tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295378412011-07-07T20:40:44.990-07:00stuff I remembered long enough to write downcohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.comBlogger811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-91852006509184189522010-03-17T00:00:00.000-07:002010-03-17T00:01:48.036-07:00

Who doesn't like bewbies and kittens? Nobody I want to know, that's for sure.PS. Happy Saint Patrick's Day. Now go get drunk.

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-71815502477326907092010-02-22T19:25:00.000-08:002010-02-22T19:31:45.359-08:00

Michelin Tweel(TireWhEEL)No article, just pictures of Michelin's airless Tweel in a 2wheeler configuration.I am waiting, Bibendum, but I am not waiting patiently.

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-48433273016119425972010-02-18T00:16:00.000-08:002010-02-18T00:24:28.224-08:00

Really Goddam Funny Public Service Announcementbrought to you by 100milesBB and France

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-30131513121441579872009-10-17T21:31:00.000-07:002009-10-17T21:34:42.164-07:00

The World's Shortest Fairy TaleOnce upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?'The girl said, 'No!'And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and went fishing and hunting and played golf a lot and drank beer and scotch and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted. THE END

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-68864149323966975622009-09-19T17:00:00.000-07:002009-09-22T23:13:48.511-07:00

Re: My post of Monday, 14 September,just a few days ago. "Dear Automobilists..." KATU-TV (story): http://www.katu.com/news/local/59789107.htmlKATU-TV (witness report): http://www.katu.com/news/local/59798742.html (click the video icon below the picture)The KATU witness link above has helicopter footage and the WhoWhatWhenWhere info. I was about 2 miles back in the reported seven mile backup.

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-10373002775466429312009-09-15T22:24:00.000-07:002009-09-15T22:30:31.719-07:00

What I did before breakfast yesterday.And that was just the road to get to the curvy road.

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-43975209739883881562009-09-14T01:50:00.000-07:002009-09-19T17:04:34.512-07:00

Dear Automobilists,Fer fcuk's sake, please take the time to turn your goddam head and look before you turn or change lanes. I'd like to come home from my ride unbroken.Now, while I'm out riding, please enjoy these European (and one US remake) PSAs about not treating motorcyclists like road debris. ~This one is from Norway:In a perfect world:~UK version ("On yer right, mate!): US version("But I

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-54641937424408528222009-06-15T01:25:00.000-07:002009-06-15T02:13:36.746-07:00

Today is Ride To Work Day. Every day should be Ride To Work Day.Someday we will be so ubiquitous as to remove the need for a quasi-holiday to raise public awareness of motorcycling* for on that day they'll see the bike like we do, as a practical means of daily transportation as well as an economical travelling platform that will often outperform all but the most prohibitively expensive sports

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-62996956308598183172009-05-26T10:44:00.000-07:002009-09-23T23:58:25.443-07:00

Isle of Man Tourist Trophy 2009It's time once again for the IoMTT, the Paris-Dakar of roadracing (ie: intense, fast, dangerous, sometimes people die). The first practice sessions begin on Saturday 5/30. The all-electric TTXGP, a brand new class (no fossil-burners allowed) added for this, the 101st IoM, will run on Friday 6/12, the same day as the SeniorTT (the real race). Both will run on the

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-59821199427241457972009-04-21T22:20:00.000-07:002009-06-08T16:22:33.781-07:00

"Red hair and black leather,that's my favorite color scheme..."Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black LightningLyrics:Oh, says Red Molly to James "That's a fine motorbike.A girl could feel special on any such like."Says James to Red Molly "My hat's off to you It's aVincent Black Lightning, 1952. And I've seen you at thecorners and cafes it seems, red hair and black leather,my favourite colour

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-29642563880643978832009-04-06T11:29:00.000-07:002009-04-06T17:54:04.316-07:00

It has come to my attention via an email from Paul at The Kneeslider (always available from the sidebar at right) that we have reason to celebrate. Something new and strange and wonderful has been growing in secret in Alabama for a year and its name is Motus.Brian Case, Kneeslider contributing writer and the designer responsible for the carbon backbone, aluminum frame and absolutely sweet carbon

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-61971801526642367532009-03-25T10:58:00.000-07:002009-03-25T11:04:31.990-07:00

Track 800 UpdateIt has come to my attention via teh moto-intertubes that the production version of the 2010 Track 800CDI (on which you may now put a deposit) will not be equipped with the 2wd system. For that we will have to wait a little longer.It still has 74lb/ft and 112mpg, though. Want.

