On a recent cruise through Aberdeen/Hoquiam, I felt the need for a bite and saw this spot right on the main drag. It’s a little shack of a place on the east side of Highway 101 as it comes right through Aberdeen. Fortunately, there is a light there, or I might have gone [...]

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As it happens every year around this time, I found myself in the garage twiddling around with the scoot in preparation for the Oyster Run. I figured that, since it is the 25th anniversary of the Run, I should maybe scrape some of the larger hunks of dirt from the bike.
Gotta look good, ya [...]

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A new website was officially launched today by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation to focus on improving rider safety, and to help stem the rise in motorcyclist crashes on our nation’s roadways.
The ImplementNAMS.org website was made possible by a combined effort of the MSF and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The website features an Event [...]

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Ian King, President of the Washington Road Riders Association, sent me the following update on the Governor’s Task Force on Motorcycle Safety. They are looking for input from riders.
The work product of the Governor’s Task Force on Motorcycle Safety is wendingits way through the process, and when the policy folks (who write bills to makethings [...]

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It’s not Northwest news; but it made me chuckle…
PITTSBURG, Calif. (AP) - An alleged drunken motorist who brandished a pool cue while driving at a group of motorcyclists was hit by his own car after he attempted to approach the bikers on foot, authorities said.
Richard Brooks, 50, of Concord, was pulled to safety by the [...]

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