Archive for the 'motorcycles' Category

May 19 2008

dramatic display of the value of a motorcycle helmet…

i think this leaves little doubt about the protection offered by a quality motorcycle helmet (although my portugese is not so hot). can’t believe anyone would want to let any part of their face or skull absorb the impact of a fall or accident.

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May 16 2008

the icefields loop

Published by superfunkomatic under motorcycles

The ‘Deets’
Ride Distance: 636 kilometres
Max. Temp: 26 celcius
Min. Temp: 10 celcius
Time: begin 10am - return 5:30pm (stop for lunch, pee and gas - otherwise, ride like a demon!)
wow! what a gorgeous day today. i had the day off, so i decided to take a spin through the mountains. as a ‘warm-up’ i did […]

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May 10 2008

quick, cold ride…

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made an attempt at a mountain ride today. the weather promised to be sunny and around 13 celcius. unfortunately, that was not the case. it was bloody cold and windy.
i’d planned to go riding with a few students from my motorcycle training class. their first ride on the highway, stop for lunch, chat, then return […]

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Apr 13 2008

First ‘real’ ride of the year

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well. calgary has gone from having 6-10 inches of snow to being 20 degrees today. it is absolutely gorgeous outside. or as i’ve been want to say lately – ‘bitchin!’
there was no excuse not to go for a ride today. nothing too far. just from here out through springbank and along highway 22 to bragg […]

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Apr 04 2008

time passing by like speeding cars…

holy crap,
everytime i look at my blog another month has gone by. not sure where the time keeps going.
a few updates –
i’m nearly done my first (of two years) of my BEd program to become a teacher. only two more weeks left this year. it’s been a great experience and i’ve learned heaps. my experience […]

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