Let's Get You Thinkin' Part III

A couple of months back we started some thoughts that were bandied about in early July via email between Fighter Pilot Tim “Wedge” O’Toole, Motorcycle Safety Maven David Hough, and publisher Brian Rathjen.

We will let David have the last comments, and we hope your takeaway from all this is to talk amongst your fellow riders and friends about what is good, what is bad, what you want, and want you need to avoid while riding these machines we love so much…

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Looking for the ultimate in base-layers? JustRide5 has some superb offerings.

Shira and her friends all have these and they are stylish, very comfortable and simply work best while riding.

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(Or Smaller) Than You Probably Thought

Size is relative—the further away an object is, the smaller it looks. In addition to that old adage, we also know that seeing a picture of something on the Internet or reading about its height often isn’t enough to truly showcase its size.

All of the items on this list, from cacti to wombats to vintage hard drives, are bigger than expected. Google Images can’t do them justice, so we’ve put together a compilation of comparative sizing for you to get a handle on just how wide, tall, and heavy these animals, people, and objects are.
 

We all need to know "Useless Knowledge" and we here at Backroads are full of it... useless knowledge that is.

Each week we will add a bit more to your brainy brain... 

Then onward to Jeopardy!

Always subjective - but let's see what they think?

There are many options when it comes to taking scenic motorcycle trips in New England. Some of the best motorcycle rides in the northeast offer cool, clear, and colorful landscapes. The northeast offers interesting places to explore and discover hidden gems in some of the most beautiful locations in America.
 

From 0 to 6000 Metres above Sea Level in Less than 24 hours 

The scene of the expedition, which represented an extreme challenge for motorbikes, tyres and riders, was El Circuito de los Seis Miles, in the Atacama Desert, Chile, the highest chain of active volcanoes in the world, which includes the Nevado Ojos del Salado and the Nevado de Incahuasi.
Stock motorbikes and standard tyres took on an extreme challenge. A team representing the METZELER brand and BMW Motorrad, riding a fleet of BMW R 1300 GS equipped with Metzeler Karoo 4 tyres, reached, and surpassed 6000 metres above sea level, starting from the sea, in less than 24 hours.