Crash 2.0 – A unwanted sequel

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Matthew

So what had happened was……
Basically, I was on a straight road only doing about 40mph. Pavement transition from nice smooth concrete to a huge ridge of asphalt followed by crap blacktop and lots of loose gravel. I was slowing down, hit that ridge of blacktop (saw it way too late to do anything about it) and quite suddenly, me and the bike was down. I didn’t fight the fall and rolled with it. Not too bad but I stinking fractured my leg and a little shaken up.

Spoke with my insurance company today, bike will be examined tomorrow but it sounds like it will be a total loss. I am not planning on buying back the bike if it is a total loss. Plan will be heal up, replace destroyed gear, investigate in other gear that may have helped lessen my injury and then purchase another motorcycle. I am bummed out but also very grateful that my injuries were not truly severe.

Minnesota Motorcycle Trip Postponed

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Matthew

Well, on the first recreational ride since May 2017 (I did commute on the bike daily). I crashed fractured my leg in the processs. Damage to the bike is unknown at this point. I am off two wheels for what looks to be at least two months. I will find out more when I go to see the doctor again.

So the Redwoods to Minnesota bike trip is cancelled for 2017.

Motorcycle Map – July 2017

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Matthew

In January 2017, I moved to from the Minneapolis, Minnesota area to Chula Vista (San Diego) California. I was tired of winter and was looking forward to riding a motorcycle year round. I have been able to take some decent short trips mostly within California but due to financial constraints, I have been restricted to just commuting to and from work since May. So far I have been able to ride up Pacific Coast Highway to Rugged Point (CA-1 is closed due to mud slide damage), Julian, CA, Campo, CA, Palomar Mountain and L.A. I did one trip due east through El Centro, CA to Yuma, AZ. So, as of now, my current Motorcycle Map only has California and Arizona added.

Motorcycle Map - July 25 2017

Motorcycle Map 2016

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As I stated elsewhere, I didn’t start riding again until April 2015 living near Minneapolis, Minnesota. By the close of the 2016 riding season (November) I had logged a respectable number miles for 2015 and 2016 with the vast majority of those miles crisscrossing Minnesota and in Wisconsin on state highway 35 on the eastern side of the Mississippi river and a little bit of Iowa on the western side of the Mississippi. So, at the end of 2016, I have only ridden in three states. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa, as shown in yellow in the map. My goal is to have ridden motorcycle in all 50 states.

Motorcycle Map 2015-2016

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