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One of my tenets for riding safely, which I got from the "Smith Rules" of driving in high school, is "Leave yourself an out."

Thanks, friend. I appreciate that.

Here's a 2:57 video compilation of my buddy's and my ride through the Napa wine country today: Through a valley and over a hill. Great twisty roads on a beautiful day! With a stock rear shock and the preload setting on "soft" (I need to remember to set it to "hard" when riding twisties), I...

"I thought he was going to pass me in my lane..." But he didn't.

After surviving road rage and a UFO fly-by , my buddy (Ducati 899 Panigale) and I made it to Fairfield to watch the cops display their amazing riding skills. Here are some pics I took: Bikes parked and secured. Mine wasn't the only FJR in the parking lot. Connie 14. A lot of...

That 'road rage' incident wasn't the only time during today's ride that a vehicle did a bat-outta-hell fly-by right next to me! A few minutes after the above video was shot my buddy and I merged onto the freeway. As we got on, traffic behind us cleared, and we started to merge toward the fast...

I thought about that: Is that really a viable option for me? Would it amount to anything? I looked again: I really can't see the license plates. Unfortunately.

I felt being at the front gave me a better range of "outs" than hanging back in the herd of cages. Note that I waited when the light turned green to see if the two dick wads were going to take it up the road; but the DW in the black front car didn't move when the light turned in order to...

I was toodling down the four-lane arterial near my house this morning at about 9:30 to meet up with my buddy for our ride to the police moto competition in Fairfield, followed by some Wine Country twisties and lunch (stay tuned for photos and a few minutes' video of some wicked twisties)...

Beautiful photos of beautiful scenery!

Nice! Thanks for posting.

Awhile ago I took a tape measure and confirmed that my handlebars are the widest part of my bike. I think of them as my whiskers..... Very true, Hud. Thanks for the comments. I got a big honkin' magnet to hang off my bike; but sometimes the signals still don't trip. I just avoid the ones I...

Right you are, Don: I DID hang that crap up as a routine years ago. The commuting I used to do for years (like that shown in the vid, only all year, day/night, dry/wet, hot/cold...) was very stressful, and I am convinced it contributed to my little heart "incident" a few years ago. I confess...

Are those strips "designated" for motorcyclists? In the SF Bay Area our HOV lanes do not have that extra space. But they do have it in Los Angeles, where I understand it is unofficially referred to (by riders no doubt) as the "motorcycle lane." I have ridden down there during commute, most...

It's true: A LOT of vehicles pull over to let bikes by. I waved a "thank you!" to the white truck at 1:00. I think a lot of pickup truck drivers dig motorcycles. I believe vehicles pull over for one of two reasons: 1) They know it's legal and want the motorcyclist to be safe and for...

Another example here....

Last weekend I installed my new dashcam, so Monday morning I fired it up for my 60-mile RT commute into work and back. Here's a 4-minute compilation of footage from that day's commute (with side bags): https://youtu.be/9iOTGtK3Djc

Anticipate being there about 10-Noon.

This Saturday is the first of many Western Region / Northern Calif. police moto competitions: FAIRFIELD POLICE MOTOR TRAINING COMPETITION I plan to shoot up there, probably by late morning, to watch these police officers display the amazing maneuvering skills they have worked so hard to master...

Sounds like maybe I should wait till this weekend before posting the video from my new dashcam of my commute to work and back yesterday. (It may be surprising to see just how narrow an alley between cars stacked at a light or stopped on a freeway an FJR with side bags can maneuver between.... )...