I am sure this post will stir up some controversy like the Prius one. So before I go into more details I would like to say that I am talking purely from my own riding experience. Not a vast one. However I believe that logging approximately 1000 miles (1600 km) per month might entitle me […]
Riding in
California
Thailand
motorcycle
2003 Aprilia Futura RST 1000
2006 Yamaha Off Road / MX
engine size
998 cc
250cc
mileage
~7K miles
~6500 km (allegedly per renter)
condition
as new
beat up
helmet
Z1R Blade ~$90
noname camouflage hat ~$10
riding jacket
Rev’it
Airforce ~$300
beach volleyball t-shirt - free
riding pants
Rev’it
Ultimate ~$200
old faded out quiksilver surf shorts - unknown
riding boots
Rev’it
Freestyle ~$150
noname sandals ~$10
gloves
Alpine Stars ~$70
no glove
Yes, riding in Thailand was fun. No, it was […]
With gas prices hitting record $106 a barrel there are a lot of discussions regarding gasoline prices. Usually I hear two complaints. One comes from American public, crying that the gas is about to hit $4 per gallon. Opposing opinion comes from members of the European community, letting clueless Americans know that they’ve been paying […]
How many times have you bought a car only to realize 5 minutes later that it is running on fumes and you need to hit the gas station NOW? When I purchased my 2.3-16 a couple of years ago, I was pleasantly surprized that the owner filled it up before handing me the key. I remember thinking that it was […]
I had already posted a review on my riding pants - Rev’it Ultimate. As I noted in that review “One of the best and unfortunately not used features of these pants are a full-length and short internal zipper for attachment to Rev’it jackets.” It has been unused because my winter jacket is not Rev’it. Now […]
I am definitely becoming a better rider. With the weather becoming increasingly better I choose a bike over my car almost every day logging over 30 miles daily. Today was not an exception. I left my house and started going down the street, my bike still cold and me still getting to the state of […]
I was riding home today, freeway is packed as usual, cautiously splitting lanes, don’t want to be too aggressive, I usually tend to learn my lessons fairly quickly. It seems to be a known fact to drivers that motorcycle riders “come out of nowhere” because they move faster than traffic. Well, tonight was not the […]
I’m one of people who are always paranoid about dropping the bike. Because of that I always pay extreme attention while riding and even moving the bike. I know how easy it is to loose your balance pulling it out of a garage or making a u-turn. I have crashed before but I never dropped […]
Well, half way there actually. As I mentioned earlier three of my coworkers got infected with a motorcycle virus and decided to pass a riders course. So they successfully did last weekend. Passed the riders course tests with flying colors. The bigger question now is - how many of them will actually follow through and […]
I blogged about road rage before. But today I almost feel victim to my own desire to flip out and retaliate. Here is how.
I am riding in my lane earlier today when a black Mustang merges not more than 5 feet in front of me and slows down. I slow down too, go around him […]
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