Tag: motorcycle
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Perfection
The night was warm with the scent of rain and a few lonely stars visible through the clouds. I pulled my scarf up the back of my neck, flush against my helmet to take the edge off the wind. Ahead of me, the glow of my high beams threw the surrounding darkness into sharper relief…
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The State of Electric Motorcycles
The last of my 4-part series on the state of the Electric Motorcycle industry is now live! This was a really interesting project because I got to dig deep with representatives from some very cool companies including Harley Davidson, Zero Motorcycles, and Mission Motorcycles. I chose those three because Mission is an early-stage startup that’s…
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Freedom
The afternoon was cold and foggy – a typical summer day in San Francisco – and Gary was glad he’d grabbed his heavy jacket on the way out the door. Traffic was a mess, as usual, and he shivered a bit as he carefully wound his way between the lanes of traffic. Lane splitting downtown…
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New post up on Revzilla!
My first article for Revzilla’s new online magazine just went live! It’s 7 things I wish someone had told me as a new rider and marks my first time being published writing on something other than technology so I’m all smiles. I’ve mentioned Revzilla before as a great company that really understands Social and the…
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Learning to fly
Today is Ride to Work day so I wanted to share the story of how I started riding a motorcycle. I have always loved motorcycles and I’ve never felt really comfortable on 4 wheels. I rode a bicycle everywhere through my teens and most of my 20’s and didn’t really start driving a car until…
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First Impressions
I’ve been thinking a lot about Google Glass lately. There are a lot of naysayers, as with any new tech, but I’m really hoping they’re able to pull off a successful launch. Unfortunately, Google has a long track record of not giving their new releases the support and rapid iteration that’s required at the beginning of the…
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Spyderwork
The Spyder is the first vehicle I’ve ever owned that’s worth putting in the time (and money) to customize and I’ve been having fun with it. Tweaks so far: Added corbin seat. switched runner lights & front turn signals to led. added led lights on top, side, and rear of front wheel wells to increase…