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-50002607579464431332009-03-03T08:35:00.000-08:002009-03-03T09:23:02.111-08:00

Oh, baby. photo: jarno schurgeis (via Track website) The Good: The Mercedes engineered engine (it's a variant of the Smart ForTwo diesel engine) runs on any kind of diesel (petro/bio/veg oil), has a CVT (to keep mpg up and emissions down), makes 74ft/lbs of torque, has ALL WHEEL DRIVE*, you can use PayPal to buy one, it's four kilos lighter than a BMW GS...oh, and did I mention the ALL WHEEL

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-13355720866497514122009-01-27T09:39:00.000-08:002009-01-27T16:36:25.807-08:00

R.I.P. U-Honda1959-2009It's very like a death in the family.Last week as I was e-shopping for a second bike (I'm thinkin' TW200, but that's not what this post is about) I stopped at the website for University Honda/Yamaha/MuZ to check the PreOwned Inventory and was greeted by big red letters on their homepage informing me that the oldest Honda dealer in the US (opened in 1959 with 2 Cub 50s as

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-29110340292141427452008-12-29T15:32:00.000-08:002009-01-01T23:57:24.352-08:00

R.I.P. HubFreddie Hubbard (1938-2008)3 tracks; total time 12:42Frederick Dewayne Hubbard has left the building. Hub died today at Sherman Oaks Hospital in California of complications from a heart attack in late November.Freddie was always my favorite. Even more than Dizzy. He had a sonic grace that shone through whether the track was pushing the ragged edge of post-bop or a smooth and seamless

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-60551273399549898932008-12-23T10:43:00.000-08:002008-12-23T10:50:34.009-08:00

Happy Chanukkwanzsolstmas and a Moto New YearFrom Editor Monkeyboy and the staff at 100miles.May Annual Gift Man supply you all with many toys.

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-70060664518776102992008-12-21T18:17:00.000-08:002008-12-22T10:54:17.051-08:00

Why I didn't go riding today. It's a freakin' winter wonderland out there. With some (for Seattle) serious accumulation and more falling every minute (for 30-odd hours now). It's not quite the worst since I became a year-round-rider, but it's right up there. Pretty, though.I was unable to ride, but that doesn't mean my bike has to go to waste. I built a SnowBiker to keep my saddle "warm" until

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-75095010628041968082008-12-10T12:19:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:05:05.351-08:00

Bikes and BeefsThe US government does not want you to use economical, earth-friendly transportation unless it is built by Americans or Asians*.The US government is retaliating against a European ban on hormone-injected beef (from anywhere, not just the US) by imposing a 100% (!!) tariff on two-wheelers under 500cc if they're manufactured in Europe. The frankenbeef ban has already been in effect

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-90080222949306709342008-09-29T02:47:00.000-07:002008-09-29T03:06:55.949-07:00

12east ~ partII.partI coming soon.US12 across Idaho on a sunny September afternoon. It was a long awaited and much needed day with no particular place I needed be and no particular time I needed to be there. This is from 5 to 5:30pm the same day, but again just the photogenic bits.

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12east ~ partIIIYes, part 3. It's the one I finished first.US12 across Idaho on a sunny September afternoon. It was a long awaited and much needed day with no particular place I needed be and no particular time I needed to be there. This is from 5:40 to 6:00p on a Thursday, but just the photogenic bits. Parts 1 and 2 will be ready when they're ready, I've heard that anticipation builds character

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-39372262322791073392008-09-17T10:30:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:25:08.559-07:00

NOTE: I went riding last week (WA/ID/MT) and over the next month (or six) I'll post some of the (many) hours of video waiting patiently to have the boring bits edited out. Please be patient - I'm efficient, not magic.Waaaaay back in March I ordered a neat Dainese helmet for summer (very ventilated, as the Official Dainese CG Animation shows). Then the EC decided that one of the chemicals in the

