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Continue reading →: So how have I done with slowing down?A little more than five years ago, I penned a stream-of-conscious piece about what I thought I needed to change about how I went about touring. While my plans for the 2020 riding season obviously got upended by the pandemic, I’ve spent the last five years trying – with mixed…
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Continue reading →: 2025 National Packard Museum Motorcycle Exhibit Runs Through End of MayThis year’s edition of the National Packard Museum’s Annual Motorcycle Exhibit features a theme that celebrates the annual temporary exhibit’s 25th edition. The more than 30 motorcycles on display at the Warren, Ohio museum were selected as among the best from each of the exhibit’s previous 24 iterations.
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Continue reading →: 7 Tips for Touring in Southeast UtahWhen I finally got to do my long-overdue tour of southeastern Utah in Oct. 2023, I learned a few things about riding in that region that I’m confident will make my – and hopefully your – next tour through that region even better.
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Continue reading →: Motorcycle Ohio Course Registration for 2025 Opens January 23Ohioans who wish to learn what it takes to ride a motorcycle safely and responsibly can sign up online for rider courses beginning Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at 9 am.
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Continue reading →: 2024 Riding Season WrapupAfter coming up about 600 miles short of riding 20,000 miles in a year in 2023, I finally surpassed that personal riding milestone in 2024 – and rode a little extra to amass 40,000 miles in the previous two years combined.
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Continue reading →: Air Tools vs. Power Tools: Which perform better?A recent stumble upon a power tool that I’d thought was exclusively an air tool – and realizing it offered the same level of performance as the air-powered version – got me thinking about which type – on the average – provides superior performance.
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Continue reading →: Backroads to Gio’sFor the past several riding seasons, I’ve done a ride from my home in South Euclid, Ohio, to Gio’s BBQ in Woodland, Pa., for a cheesesteak lunch. Each year before 2024, I completed the ride to the restaurant that I have a short-but-long history with over interstate highways. When I…
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Continue reading →: Harbor Freight Air Tool & Compressor GuideWhen you’re deciding whether to buy an air tool, how do you know if your compressor is powerful enough to run it? Or, when you go to buy a new air compressor, how do you figure out how big of a compressor you need without buying capacity you’ll never use?
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Continue reading →: Seven Yamaha FJR1300 QuirksI’ve owned two Yamaha FJR1300s and logged more than 100,000 combined on them. Both of those motorcycles – a 2003 and a 2008 – have proven to be reliable, comfortable and fun to ride. However, there are a few nuances to owning an FJR1300 – both good and not so…
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Continue reading →: Reviewed: Harbor Freight Auto Detailing Dirt Guard 3.5-7 Gallon Bucket InsertI had my doubts that a piece of ornate plastic was going to make a meaningful difference in keeping car washing water clean. But the Grant’s-brand Auto Detailing Dirt Guard from Harbor Freight proved me wrong – it does the job far better than I imagined it could.
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I’m Michael
I’m a motorcycling nerd who enjoys sharing my perspective on all aspects of the motorcycling lifestyle — riding, touring, racing, tools and bike maintenance.
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