Saturday evening I rolled the VTX out of the garage to do pre-ride checks. The plan was to meet Jon at 7 am Sunday for the rider out to Oak Harbor and the EOD Poker Run. I topped off the tire pressure; the front was a little low, I need to keep an eye on [...]

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The 2007 edition of the famed Iron Butt Rally started this morning in Chesterfield, MO. Over 100 riders will spend the next 11 days collecting points and sleeping at the Iron Butt Motel as they rack up roughly 11,000 miles.
You can read daily reports on the rally at the IBR website. Satellite tracking of riders is [...]

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MotoSkagit is my newest adventure in blogging. I wanted to have a blog that focused a bit closer to home. I was browsing the online version of my hometown newspaper, the Skagit Valley Herald, when I saw that they had started a blog section and were soliciting ideas. I pitched my idea for a motorcycle blog [...]

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A Seattle, Washington man was arrested on several charges Tuesday morning in the Roseburg area after multiple attempts to elude Oregon State Police troopers on Interstate 5 southbound from the Eugene area. An OSP trooper tackled the man off his motorcycle before he could flee again after he had mistakenly taken a dead-end gravel [...]

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Yep, things are a-changing. You are looking at a new site design. There are still a few kinks to be worked out so let me know if you spot any problems. There’s more change to come. I think it’s exciting stuff and I hope that you do, and will, agree. Feedback is always welcome.

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