Motorcycling Stories & Pictures

• My first motorcycle, a 1981 Yamaha XJ550, July 1998.
• Ypsilanti Michigan to St. Thomas Ontario
• Central Ohio
• The intro piece I wrote about learning to ride, that I used to introduce myself when I joined the Honda Sabre and Magna list, in November 1998, after I purchased my second motorcycle, a 1984 V65 Sabre.
• Michael and I with our bikes, Christmas 1998.
• Honda Sabre and Magna Winter Maintenance Clinic
• Deal's Gap in Winter
• Destination? What's that?
• Deal's Gap in Springtime
• SME Preview
• SabMag East Spring Ride
• Lake Erie Circle Tour
• Aerostitch Riderwearhouse, Duluth, Minnesota
• Maine & New Hampshire
• Saddlesore 1000
• SabMag East, June 1999
• Ottawa
• Lake Michigan
• Vermont
• Feast in the East
• My second V65 Sabre, Spring Wind
• Dunlop Qualifiers are terrible rain tires
• Back on the horse that threw me
• I built customized mounting hardware so I could put Givi luggage on my Sabre. Here is a brief description of how I built the hardware, and some pictures of the setup.
• Waltz Acros Texas 2000, plus a visit to California
  • Getting Ready
  • Michigan to Texas
  • The Rally
  • Texas to California
  • California to Michigan
• Don't try this at home.
• AMA Women's Conference, COG rally, and a weekend at Joey's
• My first experience with track school.
• Glow In The Dark Rally
• California and Alaska (Coming when and if I ever finish writing it! In the meantime, here are some pictures.)
• Leonid Meteor Shower
• My 1992 Yamaha TDM.
• Pictures from SME 7.0
• My newest acquisition, a 2003 Suzuki V-Strom.
• Sabmaggots on a cold day in Hell, MI.
• In October 2003 I rode the V-Strom to a science fiction convention, where this photo was taken.
• My second track experience
• Balkans Ride Report

I regularly encounter people who ask me whether I'm afraid to travel alone. I've composed a response to this question.

A book review: Flaming Iguanas by Erika Lopez.

Last updated June 30, 2006