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Ideas. Everything we do, everything we build, everything around us not found in nature begins with an idea. When you think about it that way, improving our idea generating skills would seem to be a good idea in itself. Steven Johnson decided to dig into the process, examining some of the biggest and best ideas [...]

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Why Do You Ride?

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/10/2010

in Down Time, Motorcycle Technology, Motorcycle Travel

Why do you ride? “If I have to explain it, you wouldn’t understand.” That’s the all too often non response given by some riders in an effort to sound profound or philosophical, but it doesn’t answer the question, does it? Maybe it’s a question best left unanswered because it’s really an emotion without any reason [...]

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Not Riding? What Are You Doing?

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/13/2010

in Down Time

Whatever label applies to you, rider, biker, motorcyclist, builder, mechanic, restorer or racer, it certainly doesn’t define who you are, it’s really a part time label. You have other interests, sometimes related to motorcycles, other times, not even close. It would be interesting to our readers to know how far afield you go, interesting to [...]

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10 Reasons Motorcycles are Better Than cars

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 3/15/2010

in Down Time

Cars are neat, I like them a lot and I’ve been fortunate to have had a few nice ones, but motorcycles have a long list of advantages over their 4 wheel cousins. In my experience, if you like bikes, there’s a good chance you appreciate cars, trucks, boats and airplanes, too, not all to the [...]

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