To anticipate and prevent
Recently, I watched Long Way Down, which is the sequel to Long Way Round. Both of these star Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman. You probably recognize the first name, but possibly not the second (unless you are a huge fan of Deliverance). I’m not sure if a documentary about guys riding around the world is…
Recently, I found myself on my motorcycle enjoying a pleasant ride through Kings Beach, CA. Kings Beach, in case you are unaware, is a high traffic (for Tahoe) touristy area. It features 4 lanes of traffic, and a plethora of crosswalks, so that pedestrians do not have to walk very far to safely cross the…
“I got TWO god damn blocks from my house before idiot tried to kill me.” This sums up my feelings about riding motorcycles a lot of days. I mean, I occasionally “joke” about people always being out to kill me when riding a motorcycle… but it really is true. I behave nicely when I ride…
View Larger Map General Area: Back side of Pleasant Hill, Pacheco and into El Sobrante Difficulty: Easy Ride Length: ~20mn one way Special Note: None. Route Points: Point A to Point B — This is actually Reliez Valley Rd. It is a bit windy but has a number of stop signs. It really isn’t anything…
I’ve noticed that even on the nice summer days when there are lots of bikes out, you rarely hear them honk. I asked myself, “why is this? Why don’t motorcyclists honk much?” I’ve come up with a few reasons and I thought I’d share. Stock motorcycle horns suck — Let’s be realistic, taking one of…
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I’ve never heard of this being done before, and I’ve certainly never seen it before. Since I lack a better term for it, I’ve titled it the “reverse lane split”. For those that might not know, lane splitting is: riding a motorcycle between lanes in the same direction as traffic. It is also sometimes called…