Tag: Kawasaki
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Great Tires Now Even Better
Bridgestone Outdoes Itself I normally don’t write articles about products, unless I find them to be particularly excellent or so poor that they shouldn’t be on the market. In this case, the former is worth discussing. I’ve used Bridgestone S22 Hypersport tires (on one of my bikes) since they arrived on the market and must…
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Didn’t I See You at Harley-Davidson an Hour Ago?
This week, I took the time to go to Harley-Davidson and look at the new lineup for 2024. It’s not something I usually do, as cruisers and baggers just aren’t my style. But irrespective of my personal preferences, I thought it worth going to see exactly what HD had to offer. As I wandered over…
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First Ride
A Lost Year It’s one year less a week, since my accident. I’m not one to replay incidents or accidents or to belabor things gone awry. I believe in learning what you can about and from an event, analyzing it, determining what went wrong, synthesizing it, and internalize it. Then I place it all into…
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Kawasaki Ninja 1000sx
Exceptional All-Rounder A year ago, I bought a new motorcycle to replace my BMW. I hadn’t had a new Sport-Tourer since I had my Honda VFR and hadn’t ridden anything more than a mid-weight for the last four years. When I went out on my purchase foray, I had decided to be fairly thorough, but…
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What Constitutes a Great Motorcycle Company and How Do They Manage to Retain Institutional Knowledge?
One of the failures of Capitalism is in its extreme levels of competition. In some other organizational cultures and societies, collaboration and an organization’s ability to capture, promote and disseminate organizational knowledge to its employees and partners is of extreme importance. Today, a large part of the loss of institutional knowledge is caused by competition…
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Motorcycle Prognostications 2024
This morning I was reading an article by Revzilla about the market for motorcycles in 2024. As interesting as it was, I’m sure that there will be a few surprises coming this year. I’ve compiled predictions from a variety of sources for this article. Some I can already see occurring, while for others, time will…
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The Feasibility of Hydrogen Motorcycling
Hydrogen and electric motorcycles, are the future of motorcycling. How we’ll get there is the subject of this post.
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Honda’s New E-Clutch for 2024
Honda’s new E-Clutch makes riding more fun, and safer.
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Alternative Fuel Technologies, You and Your Motorcycle Part II
Alternative motorcycle fuel technologies