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March 18th, 2011
Hello, world. Here are some general updates. Last night I woke my motorcycle from hibernation. Immediately it felt familiar and comfortable. I took it around the block a few times, as did Adam J., and it was generally a great experience. I rode to work this morning and the weather was beautiful. It was [...] March 12th, 2011
Next month my brother-from-a-different-mother, Will, and I are going on a road trip. I’m actually really excited about the trip and I’ll tell you the reason that you might find most interesting: we have next to nothing planned. It will be a classic road trip with a menial goal and a lot of time. [...] September 27th, 2010
If you read autoblog you’ve already seen this, but I just had to repost it. There is a video on YouTube of “Black Devil”‘s ride through Moscow. It is completely insane. You have to watch it. If you get bored (unlikely) skip ahead to the 4:00 mark. What a way to shorten the commute [...] July 17th, 2010
Last weekend was packed full of adventure. My journey started directly from work. I had the pleasure of taking a 2009 BMW 750Li for the trip. This made the driving extremely enjoyable, comfortable, and easy. The first leg was Ottawa to Kingston. I needed to stop into Kingston to pick up my tent and [...] April 2nd, 2010
When you learn to drive from a good teacher they will always advise you to scan an intersection as you approach it. Slow down, look left, look right, proceed with caution. It is a bit of advice we might follow on a driving exam, but is lost through driving experience. Sure, you might observe [...] March 28th, 2010
Last weekend Adam and I drove down to Kingston to pickup my motorcycle, which spent a year and a half hibernating in Nana’s workshop. The folks at MotoSport Plus in Kingston did a great job of preparing it for slumber, and then did a great job of brining it back to life this spring. [...] March 21st, 2010
It was a bit of a chilly day, but an eagerness to get the bike out in the warmer weather led me to pick my motorcycle up from Kingston. I drove it back to Ottawa where it sits safely in my garage. Now, I am quite tired after a long day (early wake-up, gym, [...] February 6th, 2010
I don’t think we have a general problem with seatbelt safety in Canada (or at least, Urban Ontario), but that doesn’t mean it isn’t an important issue. The Sussex Safer Roads Partnership in the UK have posted a brilliant advertisement about it called Embrace Life. It’s very good. August 17th, 2009
Oi, mates. It was off to Stuttgart yesterday as planned. I got there in great time, as traffic was fine and the unrestricted areas of the autobahn did allow me to hit my car’s top speed of about 210 km/h. (Aside: I’m driving the new VW Golf with 2.0L TDI diesel engine, due to [...] |
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