Monthly Archives: June 2017

In case you EVER feel bad about yourself or your riding skills, bookmark this video and no matter who you are you’ll probably be reassured. These Honda Grom nitwits are a whole new level of incompetent.

Hard to know, but it’s harder to find people who think off-pavement riding is even interesting, let alone worth risking life, limb, and savings on this kind of adventure. All of the economic reasons listed are valid and likely contributors, … Continue reading →

 All Rights Reserved © 2016 Thomas W. Day In my Geezerdom, I’m always trying to find baselines for measuring my decline. My daughter is fully on-board with my concerns and she’s recommended putting black throw rugs around the house because, … Continue reading →

This is turning into a record year for me. I scheduled only five MSF/MMSC classes for the season and all but one (so far) have cancelled due to lack of student interest. My local motorcycle dealers are pretty much giving … Continue reading →

A lot of motorcyclists apparently see this incident as being a justified action by the biker. I’m not convinced. It could be that the car driver intentionally attempted to hit the bike after the biker threw a temper tantrum and … Continue reading →

We have some Grom geniuses/gangbangers in our neighborhood. I can totally see them doing all of this and more.

“You know he’ll go faster than he should otta go.”

The Geezer with a Grudge Columns (Originally published in Minnesota Motorcycling Monthly Magazine.)   All Rights Reserved © 2015 Thomas W. Day If you didn’t know me you might suspect the title of this essay is saying something about my dislike … Continue reading →

All Rights Reserved © 2016 Thomas W. Day When I was young enough to still have a little of that “magic and rubber” thing going for me, motorcycling was just about to hit its first economic snag (at least in … Continue reading →

A fairly desperate Harley Davidson promotion is hoping to turn a whole town, all 75 North Dakota folks, into motorcyclists. “We looked at the town and said, ‘Why don’t we turn Ryder (ND) into Riders?’ It sealed the deal when … Continue reading →