Monthly Archives: October 2016

All Rights Reserved © 2014 Thomas W. Day Pretty much all of the major problems on today’s highways are fairly obvious: according to NHTSA statistics 2012’s Big Three causes for highway fatalities are 1) drunk driving 31%, 2) motorcycles, 14%, … Continue reading →

(Originally published in Minnesota Motorcycling Monthly Magazine.)   All Rights Reserved © 2013 Thomas W. Day On top of our all of our negative image problems, motorcyclists are often hoarders. Yeah, I know, it’s a “collection.” In my experience, there are … Continue reading →

(Originally published in Minnesota Motorcycling Monthly Magazine.)   All Rights Reserved © 2013 Thomas W. Day I was exploring some of the dirt roads between St. Paul and Taylors Falls on a Saturday morning this past fall, when I had the … Continue reading →

Here’s a headline you probably didn’t expect to see in your lifetime: “German Lawmakers Vote to Ban the Internal Combustion Engine.” According to Gizmoto.com, “The modern internal combustion engine first came from Germany and now Germany wants to put a … Continue reading →

If you get distracted by the pirate parades, gangbangers, crash data, squids terrorizing neighborhoods and freeways, and the usual biker culprits who make motorcyclists look like a pack of useless, irritating noise makers, it’s pretty easy to start thinking about … Continue reading →

All Rights Reserved © 2014 Thomas W. Day A couple of years ago, there was a young person who took the Basic Rider Course and debated every safety point in the course: helmets and other protective gear, speed, skill development, … Continue reading →