10 years ago today, I loaded up a motorcycle and a girl in my new black truck and drove across the country for a 6 month opportunity. 6 […]
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A Quickie
I am off again. The idea of a Eurotrip this summer actually materialized last year, but my partner dropped out. After the bombings and madness in Istanbul, I […]
Motorcycles / North America / U.S.A.
American Sandwich
And now it’s time for a new adventure. Starting in June, I left my old stomping grounds in Arizona, rode through Mexico, along the Sea of Cortez, and am […]
Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam
Selling the bikes; parting with friends.
I’m selling the bikes today. I’m a little sad, and a little relieved. They weren’t free, and they were quite troublesome. That being said, these two monstrosities truly […]
Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam
Saigon Tom’s intro to Vietnam
From roughly March, 20, 2011 What a jumpstart… what do I talk about first… My guide to Saigon, the city actually named Ho Chi Minh City but I […]
Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam
Jenky and Dodge: The Hai Van Pass-port extravaganza
Upon waking on the dang train to Danang, Michelle had some good news for me. The passports were being couriered up to our hotel in Hoi An and […]
Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam
Jenky and Dodge: Spa Day and the lost Passports
After the muddy abuse the bikes took the day before, we decided it was time to handle some cosmetic issues with a good bath. This nearly cost me […]
Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam
Vietnam Road Trip: Day 4
The most exciting day of motorcycling I have ever experienced. Listen to me, all of you; listen to me, NOW! Go to Vietnam, get a good motorbike, ride […]
Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam
Vietnam Road Trip: Day 3
Finding a rythum. The morning turned out to be wildly successful. We found a dedicated suspension shop to replace the whole of Michelle’s rear suspension. Then another shop […]
Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam
Vietnam Road Trip: Day 2
Getting better! 6 hours, 180 kilometers, 24 hours behind schedule. Vietnam is truly a land of smells. Food, manure, fish, ocean, manure… did I say manure? The country […]