Author Archives: toomuchexperience
My “Hardest/Fastest/Longest” Ride
I’ve been reading Andy Goldfine’s Aerostich blog since the first entry. This week’s piece was “The Older I Get, the Faster I Wuz” which he ended by asking “Famously, whatever doesn’t kill you hopefully makes you stronger. What were some … Continue reading
The View from Two Wheels
About this time last year, I posted an article on a Red Wing Facebook page about “How to Build a City around Bicycles Fast,” with the intention of beginning a conversation about making this fading village attractive to 21st Century … Continue reading
RIP: Denny Delzer, A Collector/Restorer of Many Fine Things
In 2009, I did a North Dakota Ghost Town Tour that started weird and continued for the whole 3,000 miles of that state coming and going. About mid-way I managed to fry a back tire (I know, not the first … Continue reading
Who You Meet on the Road
On my Sunday’s ride, I encountered a fair number of motorcyclists both on Highway 61 (slide whistle implied) and on the dozen or so county roads I traveled. The first group, or two groups, were a pair of very large … Continue reading
Recalibrating Expectations
Yesterday, Sunday November 11, 2021, was possibly the last really nice day of the year. Winter is coming and once it gets here it might stay for a while. I have done a crap job of motivating myself to ride … Continue reading
Internal Combustion Engines As A Musical Instrument? You’re Kidding, Right?
“Most motorcycles I’ve owned have been chosen, in large part, for the way they sounded.” I am, you might know, an audio guy. I’ve been a wannabe musician since I was 11 and an audio engineer in a wide collection … Continue reading
You Are No Cowboy
I grew up in western Kansas and spent a lot of my K-12 years working on an uncle’s eastern Kansas ranch. My cousins were actual cowboys, even winning state roping and riding championships. I liked the work, it turned out … Continue reading
What’s Stopping Them?
Sitting on my front porch this morning, when the trash truck showed up and a half-dozen cars backed up behind him, I was (as usual) amazed that the noise from a trash truck, three pickups, and two cars were totally … Continue reading
eBikes, Mopeds, and Motorcycles: Is There A Difference?
eBikes (“e-bikes”?) are becoming the most dangerous vehicle on the road, despite eBikers claim that bicycles and eBikes are not “vehicles.” Hint: if you are not walking and you are moving you are in or on a “vehicle.” "noun: vehicle; … Continue reading
Remember When?
Remember when motorcycle manufacturers thought sales were worth advertising for? It feels like a lifetime ago.
Geezer with A Grudge 