Category: History
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July 17, 2016-Welcome to Utah
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I leave Montello, Nevada for what will be the longest stretch of the trip between charging opportunities so far. “The road aims straight for the distant, jagged horizon as shimmering heat haze rises from the baking asphalt. The Zero hums along at a leisurely pace. Desert grass grows in clumps in the sandy soil, green…
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July 16, 2016-Quiet Morning in the Desert
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“If any of those who read this ever have ridden in one of the bowls made of slats that are known as cycle whirls, a very fair idea can be formed by them of what bouncing over railroad ties on a cycle is like unto. I have ridden an ordinary bicycle in a cycle whirl…
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Great is the Motorcycle!
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Looks like #motorcycle#motorcycle #riders#riders were already #hooning#hooning back in 1905. EDIT: The Internet can be a fun place sometimes. After I posted this news clip on Reddit, I was contacted (via LinkedIn) by a motorcycle who lived in South Pasadena and got a kick out of it. He happened to be a motorcycle designer, and…