The morning air is cool and dry. I try to savour it, knowing it will be a sweet, sweet distant dream in a couple hours.

Sometimes it’s fun to back away from the fine art photography and play with grubby bikes and expired film developer.

Passing through some magical bit that is all ravines and empty road, I have the place all to myself. Just nothing. Nothing but empty, wild countryside.

Seminal photographer known for colour saturation through dye-transfer printing

No way I can get out of it now. This was as ready as I was gonna be.

A kindred spirit, Cait discusses setting up and running California Moto Market, wrangling womens moto gear vendors, all day rides, and whiskey. Not necessarily in that order.

Between people calling me "Ma’am" and a Denis Rodman sighting, it's just another 7am in Hollywood.

Now I usually try to be a very organised person, but there is something about being in foreign countries that makes me want to wave my metaphorical dick in the wind.

The tale delves a bit more into metaphysics than motorcycle maintenance but the connection is irrefutable.

Elspeth Beard is recognised for being the first British woman to ride around the world on a motorcycle. My heart swelled with pride for this woman I had never met who had accomplished such a defiant adventure.

Elspeth Beard writes openly and discusses hard subjects (like, seriously, hard subjects) with the same ease as she can change a throttle cable. What have you done lately?

Buying a motorcycle helmet isn’t an easy task any day of the week. It's illegal to ride without one and, of course, your ego will creep in demanding you look half decent. In addition, when you start out, you’ll be lumped with specs which mean nothing to you yet and “helpful” advice from everyone who walks through the bike store. Result? One helluva confused and bewildered new rider.