What Are We Riding For?

Afer reading the last two issues of M.M.M., it struck me how difficult it must be to write about motorcycling in 1999. First, the majority o...

Who Has What?

[This was the first "official" Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly Geezer with a Grudge column, published in the November 1999 magazine. ...

Minnesota Eyesight

I don't like to jump on the "Minnesota sucks" bandwagon, because I think driving skills are declining all over the country, bu...

A letter from a "fan":

From: Foxster5 . . . Subject: MMM #103 ( http://www.motorbyte.com/ ) Thomas, in Statistics vs. Useful Information I found it disturbing that...

Crazy Collector Stories

This blog entry is nothing more than a statement of inquiry. I’m trying to write a story about the mental state (habits, motivations, attitu...

Selling Garage Candy

Here is my list of wild and crazy motorcycle adds. Feel free to add your own collection of nuttiness to this list: "Harley Davidson Spo...

Hyosung GV650 Avatar stuff

The review is out , last month in fact. As of this writing, it's not on the Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly webpage, but I'll update th...

Geezer on the Road East

First Day Blues I left home for Nova Scotia on Friday. I spent all of Thursday and most of Wednesday doing last minute bike and trip prepara...

Go Places, Meet People, Burn their Fuel

Got up early, hit the road in the wrong direction, made a u-turn, and headed back down Vermont 17. Turns out my excursion to the inn last ni...

Cheap Bike and Me

If you know anything about me, you know I"m not a big fan of ancient technology. I'm not one of those geezer bikers who rants about...

Cheap Bike and Me Part II

Any married guy who has taken an extended motorcycle trip knows that there is payback to be settled when you get home. I would have loved to...

All the News that Didn't Fit (September)

Every month, I do a column for Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly  called "All the News that Fits." The title is exactly what the column...

All the News that Didn't Fit (October)

Sally is Gone At the Aerostich Very Boring Rally II last month, many of the company's fans received the sad news that Sally Seehus, the ...

Winter Blues

The V-Strom is put away for a while. The little Kawasaki is still in front of the garage, waiting for a 30 degree day when it will start and...

All the News that Didn't Fit (December)

A New Land Speed Record Rocky Robinson and Mike Akatiff's Top 1 ACK Attack team reset the FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme...

Cheap Bike and Me Part III

You may remember the tale of the Rat Bike from a while back. September, in fact. This is the whole, inside story of my part in that great ev...

Cheap Bike and Me Part IV

4:30AM came no more than an hour after I actually experienced sleep. I think I was shutting off the alarm before I realized I was standing. ...

Cheap Bike and Me Part V

We got to the start about 20 minutes late and frazzled. Lucky for me, Victor and Tammy are terrific hosts and were very patient with the bu...

Cheap Bike and Me Part VI

This is the last installment of this six-part tale of victory, depression, frustration, boredom, temperature and weather exposure, and waste...