Oh my. I would never have thought I would say this but I have my eye on a Harley. A Fat Boy Lo to be specific. Test rode one the other day and I just really liked how it felt. Not to mention how handy that sixth gear would be at highway speeds that normally [...]
Categories: Mild Motorcycling
Tagged: motorcycle
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- January 24, 2012 – 12:35 pm
- Author:
- By Susan
We rode the Loveland Pass yesterday, heading out from Keystone with the plan to make a big circle back through Dillon. Looked fun and challenging, but I thought I could handle it. What Google Maps fails to tell you is that this rode is 2000 feet straight up and 2000 feet straight down. Oh, and [...]
Categories: Mild Motorcycling
Tagged: colorado, fear, motorcycle, travel
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- August 8, 2011 – 9:18 pm
- Author:
- By Susan
Yea!! I have graduated to a “real” motorcycle now. While I loved riding my Blast, it really just wasn’t built for the kinds of travel we’ve ended up doing. Ten hour trips on that tiny seat are not a fun time. So, I’ve upgraded to more of a cruiser style bike – a Suzuki M50. [...]
Categories: Mild Motorcycling
Tagged: motorcycle
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- March 30, 2011 – 2:43 pm
- Author:
- By Susan
Hmm. We went for a motorcycle ride yesterday with a group with Allen. I love riding and I love hanging with people and … I am not a good group member. It irked me to be told what side of the road to ride on. It bugged me to have to go at someone else’s [...]
Categories: Mild Motorcycling
Tagged: motorcycle
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- January 30, 2011 – 8:36 pm
- Author:
- By Susan
Had a very Sweet Charity weekend. Let myself get into uncomfortable situations and made it out the other end the better for it. Finally got around to taking our motorcycle rider class. Yeah. The voice in the back of my head was a bit terrified. Closest I’ve ever come to driving a motorcycle was an [...]
Categories: Mild Motorcycling
Tagged: fear, motorcycle, playing it safe
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- February 25, 2010 – 10:54 am
- Author:
- By Susan