Motorcycle GPS: Garmin GPSmap 62s

Motorcycle GPS – Garmin GPSmap 62s Slow and steady wins the race This could be said about Garmin’s handheld GPS innovation strategy and also said about the Garmin GPSMAP 62S . More on that later. Garmin has been the leader in personal navigation devices. While the portable car GPS market is now more fragmented the…

Kriega R30 Motorcycle Backpack

If you had asked me a month ago whether I thought it was possible for a company to differentiate itself by creating a motorcycle specific backpack I would have confidently said “no way.” After 1100 miles on a sportbike with the Kriega R30 on my bike I can now confidently say that I am a…

2013 Suzuki GSX-R750

Suzuki has been making the Gixxer 750 since they were cool. I love this middleweight class of bikes and was very excited to ride this new 750. I will skip the most of the specifications as they have been covered well enough since the 2011 refresh. The most notable features are the Big Piston Forks…

A California Road Trip

Bike: 2013 Suzuki GSX-R750 Bag: Kriega R30 Gloves: Cortech Latigo RR GPS: Garmin GPSMAP 62S Days: eight Miles: 1,190 Roads ridden: HWY-2, Tuna Canyon, HWY-33, HWY-58, HWY-101, HWY-17, HWY-1 Number of flooded crossings: two Number of turned-over cars: one Travelogue Taking the early flight from Boston allowed me to grab lunch with the rest of…

Tradeoffs and Relatives

Life is full of relatives and tradeoffs. This became apparent to me for the hundredth time this morning while hopping on my 2006 Yamaha FZ1 for the first time in three months after having put 1100 miles on a 2013 Suzuki GSX-R750 a little over a week prior. What was immediately obvious was that relative…

Winterizing the Yamaha FZ1 and Shed

Today is the official start of Winter, according to the Jeremy Blanchard Motorcycling Calendar. Why is it today, you ask? Today, I have put away my 2006 Yamaha FZ1 for the winter and have winterized my shed to bring the snow blower to the forward and ready position. To my FZ1, I say “Sleep tight,…

Motorcycle Commuting: Snow Flurries

On my way home from work tonight there were the lightest of light snow flurries. It didn’t even feel that cold but I think up higher in the air it was cold. There was some light rain the other day that rinsed some of the salt away and the weather has cleared somewhat so I…