Since I was ten years old or so I’ve been going to car show, motorcycle shows, both, occasionally neither, sometimes boats . . . you get the idea. This was my fourth Seattle Motorcycle Show, one a year since I’ve moved here. Quick Takes Where the hell was BMW. The guys at Ride West told me …
… simpler. And I couldn’t find BMW at all. Seattle was one of a handful of cities to get a “Scooter Pavilion.” While this might prompt visions of all the scooter manufacturers gathered center stage in a big display area, that wasn’t the case. Think GEICO booth, the insurance company famous for its …
… I retired from my job in CA and moved here to WA. I worked a few part time jobs and was sent to the Seattle area for training. I was talking about bikes with another student from Aberdeen and the “itch” started all over again. He told me about his BMW R1200LT and how great of a touring bike …
It had gotten to the point where my riding pals were getting worried about me. It had been weeks, actually months since I’d ridden. Some of it was due to the insistently cold and wet fall we’ve had in Seattle. More of it was due to the ongoing nagging vertigo I’ve been experiencing. Just didn’t …
… even ask me about the evening on Adak when I went skating at the gymnasium and they had couples skating (there wasn’t a single woman on the base). It was a little too remote for me… 2. Drove over 150mph….legally True. I was 22 and I rented a BMW 637csi and drove it on the Austrian Autobahn. If I had …
In the 36th congressional district in Seattle, a heated race between two Democrats is underway for a seat on the Washington state legislature. Why do you care? One of them is a rider. Reuven Carlyle won the primary by small margin back in August against John Burbank. If you live in Washington, you …
… most of the time. Moral dilema discussion: I also happen to be a NAUI scuba instructor for about 5 years prior to the MSF ITC, so I brought a lot of the training experience and techniques to bear on the motorcycle instruction as they are very similar. In a lot of ways, teaching newbies on motorcycles …
… me generative outlet for art. August 2007 Denise and I buy a townhome in Seattle. We love it here. We sump/sell/give away 30 years of accumulated possessions. I sell three of my motorcycles and dad’s car. I become a city mouse. I work part time for Little Red Studio over the summer and into the Fall …
… and underwear, but in recent years has expanded to include tank tops, vintage clothing, dresses, pants, denim and accessories for men, women, children, babies and dogs. 4. Amazon.com: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American electronic commerce (e-commerce) company in Seattle, Washington. Jeff Bezos …
… over to West Seattle to jump on the ferry to Vashon. Normally motorcycles get to go on the front of the ferry. So what do you do when you have 12 cars and about 100 bikes? Gordon ended up in the middle of the boat while I was in the back on one side. We got to Vashon and headed into town. We were …
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