I spent part of my morning at MotoCorsa getting new shoes put on my scrambler (pilot road 3 tires and they’re awesome). This set of Darth Vader valve stem covers just had to come home with me!
All the Motorbike Tires
We seem to have an over abundance of motorbike tires…
Turning a Scrambler Into a Tourer
Look what I did! I mounted my brand-new Mosko Moto Backcountry 25L bags on my Scrambler! I love the look. My Scrambler is turning into a proper little lightweight tourer, just in time for August’s adventures to Nakusp. Whee!!!
Ugh Overheating…
Stranded again due to epic-bad traffic and an overheated BMW. Why it was fine when it was 100 three days ago but not now that it’s raining and 65 is a mystery.
A Weekend In Hood River
We took a little overnight trip to Hood River this weekend as a shakedown for our upcoming trip to Nakusp in August (hooray! It’s been too long since we’ve made it to a Horizons Unlimited meetup). We had really nice weather, sunny and a little breezy. My new Mosko Moto Backcountry 30L duffle worked great […]
Land Of Joy
They call it the Land of Joy. And it’s clearly pretty magical when the motorbike cop who Never Waves (and, in fact, didn’t wave at my husband when he passed him earlier) waved at me, riding my Scrambler, before I waved at him. Said husband was a little cranky that I got a wave. What […]
Problems Only Motorbikers Have
It wasn’t raining when I left the house. It’s jeans Friday so I didn’t bring ‘work clothes’ to change into. A raging monsoon and windy nastiness cropped up 10 minutes into my ride to work. My ‘Stich leaked, like it always does when I ride my Scrambler. My jeans were soaked upon arrival. I’m now […]
Keep Portland (commuting) Weird
And it was definitely Portland. My commute back from the west side was great, until I got into downtown. Then…. A pickup was pulling out of a parallel spot along the street I was on, and doing it badly. I saw it in plenty of time, but I didn’t anticipate it swinging really wide as […]
Sunny Days or Riding in a Parallel Universe
People always get concerned about my riding in the rain. I like riding in the rain. I stay dry and warm (thanks to my heated vest), and cars don’t perform nearly the same level of stupid shit maneuvers as they do on sunny days. Rain = relaxed riding, at least in the Pacific Northwet. Sunny […]
Hot Bike Shots
My husband keeps taking freaking awesome photos of my bikes….rainy day Scrambler!