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-76359871838388669942008-08-19T21:46:00.000-07:002008-08-19T22:26:04.517-07:00

What is it with coho and those damn Three Wheelers?Part III(or so)When I saw this on Wired.com* I thought it was cool, but it was the video on PopularScience.com* (thanks Thom!) that really wowed me.It has everything:It's a reverse 3wheeler.It's technically a motorcycle.It's electric.The "scary" headfirst position also lengthens the wheelbase, increasing stability at speed.The "scary" headfirst

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canyonsTo the best of my recollection, this is OR216, deep in cowboy country. What a beautiful day for a ride.The soundtrack is from the anime series Cowboy Bebop ("Kaubôi bibappu"), which takes place mostly in outer space. The singer is 江原 正士 (a well-known Japanese voice actor) as Cowboy Andy, the nemesis of the series' hero, Spike.魅惑のホースライディングMiwaku no Horse Riding (The Lure of Horse Riding)

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-49680987799383962552008-04-07T14:11:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:14:21.219-07:00

I didn't want you to think I'd forgotten youso here's a bunny with a pancake on its head.(That oughta hold ya little pishers for awhile.)

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-25238135552765403162008-02-26T10:08:00.001-08:002008-02-26T10:13:30.232-08:00

Best argument I've yet encountered against Daytime Running Lightsfor cars.How is this safer?

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Quote of the DayI don't know why this strikes me as so freakin' funny, but it just does, okay?Imelda Marcos: "I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand sixty."

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-69946161087280969732007-12-09T09:56:00.000-08:002007-12-09T10:47:48.846-08:00

Cycle World Seattle International Motorcycle Show 2007part the secondAs always, the mezzanine level at the SIMS was filled with (not quite as many as last year) custom, vintage and out-of-the-ordinary bikes belonging to local riders. Here are just a few of them. There seemed to be more mini-bikes than in the past. I especially liked the two matched sets of mini and maxi bikes (the orange ones are

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The End of an EraEvel Knievel17 October, 1938 - 30 November, 2007 When my bike had pedals instead of pistons, if you looked up the definition of "Cool" it said: "See Evel Knievel." His Ali-like self promotion turned many folks off, but there were few who could equal his skill as a motorcyclist (jumping stuff on a Harley dirt-tracker?) or his prowess as a showman.We'll miss you, you crazy

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-74722445749024279002007-12-02T20:21:00.000-08:002007-12-02T20:39:27.341-08:00

CycleWorld Seattle International Motorcycle Show 2007Since Friday the GiantTelecommunicationsCorporationStadium Event Center in Seattle has been a hive of bustling moto activity as CycleWorld brings us the annual orgy of new models (and absent new models - I'm looking at you, BRP/CanAm).For various reasons the Large Group Going On Saturday plan turned into the Me & Matt meet there Sunday

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-3453518438366385692007-09-19T23:01:00.000-07:002007-09-19T23:18:33.641-07:00

Triumph Rocket IIIthe making of theWorld's Largest Motorbike Triumph UKManufacturers of Large Powerful Motorbikes for Over 900 Years

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PLEASE STAND BY... (On the upside, it's been our busiest year ever at work.)

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-26856353786660512152007-05-02T09:41:00.000-07:002007-05-02T10:20:43.201-07:00

New Feature!Nouveau Dispositif !새로운 특징!¡Nueva Característica!新しい特徴!Новая Характеристика!Neue Eigenschaft!Nuova Caratteristica!One Hundred Miles Before Breakfast can now be enjoyed by non English speakers via the new Babel Fish link in the sidebar. Check it out....(OHMBB is also available in jive. Just Gizoogle that shiznit!)

