Introducing the Alpine Rental Steed – BMW F700GS
One of the biggest concerns that we had when choosing a rental bike was its fuel range. Sure it would be nice to try an all singin’, all dancin’ big ole “dream bike”. But...
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2011 Crotona Midnight Run: The Right Tool For the Job?
I get excited about things. It’s just my way. Quite often Kenny has to talk me down off the ledge when my enthusiasm overshadows my good sense. On Saturday I told him that I...
Riding to Austria: Our Dark Cloudy Day Has A Silvretta Lining
The first thing that I did when I woke up was open up the window and look out. To my dismay the roadway was damp. But… at least it wasn’t raining. I watched four...
Someone Pinch Me – Switzerland is Motorcycle Riding Heaven
When we climbed down from the top of the San Bernardino pass, we had the rain on our heels. If we were going to make the most of our plans for the day we...
One of the World’s Best Motorcycling Roads: San Bernardino Pass
Though it has been in use since Roman times, the San Bernardino pass was first made known to me from the first episode of Top Gear season 10. In it, Clarkson, Hammond and May...
Killing Time Around Vicosoprano, Switzerland
A low, silvery fog nestled in to the valley while we slept. It was hard to tell if it was raining or not when I looked out over the balcony of our room. I...
A Sunday Ride Through the Swiss and Italian Alps
On Sunday, we started our day with a bang, leaving our Bormio hotel and heading straight up and over the Stelvio pass. Winding our way along it’s delicious serpentine hairpins, I wondered if my...
Visiting Italy: Motorcycling from Lake Como to Bormio
We awoke long before the revelers of the night before and departed Como heading towards the town of Bellagio. The picturesque town sits at the tip of Lake Como’s peninsula. From there you can...
Fly and Ride: Renting Motorcycles Away From Home
Given the obvious hardship of riding our motorcycles from Long Island to Italy, doing a “Fly and Ride” was our only option. In order to take our Alpine trip Kenny and I needed to...
Long Island: Where the Buffalo Roam
Long Island is home to some unusual residents. In the town of Riverhead, sits the North Quarter Buffalo Farm. Though the island seems like an unlikely place for them to thrive, the herd is...
I Spy: New York City Blacked Out BMW R60/7
Some of the motorcycles parked outside of the Motorcycle Show at the Javitz Center in New York City were just as interesting to look at as the ones that were parked inside. I spied...
Hello Sexy! Rodney Aguiar’s Custom BMW R80ST – Envy
While at the International Motorcycle Show in New York City, Rodney Aguiar’s BMW custom R80ST called “Envy” caught my eye. The sexy unencumbered look of the rear wheel with it’s shaft drive and no fender...
Thoughts on the BMW R1150GS – She ain’t the Prettiest Girl at the Dance
A list of thoughts, both pros and cons regarding my new to me 2004 BMW R1150GS.
Visiting Kentucky: A Sunday Morning Stroll on the BMW R1150GS in the Daniel Boone National Forest
Thoughts and photos from an early morning ride through the Daniel Boone National Forest near Morehead, Kentucky.
Into the Fog – A ride to Montauk, Long Island
Thoughts and photos from a very foggy morning on an early spring ride to Montauk, Long Island.
Separated at Birth? BMW R1150GS and It’s Long Lost Twin
I don’t know about you, but I find the GS to have a few doppelgangers. One being the alien from Mars Attacks!
Say Hello to my New Friend – Fuzzy gets an 04 BMW R1150GS
My new to me 2004 BMW R1150GS. I guess this will be the dawn of a new chapter in my personal book of riding.
That’s What Friends Are For
My long standing fascination with the BMW 1150/12GSs is no secret to anyone who knows me. Outside of the sheer expense of obtaining one of the new big GSs, I also have a well...
