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Second time around with Ted Simon |
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Friday, 02 November 2007 |
 photos: Brian Halton/courtesy Ted Simon
State Highway 162 twists and turns delightfully as it passes alongside the Eel River. Author Ted Simon moved into this area of Northern California in 1980 and purchased a homestead with the money he had made from his famous book, Jupiter’s Travels.
The book that inspired thousands of wannabe motorcycle adventurers to mimic him over the years and the book that still inspires them.
I couldn’t help thinking how remote the area was. Mile after mile would pass without once seeing a single dwelling of any kind and I was sure to keep the old GS right down the middle of the road since this area might well have been a deer preserve.
I also couldn’t help thinking that if this area was this remote now how wild it must have been in 1980! |
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
Trials: a chance to test something out; a test.
Tribulations: a trying period or event; adversity
Source: Logan’s dictionary Observed Trials is something else.
It’s a riding skills competition, not a speed contest. The object being to ride your motorcycle over an obstacle course while trying not to touch your foot on the ground, or fall over. You can stop, or even ride backwards if you’re able, but you just can’t touch down. Common obstacles include tree roots, huge rocks, fallen logs, cliff face |
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BEST RATES? OR BEST RATS? |
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |

Last week I get a call from a client of mine who just purchased a new motorcycle from one of the motorcycle dealerships in the East Bay.
The store referred him to an insurance agency in Southern California, from whom he bought insurance. This dictated he cancel his old policy with me. After a few questions, he told me that the other agency found insurance for about $180 less.
Since the insurance would be issued from the same company he was already insured with, this struck me as a little strange. So, we talked about what coverages he got. All he could answer was he had “full coverage.” |
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