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-7433997119511037212007-04-30T21:21:00.000-07:002010-02-27T11:42:40.423-08:00

I was recently looking at the "What was your first bike" thread on PNWriders.com and after posting the Tote Gote picture I started thinking about the bikes I've had. My current bike is the only one I have digital photos of, and I'm not what you'd call organized, so finding the negatives with past bike pictures (if it were ever to occur) would be a miracle.Luckily, other people have had the same

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-20454541954816553622007-04-01T11:14:00.000-07:002007-04-01T11:42:33.346-07:00

See, enclosed vehicles do cause dain bramage.So I’m riding to work yesterday and this fucking moron...er, I mean, nice gentleman...pulls out of the Staples parking lot (chirping his tires in the process) and attempts to insert his Dodge Magnum(TM)* in me.I executed the official Fucking Moron Inattentive But Not Intentionally Homicidal Motorist Avoidance Maneuver (MSF calls it a “Swerve”) and let

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-82131943924189330492007-03-26T16:43:00.000-07:002007-03-28T10:12:35.440-07:00

Yeah, but what the hellis it?I've been visiting motorcycle and sports car fora over the last few weeks to get the locals' take on the CanAm Spyder, which has been much the buzz of late.The motorcycle guys and the car guys both seem to come in two major flavors: 1.) Those who are cautiously optimistic: "a 3wheeler might possibly provide at least some fun to its (probably foolish) owner until the

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-81525615777513933972007-03-07T11:27:00.000-08:002007-03-07T11:42:38.244-08:00

Biggest 3wheeler Ever!(and it's right way 'round, too) This is the Lebedenko (aka:"Tsar") Tank. State of the art military tech in 1914. Its front wheels are almost nine meters in diameter. Unfortunately, during testing its tiny (1.5m) rear wheel got stuck in a ditch and the engine wasn't strong enough to pull its forty ton weight back out again.Imagine if the Imperial Russian army had had a

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-80682917938124893742007-03-01T00:55:00.000-08:002011-06-30T01:33:22.004-07:00

TDM In 1991 Yamaha produced a remarkable bike. They saw how well the BMW R80G/S Paris-Dakar rally bike adapted to life as a go-anywhere streetbike. So they made a street-friendly but not-afraid-of-the-occasional-fire-road version of their own Dakar winning XTZ 750 Super Tenere. The TDM850. While having little of the Tenere's (or the G/S) off-road ability, it was more than most of the Standards (

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-68014418775479118312007-02-13T23:59:00.001-08:002007-02-25T09:36:32.901-08:00

Brudeli 625LThis is the one I couldn't remember the name of in the post before last.It's the Brudeli Leanster. It's Norwegian and has a KTM 625cc single. Bigger than I thought.It also has a pretty cool control system, the body and all three wheels lean so you'd be countersteering like it was a 2wheeler, but the footboards remain parallel to the ground all the time. That sounds like a recipe for

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-10658696886573119082007-02-11T14:24:00.000-08:002007-02-11T15:24:32.120-08:00

What is it with coho and those damn 3wheelers? This one used to be a plane.I've always thought trikes were cool. 3wheelers.com has been in the sidebar of this blog from the beginning. It is a list of (almost) every commercially-produced 3wheeler since 1769.I prefer the reverse style (a.k.a. backwards or tadpole) with two wheels in front and one drive wheel (graft the posterior 75% of a motorcycle

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-17156492289805172652007-02-05T11:24:00.000-08:002007-02-09T13:44:05.619-08:00

Revealed!2008 CanAm SpyderManufacturing to commence later this year.I like it. I have a fondness for all 3wheelers. It would be cool if it were a leaner like the Piaggio MP3 and the Scandinavian one I can't remember the name of right now, but the Piaggio's only 250cc and I seem to recall the other as being similarly sized.This CanAm, on the other (third?) hand, is a 990cc Vtwin by Rotax (think

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-88989630481013087812007-01-23T21:17:00.000-08:002007-01-24T02:04:43.116-08:00

This is only the second time I've posted something non-motorcycle related. The first one had coke, hookers and Charlie Sheen. This one does not. In fact this one is all about a guy who is unfortunate enough to be both a Frenchman and a mime. That poor bastard. What must his parents think?I kid. This guy is cool.Even cool enough to get on a sporadically-published twelfth-tier moto-blog.He's kinda

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-29640950345290327592007-01-15T10:43:00.000-08:002007-01-15T10:47:35.838-08:00

"In theory, both theory and practice are the same, but in practice, they're not."-John Rummel NASAThere are few truer truisms.

