Monthly Archives: November 2015

My Motorcycles: 1992 Yamaha TDM 850

Posted on November 30, 2015 by toomuchexperience

Learn (a lot) more about this bike The TDM and I had a long and profitable love affair. The above picture is of my bike on the way back from Steamboat Springs, CO. Sorry the clarity is so mediocre. This … Continue reading →

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Taking Me Seriously

Posted on November 24, 2015 by toomuchexperience

There is a big difference between the columns I write for MMM or Rider’s Digest and the stuff I put on my blog. The main difference is proofreading. When I write for someone else’s publication, I try to round off … Continue reading →

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A Little Encouraging

Posted on November 24, 2015 by toomuchexperience

Century College is one of the biggest MSF/MMSC training centers in Minnesota and the Cities. The college had a down year in 2015, with a total of 542 students enrolling in the Century Motorcycle Safety Classes for the year (slightly … Continue reading →

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My Motorcycles: 1986 Yamaha TY350 Trials

Posted on November 23, 2015 by toomuchexperience

For no good reason, I’d barely used this bike when I gave it up. (Ok, there was a pretty good reason. I’d bruised my right knee badly enough that the bone was beginning to atrophy. My orthopedic surgeon recommended that … Continue reading →

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Why We’re Everyone’s Favorite Asshole

Posted on November 19, 2015 by toomuchexperience

California is still the only state in the US with actual legal lane-splitting/sharing. I’d love to believe that this great idea will spread to other states, but because motorcycles attract more assholes than humans, I suspect it never will (or … Continue reading →

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Where We’re Going

Posted on November 17, 2015 by toomuchexperience

A friend sent me a link to his next dream bike: a Moto Guzzi V9. His comment was “I like the idea of bigger motor w/ more hp to replace the V7.” If you haven’t seen the V7, there’s a … Continue reading →

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My Motorcycles: 1983 Yamaha XTZ550 Vision

Posted on November 16, 2015 by toomuchexperience

Learn more about this bike Like the ’82, this Vision was a great bike. For some reason, the ’83 Vision didn’t sell at all in CA until 1985. Once they left the showroom floors, you couldn’t find one, anywhere. I … Continue reading →

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My Motorcycles: 1986 Yamaha XT350 Enduro

Posted on November 9, 2015 by toomuchexperience

Learn more here Again, a bike for which I’ve had to steal a picture. This pic is pretty much exactly what my XT looked like, dead stock. However, if I’d have found a 2000 XT it wouldn’t have mattered. Other … Continue reading →

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A Real Future

Posted on November 5, 2015 by toomuchexperience

  A friend who makes a living in the motorcycle accessory industry recently had some discouraging words to say about his perspective on the future of motorcycling. Obviously, I didn’t have much to offer in disagreement. However, outside of the … Continue reading →

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My Motorcycles: 1986 Kawasaki KLR 600

Posted on November 2, 2015 by toomuchexperience

If you’re a glutton for punishment, you can learn more about the KLR600. You might be able to tell from all the non-stock stuff on this bike that I really wanted the KLR to be my personal statement about motorcycling. … Continue reading →

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