Where I've been on my motorcycles:
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brian A. Hopkins
Adventure Rider
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Where I've been on my motorcycles:
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"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." -- Edward Abbey
Motorcycle Adventures
2005 BMW R1200GS
- Anadarko, Oklahoma, 20 Sep 2009
- "Texas Rose," 19 Sep 2009
- Alaska, 5-25 June 2009
- "The Hardest Part of the Journey," 30 Jan 2009
2008 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S
- "Sunshine Sunday," 22 Jun 08
- My Review of the Hypermotard, as published in the Mar 2008 issue of Ride Oklahoma Magazine (cover, page 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
- "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words," 17 Nov 2007
2006 Honda CRF450X
- Oklahoma Dualsport Rally, 16-19 Oct 2008*
- Big Red Offroad Park, 24 Aug 08
- "Don't Run Over Your Wingman!" 12 May 2008 ("Revisited" 5 Nov 2009)
- Oklahoma Dualsport Rally, 19-21 Oct 2007*
- Crossbar Ranch Offroad Park, 30 Sep 2007
- Customizing: Parts One, Two, Three, Four, & Five.
- Breaking It In Right, 4 Sep 2007
2006 Honda CBR1000RR
- "Another Reminder to Ride Safe" (Eureka Springs ZZR Rally), 2-4 May 2008
- Losing My Chicken Strips, 10-13 May 2007
- "The Most Comfortable Seat From Which to Watch MotoGP!" 25 Mar 2007
2004 Triumph Tiger 955i
- Great Lakes Tour, 18-26 Sep 2008
- "Eureka Springs with the Wife," 29-31 Aug 2008
- "Alabaster Caverns," 11-12 July 2008
- "Four Corners Tour," 23-31 May 2008
- "Talimena Drive," 12-13 Apr 2008 (video)
- "Crouching Tiger, Twisty Dragon," 4-13 Oct 2007 (sorry, STILL a work-in-progress)
- "Chicken Run," Parts One & Two, 1-2 Sep 2007
- Destination: Wichita Mountains, Mount Scott, Meers, 17 Mar 2007
- "But the Most Wonderful Thing About Tiggers..." 10 Mar 2007
2006 Honda CRF230F
2005 BMW F650GS Dakar
- Ghost Town: Fallis, Oklahoma, 17 Oct 2009
- Eureka Springs Hillbilly Dualsport Rally, 27-30 Mar 2008*
- Flint Hills Stampede, Kansas, 14-16 Sep 2007
- Copper Canyon, Mexico, 13 - 22 Apr 2007
- Eureka Springs Hillbilly Dualsport Rally, 29-31 Mar 2007
- Oklahoma Dualsport Rally, 12-15 Oct 2006
- Jailbreak in the Clouds, 22-24 Sep 2006
- The Quest for the Holy Arch, 16 Sep 2006
- WFO in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 23-26 Mar 2006
- Oklahoma Dualsport Rally, 13-16 Oct 2005
- Jailbreak in the Clouds (BMW F650 Rally), 16-18 Sep 2005
- In the Wake of Hurricane Katrina, 31 Aug - 6 Sep 2005
- The Baby Beemer Comes Home, 2 June 2005
2000 Triumph Tiger (R.I.P.)
2003 Kawasaki ZZR1200
Ride Oklahoma Blog Essays
- Just Start at the Beginning (11/22/06)
- Necessity is the Mother of Invention (11/26/06)
- Just Rub a Couple Sticks Together (11/30/06)
- Sure, Getting Lost is Half the Fun, But... (12/9/06)
- That's Gonna Leave a Mark (12/15/06)
- Everything But the Kitchen Sink (12/20/06)
- Passing It On (1/18/07)
- I'm Sure She'd Grow Into It (2/3/07)
- A is for Adventure (2/16/07)
- B is for Beginners (3/20/07)
- Are You Ready for This? (3/22/07)
- D is for Danger (5/2/07)
- A Restless Existence (5/24/07)
- F is for Factoids (5/29/07)
- Couch Potatoes, I am Here for You (6/6/07)
- Tire Talk (6/14/07)
- Cruisin' (6/16/07)
- G is for "Gotcha!" (7/10/07)
- H is for Hooligan ... oops, I mean Hypermotard! (8/5/07)
- The Right Tool for the Job (8/16/07)
- L is for Landmarks (10/25/07)
- M is for Motorcycle Show (11/10/07)
- They Say These Things Come in Three's...? (6/11/08)
- New Squid on the Block (7/26/09)
- World Traveler (10/4/09)
- The New Moto Digs at Road's End: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (2009, 2010) -- NEW!!!
- Cycle World International Motorcycle Show (11/15/09)
* = no ride report ... just noting that I was there
"It's becoming clear to me
that I need to start hiding the keys to my motorcycles..."