Miscellaneous
Demo Event Comparison
This summer I’ve been fortunate enough to attend three different motorcycle demo events: Kawasaki, Harley-Davidson, and Triumph. While the basics were similar the details made these drastically different events. General Operation Overall, these events operated in a similar manner. The bikes were split into groups (2 each for Harley and Triumph, 3 for Kawasaki) and … Continue reading
Triumph Demo Truck
After performing two shows with my band the night before, it was tough to get up at 6:15 a.m. to make the two hour trip to El Dorado Cycle. Four friends and I had solidified the plans at the party where we all knew that the late night and Boulevard beers would make the morning … Continue reading
Harley-Davidson Demo Truck
Blue Springs Harley-Davidson called me 5 times two weeks to let me know that they had the Demo truck coming. I guess they are needing to get some traffic in the show room since the bottom fell out of the market for expensive luxury items. Demo fleets are one of the best things going in … Continue reading
Must Have A Camera
The iPhone 4 camera is pretty good especially once apps are factored in that can make really fun photos. It’s also really great at always being in my pocket. It’s also great for sharing immediately and the geotagging makes it nice to document a trip without actually putting forth any effort in to documentation. I’ve … Continue reading
Unsmelly Helmets
Freshly washed, and now drying, helmet innards. Those get funky quickly in this heat.
Ride to Bagnell Dam via Truman Lake
What do I do with no family at home and a day off work. I ride my motorcycle! After consulting some message board and Google maps I had this route fairly well planned out before I left. According to the aforementioned Google map this route is 327 miles and should take 7 hours, 8 minutes. … Continue reading
2011 Kawasaki Ninja 1000
This type of bike, a sport bike with comfy ergonomics, is something that I wish were more prevalent in the market and under riders. Kawasaki really nailed the ergos on this bike. Rider’s sizes varied quite a bit and none of them looked uncomfortable. In fact, I could probably do with a slightly more aggressive … Continue reading
2011 Kawasaki KLR 650
Dual sport motorcycles are an interesting hybrid of street and off-road capabilities. The bikes lumped in to this genre range from big dirt bikes to small tourers that look more at home on the interstate than on a gravel road. The Kawasaki KLR definitely leans toward the dirty side of this mix. I was particularly … Continue reading
Kawasaki Demo Truck
Test rides are sometime hard to come by on motorcycles. Some dealers flat out refuse test rides (which means they also flat out refuse my business). These demo events can be a great way for manufacturers to get people on the bikes even if the local dealers aren’t accommodating. Another benefit is the lack of … Continue reading
Dead Ven Recording Underway
Ven and Nathan were able to hammer out drum tracks, scratch vocals and scratch guitar in a few hours. The12 pack of Schlafly Summer Lager surely helped us all along. Make sure to go “Like” Dead Ven on Facebook.