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 a few days, I can see this as the perfect computer for your tankbag. Yep, it's … [Read more...]
Jesse James Takes on the Ice Road on a BMW R 1200GS – A Really Cool Ride
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 the metal studs in the tires are essential for this trip. You know, the bike looks pretty slick, right … [Read more...]
Buell American Adventure Grant Contest – Write an Essay – Win a Buell XB12X
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 routes you would follow, why you want to take the trip and a little bit about you, you might get … [Read more...]
Motomarathon – 4 Days of Riding the Twisties
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 all of your tread, not just a little strip in the … [Read more...]
Hard Miles – The Iron Butt Rally
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 he had produced covering the last Iron Butt in 2007 (it's run every 2 years), I … [Read more...]
Twist The Throttle Moves to Discovery HD Theater
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 of four films that ran roughly four or five minutes each — The Discovery HD … [Read more...]