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On Saturday morning, SimeonC and I headed to Qwest Fieldhouse the 2008 Seattle Motorcycle Show. I had never been before and I wasn’t expecting much, but I was very impressed. They had both areas of the fieldhouse and the upper level filled with bikes, accessories, and a trials bike show. I enjoyed checking...
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In 2004, a TV mini series was produced that followed Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on a motorcycle trip around the world. The documentary starts months before they leave and shows all the struggles of planning a trip of this magnitude and then follows them around the world. It's an amazing story...
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While I had a blast on my Syracuse trip, I was a bit disappointed to miss this year's Oyster Run. It's a huge motorcycle rally up in Anacortes and this year they had over 30,000 motorcycles there! Jeff Henshaw organizes the big rides that I go on and he got a group together for the ride up to...
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The Puyallup Fair is back in action. When your website is "thefair.com" you better have your act together. Last year over 1.2 million people visited the fair in 16 days! On Saturday, 127,837 people walked through the gates and I think we (Tim, Chelsea, Brittney, Tyla and I) sat behind every...
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I forgot to add photos into yesterday's post about the ride, so here we go. Head to the Motorcycle gallery and look at the newest 10 photos there for a glimpse of what we were up to. There were so many great photo opportunities along the way, but we were having too much fun riding to stop!
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The longest ride I've made in one day was around 400 miles. I didn't break my single day record this weekend, but it was the longest overall trip I've ever done and my first overnight trip. As I mentioned previously , the ride started yesterday with Tyla and I taking a trip through Stevens...
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The Mt. Baker ski area isn't actually on Mt. Baker itself. There's a road that continues a few miles past the ski area to take you to a nice viewing area of the mountain in the summer. I've never been all the way up there and was thinking about taking a ride there this weekend. After looking...
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I had an interesting conversation the other day where a lady talked about how driving around motorcycles made her nervous. I actually notice that some drivers do change their driving styles when I'm around them. Sometimes that's good, and sometimes that's bad. Next time you're near a...
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Rachel and I hopped on the motorcycle on Sunday and went exploring. The first interesting site was the split in the road pictured below. You can click on it for the full view. The road splits and both directions have a Dead End sign. I feel like this is a good cover for a motivational book, or maybe...
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For the past four years, a large group made up of mostly Microsofties has made a ride up through the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival . This was the first year that I was able to join them for the tulip ride, although I have joined them on various other rides to Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens. The ride was...
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I've never liked riding with a backpack when I'm on the motorcycle. It's small, inconvenient, uncomfortable and it makes for a sweaty back in the summer. Bags can get very expensive, but I didn't feel the need to go overboard, so I ended up ordering some pretty cheap bags . They arrived...
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My Sunday motorcycle ride ended at Chipotle. While I was there, a Lamborghini Countach pulled up. It was a flash back to my childhood. The Countach was produced from 1974 to 1990 and it was proudly displayed on the walls in my room in the 80s.
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It was so sunny on Sunday that I had to take the motorcycle out for a ride. I decided to strap the helmet cam onto the front fork. That didn't work too well last year, but that was before I put the new exhaust on. My theory was that the quieter exhaust would cause fewer waves in the video. It ended...
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Ever since I bought my motorcycle, I've wanted to do something to fix the pipes. The previous owner had blued the pipes (overheating) and it really detracted from the look of the bike. I was at the Kawasaki dealer the other day and asked how much it would be for new pipes. He replied, "$800...
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If you want to feel out of place, walk into a craft store in your motorcycle gear and ask where the glass marbles are. I did that this afternoon to prepare for my first motorcycle modification. I'm not really into modifying my vehicles. Upgrades to my motorcycle consist of a new seat and a little...