"It's becoming clear to me that I need to start hiding the keys to my motorcycles..."
Brian A. Hopkins
Adventure Rider
"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
"It's becoming clear to me
that I need to start hiding the keys to my motorcycles..."
Motorcycle Adventures
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
- 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
- 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)
* = no ride report ... just noting that I was there