Monthly Archives: May 2017

The question is, would you wear a smart helmet? Another question might be would you buy one? But here’s an opportunity to go one step further and build your own: Protect Your Smarts, Build a Smart Motorcycle Helmet

This story is awfully familiar: “The Electric Car’s Same Old Problem.” The quote that sums up the whole problem is from Fiat Chrysler’s Sergio Marchionne, “I hope you don’t buy it because every time I sell one it costs me … Continue reading →

Take a look at this video and measure yourself and your take on this crash against the incident and the opinions expressed in the comments section. It’s probably more than a little obvious that I put more than a little … Continue reading →

And another really nice guy dies young. Nicky Hayden died from complications on May 22. He was struck by a car while riding a bicycle in Itally on May 17. Hayden has often been called the “nicest MotoGP rider that … Continue reading →

The Geezer with a Grudge Columns (Originally published in Minnesota Motorcycling Monthly Magazine.)  All Rights Reserved © 2015 Thomas W. Day There is a punk gangbanger group on Facebook called the Yamaha WR250X and WR250R Public Group. I joined this … Continue reading →

Following up on my plan to regularly verify my semi-competence (see “Creating A Baseline”), I headed for the Red Wing MSF training range yesterday. I invited a friend, but he wasn’t interested in testing himself or his new V-Strom in … Continue reading →

All Rights Reserved © 2013 Thomas W. Day On my usual mid-week trip to the library, I got stopped by a Ramsey County Sheriff’s Deputy. As usual, he asked, “Do you know why I stopped you?” I did not. “You … Continue reading →