles and all.) Mammoth-Yosemite - Trip planning Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4	Professional driver my ASS! Here he comes and there he goes.
October	November	December
Get out of my way! You're too slow! Whatch for that... too late!

January	February	March
	Downtown Los Angeles (Local Treasures)	Death Valley '07- Pre Planning (Eugene missed a big one...) Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Purchasing the R1200R (My GS days are numbered)
April	May	June
Fix that exhaust problem of yours Mr.	Baby's ready for the road	Nu's white knuckles Lockwood Valley
July	August	September
Close call but I saw it coming. Crazy fuel! Soccer mom or drug lord?	T-Bone anyone? Rim of The World	Atten...HUT!
October	November	December
Mammoth big loop ... BUST!! Arizona or bust (Prep work) Day 1 - The mother road Day 2 - Is it Yosemite or is it Sedona? Day 3 - Should we pray to the wind god? Day 4 - Firestorms at home

January	February	March
		Central Coast '06 - Pre Planning (It's sheer pandemonium!!!) Day 1 - ...And they're off!! Day 2 - Loopy in Guada-loopy Day 3 - Just a couple more drops of petrol
April	May	June
	Death Valley '06 (We're extreme, insane, or both...)
July	August	September
Go ahead and chop my head off.	Solvang (Lunch in Denmark) 1st Birthday Double Take... Triple Take...	It's my road and I can drive however I want! Yosemite (Old roads are now new roads.) Day2 Day3
October	November	December
Man! That's tights...

May	September	October
First big bike trip (Central Coast or bust...) BMW Saddle bag experience (To BMW or to Touratech? ... That is the question)	Purchasing the R1200GS	First trip on R1200GS (Edwards Air Force base)
December
Long Beach International Motorcycle Willow Springs

September

My first motorcycle purchase - The storm before the calm

Last updated: February 7, 2012