Monthly Archives: August 2013

Why I Don’t Ride Cruisers (or When Seat Height Is All That Matters)

Posted on August 16, 2013 by toomuchexperience

Originally, this was an article requested by my old MMM editor, Sev Pearman. His idea was for me to identify motorcycles with low seat heights (the apparent prime technical specification for the over-50 crowd) that were still competent motorcycles. Going … Continue reading →

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What Is Training the Answer To?

Posted on August 14, 2013 by toomuchexperience

On a recent MMSC Facebook post, the organization wrote, “Over 60 percent of riders killed to-date were 45 and older. Whether you’re returning to riding or have been on the road for years, continued training is essential to staying safe.” … Continue reading →

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Faster (than you can imagine)

Posted on August 10, 2013 by toomuchexperience

A film by Mark Neale, narrated by Ewan McGregor I don’t own a lot of movies and I only own two motorcycle films (outside of a small collection of World Observed Trials event videos). The trials videos were all gifts. … Continue reading →

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It’s All the Same

Posted on August 4, 2013 by toomuchexperience

On my way to pick up a friend at the airport last night, I was passed by two motorcyclists who, I imagine, imagine themselves to be polar opposite sorts of riders. One guy was the traditional fat guy on a … Continue reading →

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What is "Dual Sport?"

Posted on August 2, 2013 by toomuchexperience

The next issue of MMM is going to be focused on “dual sport” motorcycles. Turns out, I have no idea what that designation means any more. Among the bikes the editor considers “dual sport” are: BMW F 800 GS/Adventure BMW … Continue reading →

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