Ok, this is barely a motorcycling or motorcycle maintenance related post, as it deals with men's health issues and the Movember fund-raising site and organization. A few friends I ride with suffer from prostrate cancer (one very seriously) so I am thinking of participating in the Movember fundraiser this year.
Basically guys start November (now called Movember) clean shaven and grow a mustache for the month. You can sign up as a member or team, and money raised goes to support men's health issues, primarily prostrate and testicular cancer and men's depression. I know a few friends have done this in the past-and for those who don't normally sport a 'stache the idea is it opens conversations to raise awareness and funds.
Anyone have experience with the organization behind this group? They post general financials on the website and appear to be legitimate if not very well-known? Anyone have a team looking for members?
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
How far did you ride?
Today's post's title is a common question among motorcyclists, but it has many different meanings.
It could be "How far did you ride to get to this event?" Did you come from across town, across the state or even farther? It could be how far did you ride on an average day commuting-just a few miles on a small motorcycle to save wear and tear on your car, or was it a 100 mile one-way commute like some friends of mine have done here in Southern California!
It could be "How far did you ride on your summer trip?" Was it a cross-country vacation? Was it a multi-state or maybe even multi-country tour? Often these trips will be 3,000 miles or more. For one friend, "How far did you ride?" was the question after we found out he had participated in the Iron Butt Rally and had ridden over 11,000 miles-stopping for bike service and new tires while on the trip!
But today, it's "How far did you ride?" in your lifetime? Do you actually track your lifetime miles as part of your motorcycle log/maintenance log? I do, and last weekend I went over 75,000 miles so far as a motorcyclists.
Feel free to add your mileage to date in the comments.
It could be "How far did you ride to get to this event?" Did you come from across town, across the state or even farther? It could be how far did you ride on an average day commuting-just a few miles on a small motorcycle to save wear and tear on your car, or was it a 100 mile one-way commute like some friends of mine have done here in Southern California!
It could be "How far did you ride on your summer trip?" Was it a cross-country vacation? Was it a multi-state or maybe even multi-country tour? Often these trips will be 3,000 miles or more. For one friend, "How far did you ride?" was the question after we found out he had participated in the Iron Butt Rally and had ridden over 11,000 miles-stopping for bike service and new tires while on the trip!
But today, it's "How far did you ride?" in your lifetime? Do you actually track your lifetime miles as part of your motorcycle log/maintenance log? I do, and last weekend I went over 75,000 miles so far as a motorcyclists.
Feel free to add your mileage to date in the comments.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Got to admit-I didn't ride today!
A few weeks ago I saw the poster Aerostitch sells that has numbers over cities for how many riding days they have in an average year. Somehow San Diego has 364 riding days a year.
Well, I wondered about that. What one day a year can we not ride? Sure it gets a bit cold in parts of the county, but I've been on New Year's Day rides and a friend's 50th birthday ride in January, ridden to CMA events in January and February, and done poker runs in March and early April. On the opposite extreme, I've ridden from San Diego to Victorville and back in early September-usually some of the warmest weeks of the year. So what day do we not ride?
Well, today is it for me! Seriously overcast when I woke up with light sprinkles-meaning painted marks were super slick since we haven't had a good rain in months. Forecast was for it to actually get cooler during the day, and rain more and harder. They were right-I guess our weather-girls and -guys are hired for more than looks!
All that said, I did see a couple of riders commuting home when I was, so I guess it still counts as a riding day!
Well, I wondered about that. What one day a year can we not ride? Sure it gets a bit cold in parts of the county, but I've been on New Year's Day rides and a friend's 50th birthday ride in January, ridden to CMA events in January and February, and done poker runs in March and early April. On the opposite extreme, I've ridden from San Diego to Victorville and back in early September-usually some of the warmest weeks of the year. So what day do we not ride?
Well, today is it for me! Seriously overcast when I woke up with light sprinkles-meaning painted marks were super slick since we haven't had a good rain in months. Forecast was for it to actually get cooler during the day, and rain more and harder. They were right-I guess our weather-girls and -guys are hired for more than looks!
All that said, I did see a couple of riders commuting home when I was, so I guess it still counts as a riding day!
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