After months of sifting through used ads I finally found a KLR that I decided to pony up the money for. It’s a 2001 and has 15,000 miles. Numerous aftermarket mods that I was planning on doing myself already. Ironically, the bike has Alaska plates. Looks like I’ll be taking her back home!

I am super excited. Getting a new bike is pretty much better than Christmas for me. A new ride to get used to, new offroad adventures and skills to learn. I was getting kinda bored with my Ninja actually. It will feel good to feel like a noob again.

Also, next week I will be taking a 10 day road trip through California to see the MotoGP race at Laguna Seca. Then I’ll be heading up to Portland, and maybe catching an Andrew Bird concert in Berkley on the way back. More on all this later, but in the mean time here’s a video of me riding the KLR for the first time:

An old video from my Mexico series. Talking about Francisco d’ Anconia, a character from Atlas Shrugged. Riding through the area around the Copper Canyon near Creel, Mexico and blow away by the sights.

Lois Pryce spoke at the Overland Expo in Prescott, Arizona. In this talk she discusses her solo journey through Africa. She’s my favorite travel writer and it was a thrill to meet her.

You might remember the book review I did a while back on her book, Lois on the Loose.

If you enjoy the video check out her books at her website, LoisOnTheLoose.com/.

I’m reading her second book, Red Tape and White Knuckles: One Woman’s Motorcycle Adventure Through Africa right now. I’m flying through it like it did the first, so I should have a review of it soon.

And now off to the video!

I take a minor spill towards the end. Not bad for my first spin on a dirt bike. You can tell I’m not used to it since I am looking so closely in front of me. I look forward to hitting the dirt more often. This was part of a riding course held at the Overland Expo. Kind words of encouragement at the end by Tom Collins.

I couldn’t help but play around in the dirt during a rider course that was held at the Overland Expo in Prescott, AZ. Course was run by Tom Collins and Lois Pryce.