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  • Motorcycling the Great Continental Divide Trail

    Motorcycling the Great Continental Divide Trail

    Oh yes, it’s a thing. It’s a wonderful thing. It’s a difficult thing. It’s something I’ll never forget.

    I completed the ride back in July of 2016. I planned to complete the journey in twelve to fourteen days, but managed to finish in nine. My KTM 1190, which I affectionately call “Godzilla,” demolishes miles. I’ve ridden all the big bikes. Nothing is like the KTM 1190. It’s lighter, faster, more graceful, and more athletic.

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    Here’s a really solid recap of the route and some of the specific challenges I had to overcome as a solo rider on a 500-pound motorcycle (plus gear). If you’re at all curious about doing this ride, read my recap.

    If you spend a lot of time on motorcycles and have ‘iron butt’, a seat probably doesn’t matter much to you. However, if you’re like me and can’t always be riding, a seat that fits right is pretty important. For years I had heard about Renazco. I finally bit the bullet and dropped the cash. Based on my experiences now, I can say it’ll be something I do for any dual sport motorcycle from today forward.

  • Blip Roasters Hosting NorCal BDR Movie Premier

    Blip Roasters Hosting NorCal BDR Movie Premier

    TL;DR – Myself, Matt, and Brett have been working for the past several weeks with Blip Roasters out of Kansas City, MO to host this movie premier…

    Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/1JEHHea05

    It just so happens one of my good friends, and BDR Ambassador, Trevor Morton, is largely responsible for the layout of the route and bringing it all together.

    Trevor and I at the Wyoming BDR Movie Premier in Sacramento March 11, 2022…

    To say that I’m looking forward to hosting this event and sharing my friend with the locals around the Kansas City area and beyond would be an understatement. And that is exactly how this kind of stuff is supposed to happen. Making this big world a little smaller, one BDR at a time.

    Let’s GO!

  • If Halo Had A Motorcycle

    If Halo Had A Motorcycle

    Surely they’d choose the KTM Adventure bike platform. Big enough for a Spartan. Tons of power and range: a 150 horsepower dirt bike with a 6-gallon gas tank. Surely Master Chief himself would be smiling under that helmet from the moment he laid eyes on it, the moment he threw a leg over, the moment he started it, and the moment he twisted the throttle.

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  • A DRZ 400 and a KTM 1190 Adventure R…

    A DRZ 400 and a KTM 1190 Adventure R…

    In the summer of 2017 a friend and I embarked on a motorcycle adventure from Santa Barbara, CA to Topeka, KS. We allowed ourselves 12 days, and had only one required stop near Alamosa, CO along the way.

    What we didn’t realize when was that many of the parts we rode through that first day would soon after be ravaged by California’s largest wildfire ever, the Thomas Fire.

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  • Ham Radio On The Great Continental Divide

    Ham Radio On The Great Continental Divide

    Soon I will make way for the town of Roosville, BC at the border of Montana and Canada. Myself and Godzilla will make our way along the Great Continental Divide Trail over the course of two weeks until we reach Antelope Wells, NM.

    As I make my way down the trail I’ll have a few key survival items in my possession. First, I’ll have a med kit. Second, I’ll have a Spot device. Third, I’ll have a handheld ham radio. (more…)