With all the talk about carbs being evil and more and more people jumping on the carb free bandwagon, no wonder people are nixing any form of bread for the promise of being thin. But did you know that you need carbs? Did you know it is also an effective way to stay slim? And […]
When we buy our first bike all these illusions of grandeur about how to trick it out, make it louder, faster… cooler. Just a word to the wise though, keep all your stock stuff in a box in the corner of your garage for the day you decide to sell your bike or upgrade. For […]
When I started out riding I asked everyone I could about everything, minute details and treated the pearls of wisdom like gold. Then when applying those little pearls of wisdom I realized they were flawed, that I didn’t fully grasp the concept or process because what I did wasn’t working. What I did do was […]
I had the unfortunate luck of getting geared up one day (in fact it was the warmest we had in a while) only to have my bike not start. Have you ever had one of those days? The worst part was it was Monday so no shops were open and the frustration was due to […]
For those of us in the PNW, we get excited as the temperatures rise, the rain lets up and the sun graces us with her presence more often…that means perfect riding weather. At the first sight of sun in the forecast, we eagerly tune, wash and pull our warmer gear out (I mean that relatively […]
I was reading my Fitness magazine and found this article in the March issue particularly interesting…”Why So Tired?” It discussed 6 possible reasons you might not have the energy to make it through the day and not just because we are balancing work, family, exercise and the stresses of everyday life. Would any of these […]
I truly didn’t know what to expect when I signed up for this school, but I knew that I had to have another tool in my box and from everyone I knew that took this school, this one was essential to becoming a better rider/racer. Days before I left I was excited, the day before […]
Ducati Bellevue put on a tire seminar and invited Misty Johnson of Dunlop Tires to share her knowledge and passion for the sport we all love…motorcycling. While we tend to spend money on gear and aftermarket parts on our bikes, we tend to overlook the importance of the two things that keep us anchored (or […]
One of the questions I asked Mike about his protectors was whether they were CE approved and his reply was more than sufficient to convince me that these protectors are above and beyond what are already available on the market. The truth is that in the quest to regulate items/industries with the higher purpose of […]
In my search for more comfortable and protective safety gear that actually fits, I was introduced to the owner of Impact Armor, Mike Braxton, through my boyfriend, Troy Cook. Troy has raced in Impact Armor for many years and crashed several times while wearing their chest and back protectors…he swears by them for comfort […]