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Motorcycle Travel

The Kneeslider has quite a few regular readers and commenters with interesting stories of their own involving the motorcycles they ride. I noticed, Kim Scholer, of Denmark, who stops by frequently, has a nice article in the June 2009 issue of Britain’s Classic Bike magazine that tells the story of his 8 week tour of [...]

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A Computer for Your Tankbag – Acer Aspire One

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 6/18/2009

in Motorcycle Gear, Motorcycle Travel

For the last couple of days, I was in California on business and needed a convenient way to keep tabs on The Kneeslider while I was traveling. I came across the Acer Aspire One 8.9 inch netbook computer, perfect for working in your hotel room, airports and anywhere in between and after using it for [...]

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Jesse James is a Dead Man, or so the new series says. This week Jesse is taking a trip where most of us would take a pass, he’s riding the Arctic Ice Road from Inuvik to Aklavik, Alaska NWT, Canada, … on a motorcycle, a BMW R 1200GS. OK, the heated handgrips are nice but [...]

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If someone gave you a brand new 2009 Buell Ulysses XB12X, what would you do with it, where would you go? Buell wants to know, in fact, if you sit down and write a 250 word essay to describe your idea of the ultimate American on or off-road riding adventure, where you would go, the [...]

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Motomarathon – 4 Days of Riding the Twisties

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/10/2009

in Down Time, Motorcycle Travel

The Motomarathon is a 4 day rally focused on riding routes through beautiful scenery with as many twisties as possible. Isn’t that what a motorcycle was designed to do? Instead of riding thousands of miles on interstate highways, something a car might do better, you go for the curves, an event focused on using your [...]

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Hard Miles – The Iron Butt Rally

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 2/2/2009

in Motorcycle Destinations, Motorcycle Travel

The Iron Butt Rally is something you may have heard of but, like many riders, you may not be familiar with the details. The name makes it obvious you’ll be riding one helluva long distance but, other than that, what’s involved? When I got a note from Dean Tanji (himself a competitor) about a film [...]

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Twist The Throttle Moves to Discovery HD Theater

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 12/17/2008

in Motorcycle Shows, Motorcycle Travel

Twist The Throttle, which we told you about in March, is making the move from the web to the TV screen. Dylan Weiss, our buddy over at Twisting Asphalt is pretty excited since he’s been working hard to put this thing together. Dylan says
the web portion of the project was built on a matrix [...]

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Vintage Motorcycle Camper Trailer

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 11/7/2008

in Motorcycle Travel, Vintage Motorcycles

It’s fairly common to see Honda Gold Wings or Harley touring rigs cruising down the highway with a trailer in tow, but the idea is hardly new. Once again, the dusty shelves of The Kneeslider research library yield this plan from a 1930s Popular Science magazine article for a motorcycle camper trailer by an unnamed [...]

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