( Motorcycle Safety Training - April 2009 )

I’ve mentioned this before, but I’m truely amazed how the choice of tires on a bike can affect the whole riding experience ( Read more... )

Yes, I'll admit it. I've been riding a dirty bike for a while now. I really prefer to ride than to spend time polishing and cleaning the bike ( Read more... )

Yesterday (Sunday) was the “Season Opener” tour for MotoTreff, the Swiss motorcycle forum. About 30 to 35 bikes took part.

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So, after work today, I hopped on my bike and headed down to Trimbach. There is a biker meet there every Thursday during the summer riding season, and you really see EVERYTHING there - from beautifully restored antique and classic bikes to dirt bikes to street bikes to exotic customs. I took a few pictures so you get the idea...


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So, another video of one of my favorite roads in the southern Black Forest, the L148, starting from the Wehra reservoir and heading north towards the town of Todmoos.

Just so that motomuffin knows what she and mtspace have in store in a few weeks ... ;-)

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I just got home from the Love Ride #16 ( Read more... )

So, just in time, the weather cleared up, and I rode my motorcycle over to Konstance, Germany yesterday. My fiancée took her car (she doesn't "do" motorcycles), and we stayed overnight in the "Hotel Graf Zeppelin" in the city. We did a bit of shopping and basically enjoyed the city. Konstance is just a cool place ... at least we think so. It has ( Read more... )

Another video for motomuffin and mtspace, just to get your mouths watering ...

This was shot yesterday with my onboard camera in the middle of the Black Forest, near Freiburg, Germany.

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Sadly, it's raining again today ... ;-(

I was out for a ride in the Black Forest yesterday. I was riding through one of my favorite canyons, and came up behind an older man driving a Mercedes ( Read more... )