Monthly Archives: January 2008

When Cars Turn in Front of You, Do You Ever Fantasize About This?

Here’s another reason why I love Australia - the “Australian Monster.” This 13-ton motorcycle is powered by a Detroit Diesel engine and sports Caterpiller tires. Okay, I dream of the conversation where I’m explaining to the police officer how I just didn’t see that SUV that turned in front of me. For […]

First Ducati Desmosedici RR Delivered to Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise just proved once again why it is good to be him. Forget about Katie and Nicole, he just took delivery of the very first Ducati Desmosedici, the $72,500 MotoGP replica. Ducati will only build 1500 of these 200 hp beauties. This is a publicity coup for Ducati, a company that […]

Mountain Crossings at the Walasi-Yi Interpretive Center

If you are looking for an interesting place to go on your next Georgia motorcycle tour, don’t miss Mountain Crossings at the Walasi-Yi Interpretive Center. The Walasi-Yi Center sits in Neel’s Gap on Highway 129 North of Cleveland. The unusual name comes from the Cherokee word for “place of the Great Frog” which […]

Best Motorcycle Classified Ever!

This floated around the internet last year - it’s my all-time favorite ad. Empathy anyone?

Helmet Laws - What are the Arguments?

What about helmet laws? This is something that I think about a lot. Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee all have mandatory helmet laws, so as a practical matter, I always wear a helmet. But I would wear a helmet with or without the law. It is my personal choice to gear […]