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SIMS 2006part the thirdProbably the most amazing part of the 2006 Seattle International Motorcycle Show was when, as we were looking at the competitor's view: of Jake Zemke's 2006 Daytona 200 winning bike Nicky Hayden came up to us and asked to be introduced to Gerald. None of our party were aware of Gerald's renown among MotoGP champions. Color us all most astonished.* Quite a bit of vintage

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!May 2007 bring all of you a larger quantity of delightful fun (as well as Fun, FUN and FUN!!!!! ) and less annoying suckiness than any year previously has.

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Happy Holidays!!Monkey Boy is wearing his festive green diaper, boots and a hat....Santa is wearing boots and a hat.

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BUB RevisitedI have just been informed by my good* friend Comet that the BUB 'liner's shape is patterned after the Coho salmon which, as I'm sure you guessed, is named after me. Cool Beans!In a related vein, the "BUB" in BUBRacing is "Big Ugly Bastard," a nickname worn (proudly) for many years by BUB owner and racing guru Denis Manning.Your daily dose of name etymology.Free of charge.*By "good",

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Seattle International Motorcycle Show 2006Part The SecondThe Tallest Rideable Motorcycle In The World (not at the show) Pictured here with builder Gregory Dunham of California. I did not take this picture, but I wanted to show how much bigger it is than...BigToe - Previously The Tallest Rideable Motorcycle In The World (at the show)SmallToe - The Smallest Rideable Motorcycle In The World(at the

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-25291679363981796252006-12-04T22:46:00.000-08:002006-12-05T00:05:51.654-08:00

Seattle International Motorcycle Show 2006I must start with the BUB streamliner. Because it was right inside the door we came in through. And because it's the fastest motorcycle in the world. If you can't make out the numbers on the nose it says 350.884mph, on 5 September 2006. That's so much faster than just ordinary fast that ordinary fast really has no business calling itself fast at all.

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-27760208439709006852006-11-26T18:42:00.000-08:002006-11-26T18:53:37.673-08:00

Wow.I knew it had been awhile since I posted, but I never would have guessed it had been three weeks. My bad.So I took a couple of corners a bit more aggressively than necessary the other night on the way home from work, but that's about the extent of my sporting just lately. On the up side, I finished and printed the fall menu at work only about a month late (due to September's unfortunate hard

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1162190050938426042006-10-29T22:30:00.000-08:002006-11-12T15:42:01.563-08:00

I haven't been riding recreationally lately, so I don't have any pictures or interesting anecdotes, but I did finish editing the second film from the last ride. It's now available over at cohovision. There's nothing else new here, so go watch it now.

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ride report - part 2So the third day (Monday, 9 October) was freakin' sweet.A quick sixteen mile backtrack on US-97 and it was eastward-ho on SR-126 from Redmond to Prineville and then US-26 east into the Ochoco National Forest. More fast sweepers and small but frequent altitude changes (lots of hills). Since the average ground level around these parts is over 3000', the 4722' of Ochoco Pass and

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1160973424996644972006-10-15T21:36:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:42:00.799-08:00

ride report part 1So the riding was good, the weather just varied enough to be interesting (a couple hours of pretty meager rain and about 40 minutes of thickish fog, all on the second day), and the traffic light. And just enough inconveniences (all easily solved) to count as an "adventure" (note tiny type).Saturday was I-90 to the McMahan's house on the pleasantly curvy SR-10 between CleElum and

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1160885363769264922006-10-14T20:30:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:42:00.569-08:00

!&#%@**#@!Even the best of rides contains a few bits of not-perfect.This was no exception.The mini-mart I had been aiming for had elected in the three years since I stopped there last to stop selling gasoline. Inconvenient, but not insurmountable. If I baby the throttle and practice good momentum-maintenance I can make the next one...just. Probably coasting the last few feet.I neglected to take

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1160111826068290292006-10-06T21:57:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:41:59.982-08:00

At last, there will be a pause in the work.My gear is packed. Time to go ridin'.And much needed it is, too. September was a tough one.I took my bike in for a (fairly significant) service. I keep telling myself about the hundreds of dollars in labor I saved by having them do a few other things while the bike was already taken apart, it helps me to sleep. Damn, it was going to be a spendy service

