Category Archives: Rides

First of all, I committed the cardinal sin of motorcycle touring last weekend — I accidentally went out riding with two dead camera batteries.  Doh! The one in my camera took about 5 photos and then gave up the ghost; … Continue reading →

I know you guys are probably getting sick of ride reports from the San Mateo coast, but…well, tough.  It’s a gorgeous area and I’m inexplicably not running out of neat places to ride there.  Plus, the only three areas to … Continue reading →

I knew I wanted to hit the coast this weekend but I didn’t have a particular destination in mind. “Going to the coast” conjures up ideals of beautiful spots to photograph the bike with the Pacific Ocean as background, waves … Continue reading →

Andrew and his son Frank came by this morning and put the new brake pads on the Ninja.  He also flushed out the brake fluid and put my new stainless steel front brake line on.  Thanks, Andrew! I wanted to … Continue reading →

Today was totally the best ride of 2011.  It is only a minor technicality that it was my only ride of 2011 thus far.  Because, seriously: awesome. I dilly-dallied a little bit in the morning as the weather report promised … Continue reading →