There is no crew meeting in the calendar for today. Is there going to be one?

This book was written about the club I rode with for 8 years. Daniel Wolf originally wrote the book as his Masters thesis in Sociology, and then his PhD thesis, and finally turned it into a a book. It's called: "The Rebels: a Brotherhood of Outlaws".

So I went to a great evening with one of my most favorite bands of all times (which their lead guitarist, which is also my biggest idol since i was a teen,is also a very good friend of mine, but that’s a story for other time 😁) and had an excellent time with them. Now at this point you may wonder - how is it even remotely related to motorcycles, and especially to fails (as the header says). So - once I’ve packed myself, I went to my motorcycle which was parked right near the entrance, geared up, hoped on, put it in gear, and…. Front wheel jammed, making me lose balance and slowly dropping the motorcycle on its side 🤦🏻‍♂️ In hindsight - I forgot I’ve added the disc lock on the right side (which was closer to the wall I’ve parked near) and it did what it supposed to do - lock the front brake… Fortunately I have crash bars so no damage at all to anything, and I was still on 0 kph, but my inflating jacket did went off, so goodbye 64$ for new gas cartridge for it 🥴 Note to self: always put the disc lock on the more visible side to the eyes…

Five gear items. Non-negotiable before the motorcycle moves. Swipe through the breakdown — then tell me in the comments: Which one did you skip when you started?

I just got my signed, numbered, and notarized copy of George Christie's new book, crossing the Rubicon. It even came with a challenge coin. I was thinking about what Dan said about challenge coins, so I looked up the cost, and it's not that bad. Maybe some coins could be designed and made for the "safe riders crew"? Similar to the one George gave out with his book?