The BMW R 1200 GS Adventure was the only two wheeled vehicle to make the 10 Best Vehicles to Survive the Mayan Apocalypse list from International Business Times.  Why? Well, the 8.7 gallon fuel tank is a good start. With the awesome mileage bikes get, you’re already well on your way to outrunning zombies and other threats (about 465 miles). It’s good on and off road, can fit through narrow spaces…  It’s the only vehicle on their whole list I’d really want in the event of the apocalypse, what about you?  Read the… Continue Reading »

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The BMW R 1200 GS Adventure was the only two wheeled vehicle to make the 10 Best Vehicles to Survive the Mayan Apocalypse list from International Business Times.  Why? Well, the 8.7 gallon fuel tank is a good start. With the awesome mileage bikes get, you’re already well on your way to outrunning zombies and other threats (about 465 miles). It’s good on and off road, can fit through narrow spaces…  It’s the only vehicle on their whole list I’d really want in the event of the apocalypse, what about you?  Read the… Continue Reading »

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Seth Jaramus is a BMW extraordinnaire with a shop here in Portland- he finds some cool spots on his motorcycle adventures.  The “Impassible in Wet Weather” sign rocks.

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Perhaps the greatest road of all time…? Los Caracoles Pass (Chile/Argentina).

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The perfect motorcycle get-away perhaps? (Tierra del Fuego)

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In the fall of 2010, two best friends quit their jobs and bought vintage motorcycles to embark on a 13,000 mile tour of America.  Bringing nothing but questionable riding experience, little money, impractical food choices, a vague speedometer, gas gauges that are neither here nor there, misguided priorities, and a blurred sense of reality.  > “How’s your bike’s off road capability?” < “POOR. Now help me pick this shit up.” This show is freaking hilarious. Y’all best check it out. (Season 1 Video Playlist on Dailymotion) (Source: http://www.dailymotion.com/)

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Another shot from when Piper Watson (and her lovely fella John Shea) came through Portland. Piper and John are traveling the country on their Ducati Monsters. Check out their blog the-between.net!

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Meet Piper Watson and John Shea! Talk about motorcycles bringing people together… this couple traveled from their hometown of Baltimore, MD a full 5,000 miles and ended up here in Portland! Their trip isn’t over, but they stopped by my work to see the shop (and me!) and we just had to go get dinner.  More photos of Piper will soon follow. You can follow their journey on the-between.net!

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Lise studies her map in Verona, Italy on her way to Oslo, Norway. Her T100 Triumph sits in the foreground.  (Submission from Lise Ljones, photo by Henry)

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Lise studies her map in Verona, Italy on her way to Oslo, Norway. Her T100 Triumph sits in the foreground.  (Submission from Lise Ljones, photo by Henry)

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