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It's been awhile.There has been work.I'm sure all three of you loyal readers know how it is.All work and no play, however, makes coho a surly and argumentative boy. Thus, a nice fall ride (only wunderground knows where) in a couple of weeks. I think it might be fun to revisit some places I haven't seen in awhile. I'm sure at last a couple of them will have pleasant weather in the forecast. Stay

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1156312001779939302006-08-22T22:26:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:50.645-08:00

Last weekend I went to my 20th high school reunion.(Apparently I'm not the only one who got old.)While I was there, my Mom (hi Mom!) gave me a picture that I think is all too appropriate here.Me with my first bike.I swear I thought overalls and socks were proper gear.(ToteGote of unknown vintage.)

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If you will look to your right (that's it, below that handsome piercing eye...) you will see a new category at the top of the sidebar. I've added cohovision to the permanent lineup as motivation to make more films. It's fun, I have a forum in which to share them (what good is making a movie if no one ever sees it?), and starting the blog to promote more rides (and the pictures associated

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1155417899245654682006-08-12T14:24:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:50.092-08:00

But wait, there's more!

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Here are some more stills from the Assault on Jefferson.Actually, there seems to be about 87% less "Jeffersonian Spirit" than when I rode through here a few years ago. I was hoping to get pictures of the Welcome to Jefferson and Secession Party type signs I saw before, but they were conspicuously absent (...only because I went looking for them, I'm pretty sure that TheFeds didn't crack down on

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1155063266762094222006-08-08T11:52:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:48.651-08:00

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1154824700531530002006-08-05T17:34:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:47.316-08:00

PLEASE STAND BY...

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I don't always ride a hundred miles before breakfast, just often. Monday I got to ride 136 miles of this before breakfast. It was good.And along the way I saw limpid alpine lakes, BIG trees,and Bigfoot.And if you ever need to be someplace Remote...I know how to get there.I must admit that I've been using my blog updating time to cut together the video I took instead of blog updating. When I

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1153463728523382712006-07-20T23:21:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:46.883-08:00

"Goin' southbound, follow that soundLong line a' cars just a' movin' outta town..."-Stanard RidgwaySouthward I am, indeed bound. But ahead of that long line of cars. Work I must, but when the last delivery is in and the last loaf out of the oven...Cool breeze time. Imagine a me-shaped puff of smoke and you'll be close.I should have a few shots up by Thursday, but the whole enchilada (even maps)

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Today is International RideToWork day. You should be riding to work everyday, but at least do it today. C'mon, everybody's doing it. (BTW, that's a 2000cc/260hp Münch Mammut 2000 in the picture.)Click the link in the sidebar under "Bike Stuff" or right here if you want to know more.Also, The Assault on Jefferson begins Friday afternoon, there will be at least one more post before that, then

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1152595489113000212006-07-11T21:57:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:46.456-08:00

'Bout damn time I got some motorcycle stuff on here. It's been all coke, hookers and bad internet service for a week. Luckily, I got home from work last night and UPS Claus had left me a RAM mount for my camera (a present for you and me). WooHoo! Toys!So, here are all the bits.And here are all the bits installed. One Allen wrench, one drop of blue LocTite, two minutes.This is the view with the

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PLEASE STAND BY...I had meant to have the first installment of the gear post for you yesterday, but QwestDSLw/MSN elected to take the weekend off for some reason. No explanation available from Qwest beyond "Unplug your modem and plug it back in" which, of course, did nothing except make me swear loudly every time it didn't solve the problem.They did want to send an expen$ive tech out "In a few

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Two, maybe three weeks hence will see the Assault On Jefferson. In the interim, there will be much working, which affords few Scenic Vista Photo OpportunitiesTM (given that I work indoors). In their place I propose to present a GearCorner series (series...ha! maybe three posts, WebBikeWorld I ain't).I've been moto-touring for quite awhile, and while I haven't ridden across Africa or around the

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1151730089128775082006-06-30T21:35:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:45.422-08:00

This has nothing to do with motorcycles, curly roads, craggy mountains or really anything I generally blather on about. It is, however, valuable and useful information for you, the people of the world.I was watching Platoon the other day, and it occurred to me that it's twenty years old. And Charlie Sheen looks exactly the same. See for yourself. Empirical evidence of the age-defying powers of

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1151606752959969632006-06-29T11:44:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:45.233-08:00

Absolutely nothing of note has happened in the last several days. Sorry. I will endeavor to be more entertaining in the future.

