Author Archives: toomuchexperience

My Favorite Boots

Posted on December 14, 2022 by toomuchexperience

Way back in 1995, when I lived in Colorado and was just getting into watching national observed trials I bought a pair of expensive motorcycling touring boots from Ryan Young’s booth at a US National event near Colorado Springs. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Did A Shoe Just Drop?

Posted on November 20, 2022 by toomuchexperience

   Way back in May of 2022 (which seems like years ago now only 6 months later) my friend, editor, and co-conspirator from England Dave Gurman, had the crazy idea that there might be a market for a 25th anniversary … Continue reading →

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Before #1: Geezers on Beemers: (AKA: Steamboat Springs 1997)

Posted on November 9, 2022 by toomuchexperience

All Rights Reserved © 1997 Thomas W. Day [For the last many years, I’ve said Geezer #1 "What Are We Riding For? (The original, from whence The Geezer came from October 1999" was the first thing I ever wrote for … Continue reading →

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The Stuff We Collect

Posted on October 13, 2022 by toomuchexperience

A good friend died near the end of this past August. He had been a hobby guitarist for most of his 76 years, but got “serious” about the collecting part about 20 years ago. When he retired as a waterfowl … Continue reading →

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There Are Tires and There Are Tires

Posted on October 12, 2022 by toomuchexperience

Earlier this spring, a friend rode his Suzuki TU250X from Santa Fe to the west coast and back. On the way back, he got hammered by winds that were almost enough to exhaust that little single-cylinder 250 into a low … Continue reading →

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Life Is A Small Window

Posted on October 10, 2022 by toomuchexperience

Yesterday, I did something I haven’t done since sometime in mid-2018, I rode my TU250X about 50 miles from my small town home to the Twin Cities to meet a friend for lunch. I know that seems like a small … Continue reading →

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Fuel Tests

Posted on August 26, 2022 by toomuchexperience

In case you have any confusion about the quality of fuel produced by large amounts of agricultural welfare payments, check out this video on what ethanol does to aluminum and rubber parts: This is pretty enlightening, too: And, finally, a … Continue reading →

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Boiling the Frog

Posted on August 22, 2022 by toomuchexperience

I had my own special boiled frog moment this week and it reminded me of how easily we settle into to what we’re used to and how quickly we can compromise what we think we “like” or expect from things … Continue reading →

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Payback Is A Bitch

Posted on August 12, 2022 by toomuchexperience

I’d been on the road (as a cage passenger, sadly) sans-electronics for a few days and when I came home my email inboxes were filled with the usual crap. I don’t know how people survive with cell phones and the … Continue reading →

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For the Well Dressed Motorcyclist

Posted on August 1, 2022 by toomuchexperience

I’ve had a line of stuff available on Zazzle.com for several years and I appreciate the business many of you have sent my way through that company. I have a couple of Geezer shirts and I wear them, often, to … Continue reading →

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