Category Archives: Rants

Be Thankful You Have a Passion

If you are reading this blog, you are probably someone who loves motorcycles. Be thankful for that. As a retirement planner, the saddest thing is to see people who worked like dogs their entire lives, but have nothing to do when they stop working. They don’t really love anything. They tell […]

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 […]

Rant: Will Sloppy Journalism Cause a Backlash Against Motorcyclists?

Every day I troll the internet for motorcycle news. Today, I noticed an article from The Suncoast News in Pinellas County, Florida titled, “Sport Motorcycles Linked to Soaring Number of Deaths.” That caught my attention. I knew that motorcycle deaths were up, and that sport bikes participated in that sad statistic, but […]