Save trees, I guess

 Tires with no boxes? Now what am I going to use for my cardboard oil-change drip floor protector?

How to spend a Saturday

 Preparing for the riding season ahead. Starts with coffee, goes to bike work, ends with beer.

First ride of February

 At long last the Beamer R1100S has come back to its primal state of riding function. Thank you new transmission. And thank gawd for a warmer day to check them gears.

Today's advice

 

Random Motorcycle Picture of the Day

The smell of rubber in the morning

 It smells like... victory.

Crash prevention

All for it, but holy shit, it comes with the thickest instruction manual ever.

From the world of holy balls...

It's gonna be a mofo cold weekend with that minus-zero shit for daytime highs. All motorcycle riding events cancelled.

From the world of custom made

From Aerostich: my Falstaff jacket arrived. Signed, too, by those who built it. You don't see that often nowadays.

This just in...

 

January

 Nailed it. The year-around streak continues and with the first ride of 2026.

Sometimes....

You gotta fight the good fight. When the wife sez, "Damn, dude, you sure-as-shit have too many motorcycle t-shirts..." Them is fighting words. Surrender is not an option.

From our friends at Team Strange

 A few pics from yesterday's 76th annual I-Cycle Derby in Mpls/St. Paul. A riding tradition since 1949. No better way to welcome the new year. More photos here:

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Is it 2026 already?