Naked Ducati Running When Parked
We don’t find many Ducati Running When Parked offerings. Ducati owners seem to value their bikes, ride them often or trade them in on an upgrade. This Monster 620 just got turned off and parked.…
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You Gotta Hear This: Jackson Emmer
Hearing Jackson Emmer for the first time required a bit of good luck (and blind faith). The Ojai Underground is a music venue for people who love music. It is an intimate setting where the…
E-Bike Buyback Program An Embarrassment To PeopleForBikes
I don't want to be an e-bike troll. I really don't. I love riding my Specialized Vado and off-roading on my Pivot Shuttle. I often encourage newbies to try e-biking and guide people towards the…
You Gotta Hear This: Peter Holsapple
Peter still cares. You can hear it on The Face of 68. It would have been so easy for him to gather a bunch of cronies and simply rehash the last 40 years of the…
Ready, Set, Go: Somis Road Guardrail Replaced Today
A very optimistic Cal Trans crew replaced the Armco Crash Barrier on the Eastbound side of Somis Road’s Dead Man’s Curve on Saturday morning, August 15th, 2026. Let the Countdown begin! How long before this…
Super Cool Motorcycle Collection Up For Grabs – $25,000
Cleaning out our stable. Here are the bikes I’d like to sell as a package to somebody who wants to add them to a collection or somebody who wants to invest the time and money…
You Gotta Hear This: Robyn Hitchcock
You don’t expect to be impressed or surprised by an artist who has been releasing albums since 1981 and you certainly don’t expect to be moved by said artist’s 25th album release. I mean, what…
“You Gotta Hear This” Music Recommendations
Record reviews have never made sense to me. Music is art. How it enters the ears and is absorbed by the senses is an individual experience. My absolute favorite dB’s album, The Sound of Music,…
Oregon’s Desert-To-Pines Backcountry Discovery Route (UPDATED)
UPDATE: In November 2025, the Oregon BDR introduced major updates to the first three sections. The original southern desert sections that I rode often faced closures due to wildfire restrictions and extreme summer heat in…
Somis Road Guardrail Takes Another Hit
It only took 11 weeks but somebody has again plowed into the Somis Road guardrail. It wasn’t easy to spot because the guardrail was previously demolished on May 18, 2026. The latest driver rearranged the…