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Friday, May 10, 2013 12:30 AM

Three Pass Blast

There’s a popular motorcycle ride in this area called the Three Pass Blast. You combine Snoqualmie, Blewett and Stevens Passes for a beautiful ~240 mile ride through the mountains. I’ve done the ride quite a few times before but I decided to give it another...
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Monday, May 06, 2013 12:30 AM

Tulip Ride 2013

Approximately 3 hours after we signed up for a baby class, the annual Tulip Ride was scheduled on the same day. Thankfully we ended up taking a different class and Tyla was ok with me going on the ride without her this year. This was my fifth time on...
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Monday, July 16, 2012 12:30 AM

Three Day British Columbia Ride

It started as an idea to ride up my motorcycle to Whistler for lunch. Then it expanded to an overnight trip. And eventually it meant that FrankL, DougW and I headed on a three day ride through British Columbia. We left Woodinville around 9:30 on Saturday...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:30 AM

Rubber Meets The Road

If you don’t think that your physics classes were very interesting, hop on a motorcycle and whip through a corner or two. You’ll probably start thinking about those few square inches of rubber that are touching the pavement and somehow holding...
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Monday, June 11, 2012 12:30 AM

Cruiser vs. Crotch Rocket

There have been a lot of conversations directed at me lately implying that my choice of motorcycle was ridiculous. This comes mostly from pure sport bike riders claiming that my bike is “slow.” However, a couple of the questions have been honest questions...
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Tuesday, June 05, 2012 12:30 AM

Your Mileage May Vary

If you’ve used a GPS in your car, you may have noticed that it doesn’t match your speedometer and odometer. Just about every car on the market has about a 3% difference between your actual speed and the displayed speed. (You’re really going slower than...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:30 AM

Michelin Pilot Road 3

The front tire on my 2009 Kawasaki Concours has been wearing out and after 9700 miles, I no longer had much confidence in it. The back tire still looked pretty good, but I shopped around and decided to pull the trigger on new tires. The tech at Waldron...
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Monday, May 28, 2012 12:30 AM

Beware Of Bikers

It’s been almost four years since I wrote a post called “ What Motorcyclists Wish You Knew .” While I still wish that every driver would read that post, I realize that there are always going to be bad drivers out there and it’s...
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Friday, May 04, 2012 12:30 AM

Tulip Ride 2012

Last weekend, Tyla and I went on the annual Tulip Ride. This was my fifth ride with the group. The only one I’ve missed was in 2011 because we were on our 1 year anniversary trip. The first ride in 2007 was maybe 20-30 people and it has gotten bigger...
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012 12:30 AM

Motorcycle Camera Mount

One of the gizmos that I added last week was a little extra handlebar space to mount gadgets. I decided to try hooking on a camera mount to see how it worked with our little video camera. I like the height of it because it can be above the windshield...
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Friday, February 24, 2012 12:30 AM

Handlebar Mount And Helmet Locks

Along with the air deflectors and radiator guard , I picked up a handlebar mount and helmet locks from ProjektD. As with the previous install, these were quick and easy. The handlebar mount is an extension to the handlebar that gives you a place to mount...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:30 AM

Air Deflector and Radiator Guard

The motorcycle has seen more action now that it means a faster trip to work. I take the interstate a lot and motorcycles get to use the carpool lane. That can shave 10-15 minutes off my 25-30 minute commute. When the temps are down around 40, even a quick...
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Friday, February 10, 2012 12:30 AM

Big Garage

One of my favorite rooms in this house is the garage. Coming from the extremely tiny garage in the condo, this one feels like a monstrous cavern. I’ve spent a lot of time wondering if I could drive in one bay and drive out another. Or could I do laps...
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Friday, January 13, 2012 12:30 AM

Motorcycle Miles

I didn’t get to spend much time with my motorcycle this summer. Tim and Chelsea were kind enough to store it in their garage for me while we were between houses. With all the work looking for a house, I didn’t have much free time to ride. So this was...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011 12:30 AM

Motorcycles in the HOV Lane

One of the best laws I learned about when I got the motorcycle was that motorcycles are always allowed in HOV lanes (also known as carpool lanes and diamond lanes.) Now that 405 is the fastest route to work, I’m on the motorcycle a lot more because it...
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