Hi and thanks for visiting. You’ll be pleased to know that I have moved to the Kinja platform. The direct link is http://jeremyblanchard.kinja.com/ and I also post to http://chasingthetwist.kinja.com/ . Unfortunately, this means that all the comments were lost in the transition but I grew tired of maintaining WordPress so I want to move to…
A yet to be released product for the iPhone really sparked my interest as it addressed one of the major short comings of the iPhone as a media, particularly video, consumption tool.
BMW is a name synonymous with practical well-engineered motorcycles. Among the many BMW motorcycle models throughout the years, the R1200R, and it’s smaller displacement forefathers, has been a stalwart example of the epitome of the BMW Roadster. All was well with BMW until the introduction of the tremendous S1000RR forced them into the race-inspired side…
Cortech has long positioned itself among the value players of motorcycle accessories. They try to offer more affordably priced items with a quality that is higher than normal for the price. Cortech has had some success with this strategy and has in recent years tried moving a bit up market by offering higher priced items…
This past Saturday I was able to revel in my naiveté and take my 2006 Suzuki DR-Z400SM shod with Michelin Pilot One track-day tires off road for my first ‘real’ excursion off of a paved surface. When I bought my DR-Z400SM, it was after a long internal debate finally acknowledging that while I ride primarily…
After years of commuting nine months out of the year in the Boston area I have gravitated toward the following items as my “don’t leave home without ’em” list. This article assumes you have a means of carrying several things with you on your motorcycle commute. 1. Smart Phone It is not by accident that…
Having recently been in receipt of a flat tire, and since my ‘old’ plug kit is not usable on the tube type tires of my 2006 Suzuki DR-Z400SM, I had an opportunity to try out a new roadside tire kit: Slime. Slime is a sealant goo that you inject into the tire, or tube in…
I’ve been commuting to work on my 2006 DR-Z400SM and enjoying it for its lightweight and easy maneuvering through Boston traffic. Last week, I think that maneuvering got the better of my back tire. I got to work just fine, but when I walked out of the office many hours later I suited up, use…
If you read my last post you’ll know that I am still getting used to my new-used 2006 DR-Z400SM. Today was my second 23 mile commute into work in usual Boston traffic and the first time I hit reserve on a fuel tank that I had been tracking mileage. I hit reserve at 108 miles…
Today marked a return to the moto-commute. Since changing jobs in the summer of 2013 I have been disincentivized to commute on the bike for a couple reasons, both related to traffic though. That’s somewhat beside the point, however, as I also sold my Yamaha FZ1 which was a superb commuter, but ultimately a bit…
I had the privilege of submitting another Guest Post on RideApart.com. Below is my original version: There are many ways to categorize people and slice them into groups: Male – Female, Maximisers – Satisficers, Fashion – Function. Well, at least for the last pairing listed, the Stylmartin Indian boots eliminate that divide. The Indian boots,…
Follow along as I take a motorcycle trip to Stowe, VT and back. [statigram_widget]
Riding any bike in the California mountains will make that bike feel like a million bucks. It seems that it doesn’t much matter which bike it is, those roads make up for any short comings in the vehicle by engulfing you in the majestical beauty that is the Sierra Mountains. Enough with the waxing poetic……
