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Posts from Road Dirt for 12/01/2024

Dec 1, 2024 | us20.campaign-archive.com | J. Joshua Placa |Rob Brooks |Phil Gauthier

When the Ride Goes WrongBy J. Joshua Placa on Nov 29, 2024 08:05 pm There are times when nature, dumb luck and poor planning conspire against us. You can take all the usual and sensible precautions before rolling into the wild: check the weather report, carry your own personal chrome-plated barometer, even stick your head out the window.
When the Ride Goes Wrong

Nov 29, 2024 | roaddirt.tv | J. Joshua Placa |Christian Pierce |Darin Branton |Dean Phelps

The Fun Doesn’t End When The Ride Goes WrongThere are times when nature, dumb luck and poor planning conspire against us. You can take all the usual and sensible precautions before rolling into the wild: check the weather report, carry your own personal chrome-plated barometer, even stick your head out the window.
FIRST LOOK: 2025 Yamaha YZF-R9

Oct 9, 2024 | roaddirt.tv | J. Joshua Placa

Yamaha Releases a New BeastieTucked inside an old, concrete smog-test garage in Los Angeles, Yamaha hid its newest edition of it’s R-series lineup. It didn’t seem much of a mystery to the seasoned sportbike journalists gathered around. Rumors spread, teasers released, sporty minds connected the dots, which led to the 2025 YZF-R9. The beast revealed. Photo by Yamaha. Reporters gawked, shot video of a sitting still machine, and mumbled among themselves. The bike didn’t move an inch.
Posts from Road Dirt for 09/01/2024

Sep 1, 2024 | us20.campaign-archive.com | J. Joshua Placa |Rob Brooks |Ken Glassman

Motorcycle Gear: Of Leather and LidBy J. Joshua Placa on Aug 29, 2024 11:21 am There is an old saying that gentlemen bikers can never have too many leather jackets. There are so many occasions to be prepared for when only the appropriate coat will do. So a diverse closet of casual, work, play and formal biker-wear is required. Of course, you need wet, cold, hot and the-weather-in-between seasonal gear, as well as the occasional need for, of course, Old West fringe or ski slope chic.
Riding With The Ghost Of John Wayne, Part II

Jul 26, 2024 | roaddirt.tv | J. Joshua Placa

Kingdoms of the Southern DesertThe badlands will change you. It can elevate your wanderings into something spiritual, or it can turn you savage. It is an unforgiving world with small tolerance for error or idiots. It will make you feel like the first to touch a new planet. It can uplift you to heights unimagined, or make you fight for your life.
Riding with the Ghost of John Wayne

Jul 4, 2024 | roaddirt.tv | J. Joshua Placa |Christian Pierce |Darin Branton |Dean Phelps

Expedition to the American Badlands, Part II saw the nearly life-size cardboard cutouts everywhere- restaurants, saloons, souvenir shops, even gas stations. Wherever I wandered through “John Wayne country,” a place of sprawling red deserts, towering buttes and mesas and bone-dry ancient seabeds. It’s harsh and inhospitable to most creatures that don’t have scales or stingers, but there he was, ready to draw. Saddle up, pilgrim, it’s going to be a hot, dusty, spectacular ride.
Riding Through The Red Stone

Dec 5, 2023 | roaddirt.tv | J. Joshua Placa

The Secrets of Canyon de ChellyThere are some places on this planet that defy description. They are unexpected, ostensively in a different realm. Canyon de Chelly (pronounced “d’shay”), hidden deep within the vast Navajo Nation, is an epic wonder created by shallow seas that advanced and retreated over millions of years, leaving behind deep layers of scarlet stone. Of course, all wonders, natural and unnatural, are best seen from the saddle of your bike, or in my case, a Vampire.
Too Sexy For My Bike

Jun 23, 2023 | roaddirt.tv | J. Joshua Placa

The dichotomy of both loving and hating the biker lifestyleMotorcyclists see things differently. They move with passion, driven to experience the full flesh and flavor of life. Edgy, spirited, self-reliant, willing to hurl their bodies through the air at breakneck speeds, there is something at once fascinating and repelling about them. This makes us both attractive and scary. Preconceptions about motorcyclists swirl though the head of every citizen who crosses their curious path.