I first discovered LOCHBY on Amazon in a search for a tool roll that would be stout enough for moto travel, accommodate my smaller tools for roadside repairs and fit under the seat of the Triumph Tiger Explorer, no small feat. The folks at LOCHBY had the good business sense to offer their products through…
Tag: Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200Xc
The Coast-to-Gulf-to-Coast Ride
On my return from this cross-country trip my spouse asked if the journey was what I’d thought it’d be, and I didn’t have an answer. Why did I do this? I cut a clip during the journey where I laid out three purposes or priorities I’ve carved out or uncovered since my diagnosis; peak experiences,…
Tools on the Tiger Featuring the Lochby Tool Roll
The $15 tool roll finally disintegrated along with the Triumph factory tool roll, and I had made enough changes to the kit to warrant a redo, always using the tools on board to do roadside and garage fixes, to remove, fix and replace fairings and gas tank, brake calipers and battery, wheels and controls. RadioHead…
The Tipping Point
Seems almost natural to kick off this riding season with a trip to Death Valley. It’s been at the top of the list for a number of years now, either overland or adventure riding, especially with my fascination with the phenomenon of the Racetrack, and with health issues compounding, it was time to check it…
SW Utah Mototherapy
It’s a term used in the touring community, one that speaks to the benefits of motorcycle riding, of which I am a constant patient. There’s more to support this notion, research supporting positive effects of riding of lowering blood pressure, increasing endorphins, and the fact that the riding position itself is an open yoga pose…
The Great Divide Ride
There were a number of ways I could’ve approached this ride, but the one I was most familiar with, the one I had practiced the majority of in my traveling life, was as a filmmaker. The ride was a route through the most national parks one could visit in a loop along the Great Divide,…
Pearls on the Strand – The Documentary
It’s about three riders, Brian, Ed and Eric, their bikes and their incredible ride around the Great Divide to the amazing pearls of national parks of the West. Get some bugs on you and a bit of Mother Nature’s wrath to find out why they ride and how those reasons change on the road when…
Our Pandemic Pacific Northwest Tour
It was during my daughter’s wedding reception at our home, December 2019, when I teased the idea of doing an extended motorcycle trip and asked if she’d like to join me. The idea at the time was to go north, a direction we’ve seldom gone, to Yellowstone, to Glacier, into Canada up to their Glacier…
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Adding another Tiger for our upcoming PNW trip.
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