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Crash Course

Posted by Ted Edwards | Mar 12, 2021 | Nuts & Bolts, Ride Life | 4 |

Don’t Panic!

Posted by Rob Brooks | Sep 4, 2019 | Nuts & Bolts, Ride Life | 0 |

After The Fall

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jul 26, 2019 | Nuts & Bolts, Ride Life | 4 |

Crash Course

by Ted Edwards | Mar 12, 2021 | Nuts & Bolts, Ride Life | 4 |

I knew something was wrong. I remounted and ascended the grade slowly. With its rock face to the left and sheer drop to the right, running wide here meant endless airtime to consider what went wrong, get your affairs in order and picture your kids’ faces before gravity pulls you toward your inevitable handshake with the basalt rocks that lie below, waiting to mangle rider and bike. A couple of minutes into my climb I found Corey’s wreck. He had run wide.

Don’t Panic!

by Rob Brooks | Sep 4, 2019 | Nuts & Bolts, Ride Life | 0 |

My friend Steve came over to help me with an old bike I was working on, a 1969 Triumph T100. After we got the tune dialed in, we decided to ride it a few miles. I let Steve take the T100 first, and he handed me the keys to his 2003 BMW K1200RS. I had never ridden a Beemer before, so I had to familiarize myself with the German “cockpit” as we pulled out of my driveway and down the long, winding road by my property. With Steve behind me on the Triumph, we set off out through the countryside…

After The Fall

by Rob Brooks | Jul 26, 2019 | Nuts & Bolts, Ride Life | 4 |

There is a common saying among motorcycle riders- “It’s not a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’, you’ll have a crash.” Some 18 years ago, I experienced two firsts in my life, at the same time. I was involved in my first street motorcycle accident, and broke my first major bones as well. I checked both boxes at the same time, thereby joining the ranks of the “when” crowd.