Travel Prep
Ever wondered about the secrets of the ghetto traveler’s oil change? Here is it in 4 easy steps: 1. Buy the necessary oil, a gallon of water, and a throwaway funnel at your favorite retailer. 2. Find some shade behind their building and stake out your territory. 3. Perform oil change, drain used oil into [...]
Want to meet veteran travelers from all over the world? Come to the Horizons Unlimited Event in Cambria, CA October 14-16th, 2011. Mike and Sandy Dimond are the local hosts, and they’ve done a bang-up job of organizing a varied and quite interesting line of presenters–including Ted Simon, Gregory Frazier, Carla King and Clement Salvadori. [...]
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Hey folks, check out SideStandUp.com Tuesday night December 14th. It’s the radio show for motorcyclists (Motorcycle Radio!) and I’ll be (eek–LIVE!) interviewed by Gadget Guru Tim “Timmer” Bowman. We’re going to talk about the goods you bring on a long distance ride. Tim says we’ll cover the full spectrum of things like tools, navigation, safety/first-aid, [...]
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Many thanks to Cogent Dynamics (www.motocd.com – Fletcher, NC) for coming on board as a sponsor. I’d read about some of the suspension work they’d done for racers and other travelers, and decided to use them because I was adding so much extra weight to the DR650. They offered to sponsor my ride (because it’s [...]
Twisted Throttle has dedicated a HUGE amount of staff time to outfitting my bike so it’s just perfect for me (Thanks Mr. Twisted for allowing Dereck to spend so much time on it!) We arrived here is Peacedale, RI last night and I got my first look at my (new to me) 2003 DR650SE…it’s awesome! [...]
I’ve decided to make my South American trip an extension of my “Adventure for the Cure” fundraising efforts this summer, and will be riding with the goal of bringing breast health awareness throughout the Americas, and fundraising along the way. Donations for finding breat cancer and ovarian cancer CURES can be made directly HERE . [...]
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Wow, I’ve been home for just a week now, and so much has been happening. First of all, it was great to see Edward again, my travel partner this summer on the TAT and CDT. I’ve been catching up with friends, doing errands, cleaning up lots of paperwork left over from before I left in [...]
Well I got back to Connecticut yesterday. I was ready to cry mercy by the time I got back “home”–1100 miles in the cold on a small dirtbike, I must have earned some tough biker chick award or *something*. Dang, it was a long, cold ride. So now I have a couple of weeks of [...]
I’ve decided to stay in NC for another week…throughout my busy “corporate” life I’ve never been able to come and visit for a goodly chunk of time. I’ve also discovered that I can save almost $900 on my travel innoculations, getting them done at the Buncombe Public Health Dept rather than in Connecticut. Getting them [...]
