Author Archives: William Connor

Monday Morning Riding Tip

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If you ride more than 10 miles a year you invariably have found people in cars do not see us on a motorcycle. The Brits have a great acronym for this condition. SMIDSY – sorry mate I didn’t see you. For the car driver it is a moment of whoops, for the motorcyclist it’s a […]

Funny Motorcycle Video

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This is a piece from Funny or Die with bikers at a rally reading lines from “Wild Hogs”. For the record we like that movie, as silly and goofy as it was. There are plenty of silly biker movies out there so might as well just embrace them. Sorry you have to click the link […]

Friday Funnies!

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This weeks Friday Funnies! shows the old adage that you only grow old when you slow down. Old Harley Joke: An 80 year old man went to the doctor for a check-up and the doctor was amazed at what good shape the guy was in. The doctor asked, “To what do you attribute your good […]

Motorcycle Camping

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Motorcycle camping can be a rewarding and seriously fun adventure. Riding a motorcycle allows you the reach places a larger vehicle just can’t get to. This lets to you start a base camp further into the woods, which allows you to hike further into harder to reach areas. If you don’t already have camping gear […]

Spotlight on Lady Riders: Lisa

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I have enjoyed writing these pieces about our Lady Riders. Highlighting (Spotlighting!) their skills, accomplishments, and desire to ride helps connect us all as riders and expands the community of bikers. Name:  Lisa Shepherd Years riding:  16 years What got you started? My husband rode in his youth, and bought a Harley in his mid-30’s. […]

Review: ICON Elsinore Boot

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Introduction:  Retailing at $245 the Icon Elsinore boot is part of the Icon 1000 line of apparel.  The 1000 branding is marketed as Icon’s upper tier gear with an old school post apocalyptic styling.  The Elsinore borrows the name from the legendary desert race where real icons like Malcolm Smith and Steve McQueen raced.  (Icon […]