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Reflexes

For the first time in many years, I hurt myself on a motorcycle. More accurately, I hurt myself standing over a motorcycle—on one foot! I’d

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The incredible disappearing motorcycle

Motorcycles produce a multitude of wonderful sensations. This cornucopia includes visceral delights like the throbbing power pulses of an accelerating big-twin, the oscillating g-forces generated

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Farewell old friend

Having recently written about the exhilaration of adding a motorcycle to my stable (“New Bike Fever”) and the intense preoccupation with making it truly mine

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Stealerships

Why would the titular slur be hurled so often at the places where we buy our motorcycles, get them serviced, and load up with gear

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Farklemania

Consider this the sequel to my recent essay on new bike fever. Let me start by saying I hate the term, the word farkle. To

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It’s not easy being green

Remember Kermit the Frog’s signature song and 1970 Sesame Street super-hit? Kermit’s ode to involuntary (and sometimes unpleasant) individuality was about the literal color green,

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Points of interest

In her recent article, “Mastering Your Machine: Small Changes Often Make the Biggest Impact”, Kandi Spangler related an illustration from her pilot training wherein her

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New bike fever

Obsession. Rumination. Insomnia. The angst of buying a motorcycle can be sweet torture. This ordeal may arrive unbidden. You don’t have to be out looking

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Smooth operator

In 2023, I launched an ongoing series of podcast interviews with professional riding coaches (see The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes at bmwownersnews.com or your

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