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Continue reading →: 2023 Riding Season Wrap UpAfter a couple riding seasons that didn’t pan out as I hoped, 2023 marked possibly my favorite year of riding since I got into motorcycling in 2007. I came up just short of the mileage goal I’ve set for myself every year since 2016 – but finally got to go…
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Continue reading →: Tour Report: Out West Adventure 2023My 2023 Out West Adventure wasn’t my first time touring in the western United States. But the nine-day, about 4,900-mile trip was more than just another tour – it was a trip I’d waited more than a decade to take that, overall, was mostly what I hoped it would be.
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Continue reading →: I’m all in for the 2023 MS5000I’m all for supporting charitable causes, but haven’t used my love of motorcycling to support one – until now. I learned about the annual MS5000 fundraiser for multiple sclerosis patient advocacy and support last year and – after vetting the event and the causes it supports – decided I’d be…
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Continue reading →: My 24 Hours of Le Mans Tradition
I can’t remember which year I started staying up for all 24 hours of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but the annual endurance race is a special event for me every year. From food prepping to setting a caffeine strategy (like a pit stop strategy – but with 5…
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Continue reading →: Don’t wait too long to take that tripThe National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa, had been on my list of places to visit on two wheels for years before I finally made it there in 2022. The news that the museum is set to close permanently in September served as a reminder to tour as much as…
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Continue reading →: A nightmare of a fork job
My late start to the 2022 riding season received a further delay when one of the fork seals on my 2008 Yamaha FJR 1300 started leaking on my first ride of the year. The fork rebuild proved to be one of the most frustrating and haphazard maintenance tasks I’ve tackled,…
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Continue reading →: Product Review: Harbor Freight’s 20-inch High Velocity Floor FanWith how hot it got this summer in Cleveland, Ohio, I finally found the motivation to buy a floor fan for my garage/workshop. After doing some research, I settled on Harbor Freight Tools’ Central Machinery 20 in. High Velocity Floor Fan, and I’m very pleased with my purchase.
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Continue reading →: Giving the IBA SaddleSore 1000 another goMy history with the Iron Butt Association’s SaddleSore 1000 is a bit spotty, but I finally had a mostly problem-free experience doing a 1,000 miles in 24 hours ride on July 8.
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Continue reading →: Affordable Air Tools for an 8-Gallon CompressorSeveral of the big box home improvement stores offer a version of a horizontal eight-gallon air compressor at a reasonable price. My recent purchase of one such compressor got me started on researching just how much I could do with it – without spending a fortune on tools.
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Continue reading →: More Moto Friends
After publishing the first and second stories in my Moto Friends series, I realized I was remiss in not mentioning several people who are more than worthy of inclusion. Joe Hansen I met Joe at the 2018 AMA Flat Track Grand Championship. I was covering the event for my full-time…
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I’m Michael
I’m a motorcycling nerd who enjoys sharing my perspective on all aspects of the motorcycling lifestyle — riding, touring, racing, tools and bike maintenance.
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