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Yesterday, Comet and I went around the Olympic peninsula (Bremerton-to-Bremerton on US 101). I took a nice ferry ride from Seattle and Comet rode up from Montesano to meet me. We then proceeded to sport our way around counter-clockwise to Montesano (where Comet stopped, as he lives there) and I finished my circle and rode back up to Bremerton and the ferry home.We stopped in Sequim for lunch and

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1151042924662118242006-06-22T22:58:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:44.785-08:00

I saw the map at the bottom of this page (or, rather, one like it with different states colored in) on The Iceman Bloggeth, a moto-blog I look at from time to time. He does "unconventional" modifications to his Kawasaki ZZR-1200 (Thom, many of these seem to be Concours-compatible...) and I appreciate MacGyvering in all its forms.Click the link below the map to make your own, it's a variation on a

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1150916365647889072006-06-21T11:57:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:44.386-08:00

Onward! Into the mountains! While the North Cascades Highway (SR 20) isn't exactly the Passo dello Stelvio, it is a blast to ride. Craggy mountains, soggy-looking evergreens lurking in the mist...you know, all poetic and stuff. If you look close, there's a guy on a 1200 Bandit about two-thirds of the way through that hairpin, and he's haulin' ass. I was gonna take video of him as he went past me,

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1150791099918220092006-06-20T12:09:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:44.198-08:00

Excellent riding this weekend. Not too much traffic (plenty on Sunday afternoon, but all going the other way), very few intentional blockers and more than the usual amount of moving to the right to let me get on with enjoying the twisties. Once the Interstate portion (a nice two hour warmup) was out of the way, it got good.I rode to Waterville, just because the 15 miles or so of US2 right before

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1150763581765319292006-06-19T17:12:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:43.985-08:00

For the last few days this has been my office (an odd choice of word since I don't work in an office, but "...this has been my kitchen" doesn't sound right).And I went here:Blue on Saturday, Purple on Sunday and Yellow on Monday.*Now I'm going to have a shower and a beer and eat something I don't have to rehydrate first. More words and pictures soon.____________________________________________For

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Gone ridin'. The radar says I'm going east. I'm on my own because Skeyeler and Mike are totally whipped. Have a fun weekend, I'll be back Monday.

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"If you ride a motorcycle often, you will be killed riding it. That much is sure as night follows day. Your responsibility is to be so vigilant and careful as to continue to push that eventuality so far forward that you die of old age first."-Unnamed old (in the 1950s) man quoted in a magazine

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1150362100334938852006-06-15T01:54:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:43.090-08:00

Nothing really to post today, but look at all the new links! (over there 4)

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I just ran across this map on somebody else's blog, so I took it...this is the oldest map showing the State of Jefferson. Yreka, CA was to be the capitol.But Jefferson is for next month, and I'm torn for this weekend. 101 south is a great ride and I haven't seen the ocean in months...but the North Cascades Highway beckons. Just have to let the radar map ( http://www.wunderground.com/radar/

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1150168253515369912006-06-12T19:50:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:42.541-08:00

Meant to post some pictures today, but the weather and my mood didn't lend themselves to photography.Next month I'm going riding in Jefferson (http://www.jeffersonstate.com/) and many nice pictures are sure to result. However, since it's been six months or more since I had time to spend more than three hours in the saddle at a stretch, I'm taking three days next weekend to just ride, ride, ride.

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1150004474230030992006-06-10T22:31:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:42.291-08:00

I'm coho, and this is my web thing.I periodically ride to places where stuff happens.Now you get to, too. Lucky you.

cohohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232752907908922861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29537841.post-1149986632019981602006-06-10T17:42:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:40:41.792-08:00

Good.-coho

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