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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Seat of the Pants Performance Comparisons
A few years ago, when I was still capable of riding half-quickly and competently off-road, I was riding with a group of Twin Cities Dual Purpose guys north of the Cities. The “route” was a convoluted collection of gravel and … Continue reading
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Hardly Riders and Laugh In
More Hardly riders doing the Laugh In tricycle bit. “I hit that hole in the road,” sort of like “I had to put ‘er down.” It always means, “I screwed up and fell over totally out of incompetence.”
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Fast Lane Biker Column (November)
In a ridiculous number of ways, my years with Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly has been oddly rewarding. I was putting this one to bed when the magazine decided to call it quits. I’d have loved to see it in MMM, but … Continue reading
What Did You Think Was Gonna Happen?
Every weekend, I’m treated to parades of unskilled, noisy bikers wobbling through our small tourist town. Typically, 4-to-20-some bikers will ride, in staggered formation no more than 20’ apart, at 50+mph into town, often rolling through stop lights and signs … Continue reading
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How the Cheap Bike Challenge Saved My Retirement
Remember the infamous Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly Cheap Bike Challenge? Probably not. Back in the dark Great Recession days of 2009, the gist was, “Each entrant was to be given $300 and two months to find a bike and prep it … Continue reading
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You Can’t Have It Both Ways
Gangsters and cops have similar problems; they both want to have the public’s fear and respect. Fear and respect are, however, not the same thing and you can’t have one and the other. Fear is easy to generate. You just … Continue reading
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Geezer with A Grudge 