http://www.motodisiac.com/blog Where motorcycles are more than just a passion ... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:42:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was not planning on blogging about anything today. But my commute home begged to be mentioned and written of. I left work well after 6pm which usually ensures somewhat smoother sailing and less congested freeways. With that school of thought I hit stopped traffic in under a mile into ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/long-way-home/ Today was the first day of commuting on the orange beast. Approximately 30 miles in heavy traffic. The commute consists of carpool lane splitting, regular lane splitting and street riding (not more than 20% of the whole commute).  And today the beast was unleashed. First of all - WOW! As I ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/ktm-950-supermoto-impressions/ As seen in the spoiler the Hypermotard hysteria is officially over.  A couple of days ago we made a deal. The owner was selling two motorcycles - KTM 690 Supermoto and ... KTM 950 Supermoto. Motodisiac had been dreaming about the 690 Supermoto for quite some time. He commutes mostly ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/ktm-950-supermoto-the-orange-beast/ Last night coming from the office splitting lanes at a steady pace. Not too fast, not too slow. See the lights approach rapidly from behind. Move aside. Three riders fly by. Casual wave. Something clicks in the competitive side of my brain. I initiate a chase. Chase sequence engaged. Competitor riding ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/lane-splitting-race/ As you may know, Sideout got bitten by supermoto bug and has been looking for a good deal on Hypermotard for quite a while. It turns out good deals don't just come, they come in packs. This morning I e-mailed Sideout to notify him that I have found a bike that I was ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/the-end-of-hypermotard-hysteria/ As you can imagine, starting new business from scratch is not easy. I came into this project with very low expectations to insure that I don't get disappointed. I know that it will take time. I know that I will feel low. I know that I should stay positive. With ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/fortune-cookie/ The weather has been gorgeous out here in SoCal. Not too hot, temperature in mid 80s. Perfect riding conditions. I was looking forward to the weekend. I was pretty sure I would be able to squeeze a day of riding there. That was till one of my friends called me ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/consequences-of-the-longest-weekend-of-my-life/ So as some of you may have already guessed, I have started my own motorcycle shop. Considering it's located at Beach ave and a couple of blocks from the beach, it's wasn't hard to pick name. To my amusement, www.beachmoto.com was available.  I took it as "good luck" sign. This is how ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/new-beginning/ By now most of you already know about the love and hate relationship between me and this brand called Rev'it!. Despite the hate part of this relationship I still maintain that I love the products and am still a loyal follower of this brand. It just so happened that recently ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/revit-delivers/ You probably remember how it started. Back in April the seed had been planted. Motodisiac and I even went to take a peek at it and visually compared it with the Super Duke. Things did not stop there. I went out and demo-ed the Hyper. It was awesome. However due ... http://www.motodisiac.com/blog/hyper-fun/