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Pure Stodge Touring Association

BREAKING NEWS: BMW NA/BMW Canada order “stop sale” on gasoline-powered new and used motorcycles

Official statement from BMW NA, received Wednesday, 20 September 2023: "BMW of North America is dedicated to providing vehicles to our customers that meet their...
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Binoculars, blindness and invisibility

In recent years, I’ve regularly chosen gear bedecked with hi-viz yellow to increase my conspicuity on the road. I also added LED driving lights to...
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Rubber Side Down, by Ron Davis

Well, he’s gone and done it again. Our very own Ron Davis has published another collection of his clever works, kindly saving us from having...
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Keeping Your Cool, Part 4: Lower Body

Earlier in this series, we discussed the basics of hot-weather motorcycling and the amazing effectiveness of some gear designed to exploit evaporative cooling of our...
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Keeping Your Cool, Part 3: Upper Body

Previously in this series, we discussed the basics of hot-weather motorcycling, the critical importance of keeping our brains from overheating and the outsized effectiveness of...
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Keeping Your Cool, Part 2: Neck Wraps

In Part One of this series, we discussed the dangers of overheating, how our bodies naturally mitigate excessively high temperatures, and some methods motorcyclists have...
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BREAKING NEWS: BMW NA/BMW Canada order “stop sale” on gasoline-powered new and used motorcycles

Official statement from BMW NA, received Wednesday, 20 September 2023: "BMW of North America is dedicated to providing vehicles to our customers that meet their...
Read More "BREAKING NEWS: BMW NA/BMW Canada order “stop sale” on gasoline-powered new and used motorcycles"

Binoculars, blindness and invisibility

In recent years, I’ve regularly chosen gear bedecked with hi-viz yellow to increase my conspicuity on the road. I also added LED driving lights to...
Read More "Binoculars, blindness and invisibility"

Rubber Side Down, by Ron Davis

Well, he’s gone and done it again. Our very own Ron Davis has published another collection of his clever works, kindly saving us from having...
Read More "Rubber Side Down, by Ron Davis"

Keeping Your Cool, Part 4: Lower Body

Earlier in this series, we discussed the basics of hot-weather motorcycling and the amazing effectiveness of some gear designed to exploit evaporative cooling of our...
Read More "Keeping Your Cool, Part 4: Lower Body"

Keeping Your Cool, Part 3: Upper Body

Previously in this series, we discussed the basics of hot-weather motorcycling, the critical importance of keeping our brains from overheating and the outsized effectiveness of...
Read More "Keeping Your Cool, Part 3: Upper Body"

Keeping Your Cool, Part 2: Neck Wraps

In Part One of this series, we discussed the dangers of overheating, how our bodies naturally mitigate excessively high temperatures, and some methods motorcyclists have...
Read More "Keeping Your Cool, Part 2: Neck Wraps"

Keeping Your Cool, Part 1: The Basics

Last summer’s record-breaking heat provided plenty of impetus to investigate more ways to stay comfortably cool on our motorcycles. Surely all serious riders have already...
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10,000 Curves

The idea it takes 10,000 hours of practice to achieve expert status was popularized in Malcolm Gladwell’s bestselling book, Outliers: The Story of Success. It’s...
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BREAKING NEWS: BMW NA/BMW Canada order “stop sale” on gasoline-powered new and used motorcycles

Official statement from BMW NA, received Wednesday, 20 September 2023: “BMW of North America is dedicated to providing vehicles to our customers that meet their expectations. To ensure that our vehicles are of the highest industry standards, BMW performs ongoing testing and evaluation. Following a recent quality analysis, BMW is …

Keeping Your Cool, Part 3: Upper Body

Previously in this series, we discussed the basics of hot-weather motorcycling, the critical importance of keeping our brains from overheating and the outsized effectiveness of evaporative cooling neck wraps. Here’s a truly special piece of gear to involve your upper body in the heat-management process, maximizing comfort and safety at …

Keeping Your Cool, Part 1: The Basics

Last summer’s record-breaking heat provided plenty of impetus to investigate more ways to stay comfortably cool on our motorcycles. Surely all serious riders have already developed some method(s) for coping with high temperatures, but some approaches are better than others, and some products specifically designed to beat the heat may …

10,000 Curves

The idea it takes 10,000 hours of practice to achieve expert status was popularized in Malcolm Gladwell’s bestselling book, Outliers: The Story of Success. It’s a misleading oversimplification to reduce his message to this one element, but he highlights the absolute necessity of long-term immersion in an endeavor to become …

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