Author Archives: cesardagord

Riding the BMW R NineT, thinking about the BMW R NineT Scrambler

Posted on August 7, 2016 by cesardagord

Take a look at this  motorcycle.  Doesn’t it look great in my garage? I like the boxer motor, the nice shape of the tank and the overall nice lines of a standard concept. But I prefer the Scrambler version of … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Sunday. Well almost…

Posted on August 3, 2016 by cesardagord

On any Sunday was a great film.  Steve McQueen, Mert Lawwill, and Malcolm Smith showed us several versions of great motorcycling Sundays.  Here I offer one humble interpretation of a perfect, to me, motorcycle Sunday. First, you need to have … Continue reading →

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Taking the Ducati Multistrada to Northern California

Posted on July 17, 2016 by cesardagord

This was my fourth visit to Northern California with the 2013 Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak.  There is no question to me, this type of travel, this type of motorcycle, having it loaded with travel gear and all, riding it on … Continue reading →

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A chance encounter with Simon and Lisa

Posted on June 23, 2016 by cesardagord

Do I need to tell you who Simon and Lisa Thomas are? If you are into adventure riding I bet you know them.  Maybe you know them from the many activities they do as part of their travels around the … Continue reading →

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Taking the Ducati Multistrada on a shakedown ride

Posted on June 13, 2016 by cesardagord

What a beautiful sunny Sunday, a great day to take the Multistrada on a shakedown ride, a great day to be reminded of how great this motorcycle is. This has been an unusual year in terms of my riding priorities.  … Continue reading →

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The Honda CB500X Adventure – Part 3: Building the bike

Posted on June 11, 2016 by cesardagord

The purchase of this bike, the research about the adventure kit, the communication with Rally Raid Products team, sourcing or building the parts not included on the kit, getting a few odd tools here and there and getting the shop … Continue reading →

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The Honda CB500X Adventure – Part 2: Setting up the shop and parts shopping

Posted on April 16, 2016 by cesardagord

How many times I stared at this ad which is found on the last pages of American motorcycle magazines, where this Harbor Freight, made in China, Pittsburgh brand motorcycle lift is available for US$299.99. I never bought it until now … Continue reading →

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The Honda CB500X Adventure – Part 1: Why this bike?

Posted on April 6, 2016 by cesardagord

This last February I spent a good amount of time in my garage, building a CB500X into an adventure motorcycle.  I never minded the winter with its cold and rainy evenings, the build of this bike in my garage was … Continue reading →

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2016 Ducati XDiavel S – First Look

Posted on March 27, 2016 by cesardagord

I stopped by the European Motorcycles of Western Oregon for a quick chat with the guys at the shop and was caught by surprise by the 2016 XDiavel S at display on the show room. I did not have my … Continue reading →

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2017 BMW R NineT Scrambler – First Look

Posted on March 23, 2016 by cesardagord

BMW enters the Scrambler scene with the R nineT Scrambler! This bike is an obvious sequel/sister to the R nineT considering this bike has been due a scrambler version since the day it was conceived.  BMW’s R nineT Scrambler was … Continue reading →

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