I just finished No Easy Day about one of the navy seals who was on the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. Quick read and pretty interesting although I'm sure there was a lot that was left out for security reasons.
About 10 chapters in to Canada which is fiction about a family that robs a bank and has to flee the country. Definitely a slower read but I really like the author's style.
Santa brought me a Kindle this year for Christmas. I was a long time nay-sayer about e-readers but I have to admit that this thing is the shit!
Interesting to see a company like Honda enter this market, I wouldn't think this fits their regular business model. If they price it in Desmosedici range I wonder if they will see the same kind of demand Ducati did?
Article by: PAUL WALSH , Star Tribune Updated: September 19, 2012 - 8:34 AM
A four-vehicle pileup on a busy interstate in Bloomington left a motorcyclist dead, authorities said.
The crash occurred about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday on southbound Interstate 35W at 94th Street and killed motorcyclist Michael W. Sjoberg, 66, of Minneapolis, the State Patrol said. No one else was hurt.
According to the patrol:
Sjoberg "slowed abruptly" as traffic in front of him was slowing down. A car behind Sjoberg pushed the motorcycle into the car ahead. The car behind the motorcycle then veered into the left lane and struck a minivan.
All drivers had on their seat belts, and Sjoberg was wearing a helmet.
Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482
Boo. So a car rear-ending a motorcyclist and crushing him into another car is "slowing abruptly". Is it just me or does the writeup make it sound like the MCist was at fault?
Surprised this topic is still going. There's no one answer to any of these questions. A lot depends on who the specific leader is, the composition of the group and what if any newer riders are present.
To those looking for a codified policy about how group rides are or should be run, you will never be satisfied with anything posted here for the reason above. It's important to remember that we do this for fun. I don't swing a leg over my bike every weekend so I can follow the MSTA's 813 rules to group riding. That said, a couple of things I see as TRENDS (not rules) on MSTA rides:
--Slowing in the straights to allow slower riders to rejoin the rest of the group. There is no local stretch of roads where this is not an option. --Pausing at route changes for the group to reform. If you are not blasting the straights, this never takes more than a minute or two, regardless of the spread in skill levels. --Posting the route ahead of time or handing out route sheets in the AM. --In large or mixed experience groups, having a pre-ride discussion about what the day will be like. So often, riders trying to "keep up" and binning it or having a shitty day comes from them being worried about being left behind and never seeing the group again. Talking about how the ride will be run can help with this. --Splitting large groups into smaller ones, in my experience this greatly reduces the slinky effect.
To those saying that a rider who has to navigate a route sheet solo isn't going to have any fun because they are no longer part of the "group", lots of the fun on these rides comes from hanging out at gas and lunch stops. The folks that frequent these rides are in general class acts and a good time.
Last, not speaking for Ray, Tony or MN-MSTA, if you show up to a couple of rides and they are not what you want, vote with your feet. There are an infinite number of types of groups to ride with, from riding with a buddy to the 500 + bike thing that takes place once a year, from smell the roses to double plus all day every day. Groups can't be everything for everybody, sometimes the best call might be to find a different group that suits YOUR preferences more.
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