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…