Sojourner's Moto Tales

I now have several items to make long distance riding more fun, especially on long day rides of SaddleSore distance (1000 miles). Even in th...

We've had some funky weather lately. My riding has been cold and wet and often, both. I'm not complainging--it's better than not...

(Note to the reader: Sorry for the overly long, draft post. As you can see, I've been rather scant on the posts lately, so indulge me a ...

Who was the cowboy who sang that? Yesterday I fired up the Suzuki SV650 for my first ride since the “get off”. From my extra motorcycle clot...

Saturday was all about riding (via car, unfortunately) to Savoy, IL to retrieve the new red BMW F650GS. Now that I've sold my car, being...

There’s a new bike in the garage! Dave has purchased a red 2009 BMW F650GS . Saturday, he’ll take delivery of this accessorized dual(ish) sp...

It seems the ribs have healed--at least enough to no longer feel a daily reminder. The doctor has pushed and probed some still sore spots b...

If what happened last Sunday, had happened many years ago, say 25 years ago, before my daughter was born, or before I was born, I'd prob...

Jesse Owens is nearing completion. Yay!! A small nick I had on the right side of the bike (unrelated to the accident) is also being repaired...

The last few months I've been waiting for this new year like no other. I'm inspired by new things and new opportunities to begin fre...

As the year draws to a end and another one begins, I am sending all of you well-wishes.   May your holidays be filled with joy, happiness an...

I'll try to keep this short. My life feels consumed by the circumstances surrounding my brother's death--just in case the readers he...

The last post is evidence, I hope, of my desire to move on to more motorcycle related posts. I am trying. However, it seems that this period...

Re-entry rider, Dave has now, after only one season of riding the Suzuki SV650 , turned his attention to dedicated tourers. I'm glad he...

Note to reader: This is another, more personal entry. Feel free to skip. Believe me, I’d rather have more motorcyle related material to writ...