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The first road looks like it would make your stomach do flips flops on the hills, I used to love that feeling while riding in the back of my parents station wagon as a kid! Also love the rear tire sliding around just a hair on the gravel road at the end...cool slow motion.

Always: Icon helmet, Firstgear or Teknic jacket (depends on the temp), doc martin steel toe leather boots, Firstgear leather riding gloves. When I commute: All plus Teknic textile overpants. Pleasure riding on the weekends, jeans.

I commute frequently on my FZ and that's one of my biggest fears, some jacka$$ not paying attention and rear ending me. I hate to disagree with you but based on your account, the crash was entirely his fault. Rules of the road dictate you remain in control of your vehicle and compensate for...

Are those your 6-pack abs or did the jacket come with them!? I've got a black Teknic textile jacket that rocks.

Unfortunately I found out today exactly how far my FZ will go once the fuel indicator starts flashing...53.3 miles! I knew it was low but figured I could make it to a gas station, made it about 1/4 mile from my house when it died. Luckily it was a short push home and mostly downhill. A little...

Great article, thanks for the recommendation. I'm a HUGE Rush fan and there aren't many things better than watching Neil Peart hammer out a solo (except riding of course).

The tune is cool....

Can you send me 10 or 20 degrees? It was 53 degrees this morning on my ride in with a high for the day of 76. It is August right? Stay in the shade if you can find any brother!

Planning a 3 or 4 hour ride from Hastings, MN down the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi to Nelson, WI then crossing back in to MN and north to Hastings. Departure time TBD (probably mid-morning). PM rickvan67 for details.

Well I'm right across the river in hudson. I've been fishing around a bit for someone to ride with. Where are you at?

I'm with ya there. I prefer the term folically challenged; its one of many gifts from my nearly bald father. I keep it buzzed short ALL the time, i figured I'm just going to grow bald gracefully (Bruce Willis is my hero).

Holy cow, didn't realize some bikes came with air bags!

As soon as I bought mine, an older friend who spent a bunch of years as an EMT started with the horror stories...his term for motorcyclists, ORGAN DONOR. Nice huh? In the beginning he actually made me question my desire to ride, but I stuck with it and try to never ride over my head. Life's...

I whole heartedly agree on the "roomy" pants. I've tried riding an entire afternoon in "non-roomy" jeans and it wasn't pretty. Got me some relaxed fit Levis and been a happy camper ever since. Love to buy a new seat but not in the budget at this time.

Your story sounds very familiar, recently I was on the way home with my three girls in the back and a squirrel did the double-take across the road in front of me, barely missed him. Not 10 minutes later another squirrel did the same thing, this guy wasn't so lucky, he crossed in front of me...

I'll use a hand signal occasionally to help signal a left turn if there is a cager right on my a$$. You know kind of a "Hey I'm turning left so get off my a$$ ya dick!" BTW Hutchmaster, where in MN do you live? I'm in Hudson, WI right across the river and always looking for someone to ride...

Bummer, I play on the PC and I don't think the two are compatible...are they? When I do play my handle is ScottyEvil.

Thought about that but didn't have time to get my phone out of my tank bag as I was flying past him...plus my shock and disbelief slowed my reaction time.

So I'm commuting home from work today on Interstate I-494 near Newport, MN. Its the height of rush hour, bumper to bumper traffic going 65 to 70 mph. I look to my right and I had to do a double-take...I see this old pudgy guy on a scooter so small it didn't look legal on the freeway, he's...

more pics please!