By Tosh Konya The Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Just west of the museum is the village of Warwick, OK that’s little more than a crossroads with a gas station and also an on-ramp/off-ramp for I-44. Oklahoma City is roughly 35-miles to the west. Some eight decades ago, [...]
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Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum
February 11th, 2012 
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No Comments »STAR 2012 Raffle Bike – Honda CB1000R
February 11th, 2012 VersysRider How would you like a naked 1000cc sportbike? What if that bike came with fully adjustable suspension, dual radial four-piston front brakes and a single sided rear swingarm? Would you like a digital dash and fuel injection? And how do tubular handlebars, a 4.5 gallon gas tank and a more upright seating position sound? If [...]
Posted in Articles, Ohio Tags: Adjustable Suspension, Digital Dash, Fuel Injection, Honda, Honda CBR Watch, Raffle Bike 1 Comment »Nicky Hayden for a Day
February 7th, 2012 VersysRider by Bill (Kickstand) Preininger As the years add up I’ve have made it a practice to take in a riding class or a track day each year to sharpen riding skills & hopefully suspend the threat of that dreaded street crash. For anyone who has invested time in the Keith Code Superbike School (www.superbikeschool.com) you [...]
Posted in Michigan, Reviews, Ride Reports Tags: Keith Code, Keith Code Superbike School Wwwsuperbikeschoolcom, KTM, Mid-Ohio, Ohio, Track Day 1 Comment »Florida MSTA News – February 2012
February 7th, 2012 VersysRider South Director’s Report Greetings to all you lucky riders!!! Have you looked at the weather outside of Florida lately??? Wow, are we in the right spot at the right time!! First, welcome our new newsletter editor, Don Moe. He has graced us with his talents, and we are grateful for his time and efforts! This [...]
Posted in Articles, Florida Tags: Big Berthas, Florida, Msta, Paneras Great Info, South Directors ReportJim, Weather No Comments »You and Your Motorcycle – It’s a Zen Thing
February 7th, 2012 VersysRider IMPORTANT NOTICE: Ultimately, the safety of motorcycle riders and their passengers is their own responsibility. Nothing presented in the column supersedes, negates or relieves a motorcyclist and/or passenger from assumption of personal responsibility for their actions and safety. You’ve probably reached it at some point in your motorcycling career. It is that time in your [...]
Flickr: Motorcycle Touring
February 7th, 2012 VersysRider A different way of meeting riders By Jim Park Those of you who know me, know that I have a passion for two things, traveling via motorcycle and photography. Seems the two go pretty well together. Several years back I discovered a photo site that was great for sharing your photography with others. There are [...]
Situational Awareness
January 20th, 2012 VersysRider By Nicky Zarras, Feature Editor/NV For many of us in the MSTA situational awareness brings back memories of combat operations. Loss of situational awareness during combat results in the loss of human life. At Petra, the local Greek Bar at Tivoli Village in Las Vegas, Nevada, I got into a discussion with a retired USAF [...]
Posted in Safety Tags: aircraft, awareness, Combat Operations, Flight Instructor, insure, like, Motorcycle, Riding, road, route, situational, Situational Awareness, USAF 1 Comment »Product Eval: TomTom Rider GPS
January 19th, 2012 VersysRider So why do I even need a GPS unit for my motorcycle? I know how to read a paper map. I’ve been doing it for years. Granted, It is a hassle to have to stop your bike to flip over the map, attached to your tankbag, to a new section so that you can continue [...]
Product Eval: GoPro Hero Video Camera
January 18th, 2012 VersysRider (Webmaster’s note: This review was written in December of 2009, this is not the HD version of the Go Pro.) My son gave me the original GoPro Motorsports Hero video camera for Christmas last year. It has a 54-degree viewing angle lens. It can be used as a video camera or it can be used [...]
Posted in Colorado - Wyoming, Reviews Tags: AAA, GB Secure Digital Memory Card, GoPro, Memory Card, Video Camera No Comments »Product Eval: Power Max GTZ12S Battery
January 17th, 2012 VersysRider The Yuasa brand battery that came with my 2002 Honda CBR1100XX finally began to have difficulty holding a charge. After five years of faithful service it was worn out. So I went shopping for a new battery last March 08. I stopped at my local independent motorcycle repair shop, Rocky Mountain Motor Sports, Loveland, CO [...]
