Motorcycle Review

According to the NHTSA, NTSB, and MSF, almost half of all fatal motorcycle accidents involve alcohol. That's about twice the average for car drivers. Why is this such a problem, and why has nothing thus far been successful in stopping it? TRANSCRIPT Greetings and salutations to each and every one of you out there and welcome to another installment of the podcast. Man-oh-man, do we have a hot and controversial moto-topic to discuss today. This is something I have wanted to discuss for a long time but wasn't exactly sure how to approach it initially, and you obviously know what I'm driving at already, presuming you read the title. We're gonna talk about drinking and riding in this episode. Any reasonable person out there should agree that riding impaired is an absolutely terrible idea. But lots of motorcyclists do it, and at a rate almost twice that of car drivers. Why is this? Well, in hopes of answering that question, what I want to touch on and discuss today is the pop...

A Harley Dyna Wide Glide, a Triumph Bonneville and two knuckleheads vs. a wind storm, a leaking tire, and eminent failure. Sometimes just trying to have a good time turns out to be a challenge.

With a little help from the late, great Robert M. Pirsig, we ride our motorcycles to a place we've never been before and enjoy a Sunday ride that is completely in the moment. No plans, no schedule, no hurry, just Clif on his Yamaha FJR1300, Britt on his Harley-Davidson Dyna, and me on my FZ-07 as we explore flora and fauna in the red dirt country of West Texas on a beautiful autumn day. Additional notes on this episode: 1.) Texas's only natural lake is Caddo Lake, which it shares with Louisiana. 2.) Texas has 187 manmade lakes/reservoirs. 3.) The Hedge Apples in this video are Maclura Pomifera. 4.) Mrs. Kathy's is located at 3413 College Avenue in Snyder, Texas. 5.) Total mileage for this trip was 171. 6.) Shoot date was Sunday October 13, 2019.

A short podcast from a longtime motorcyclist's perspective on the quality of life in the Permian Basin of West Texas, where an unprecedented oil boom has forever changed the face of Midland-Odessa and other oilfield towns.

Look, just kick back, press play, and let this happen. You need more poetry in your life.

We recently took what will probably be our last significant motorcycle trip of the year and rode the New Mexico High Country from as far south as Timberon to just north of Capitan. Along the way, we made stops at the historic Lincoln County Courthouse and Fort Stanton, where we lucked out and got to see the cannons being fired:

We headed to Southern California once again for SCMM 2019 and had our best time yet. From the scorching heat of Palm Springs to the cool, pristine beauty of Idyllwild and Lake Arrowhead, we took full advantage of our visit with some fantastic motorcycle rides and good times with frien