(Photos courtesy of motorcycle.com and ktm.com/se)
Rule #1 in motorcycle safety: Make sure you are being seen on your motorcycle ride!
An overwhelming percentage of car-motorcycle crashes involve the car driver saying "I never even saw the motorcycle." Sad as this may be, it's also a reminder that we should be taking steps toward making sure our bikes are "Impossible to Ignore."
As the folks at Hyper Lites® are showing us with their modulating brake & running lights, car drivers are going to be running out of excuses once you've installed their lighting system. Affordable and easy to install, why wait for someone to claim they never saw you?
As we've been predicting, this season's Patagonia motorcycle rentals and tours are just about sold out already.
(Above, with Pete, one of the esteemed KTM Riders there at the rally!)
The 13th annual Curve Cowboy Reunion now behind us, what a fantastic gathering it was!
A collection of mostly BMW Riders converged on Duluth, Minnesota this past week in the name of motorcycle cameraderie, riding, dining, and charity. In the end it was a huge success, finishing with one of the greatest presentations to a charity I'd seen in a long time.
Excitement for our upcoming Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail tours is building, and each inquiry or booking comes with questions about preparedness. ("What do I need to bring???")
For tires, you'll definitely need something in the "dual sport" category, hopefully with about a 50/50 split of pavement vs. non-paved capability. For this, check with Waukesha, Wisconsin-based Cyclenutz for the Heidenau K60 Scout or other options for your bike.
Pleased to announce: Eric Lange from RIDE Adventures will be doing an adventure riding seminar at Schlossmann's Powersports Milwaukee (BMW & Triumph) on September 15th!
Another gripe new owners of a BMW R1200GS or GS Adventure will have is that the original skid plate that BMW gives us is a bit of a joke.
Especially if you're researching a new vacation destination, deciding how to best spend your time and money can be a daunting task. This simple list of the Top 5 Things to do in 1 All-Inclusive Caribbean Vacation should help make it simple for first-timers, and we'll reveal how there's 1 island, 1 country, and 1 incredibly fun way to see it all...
