I’d gone for a ride a couple of week ago, on my XR1200, up to the RockStore. The route up there, along PCH, can kinda suck sometimes because of traffic and cops, but once in the area there are some decent roads up through the Santa Monica/Malibu mountains. Also, I really just like hanging out [...]
Not to far from my house is one of those ‘Chinese tool importer warehouse cheap as chips stores’. I drop in there every now and then to pick up a cheap throw-away something or other.
Turns out they sell a motorcycle tent.
I don’t have any room left in the garage, and I needed some way to [...]
I’d been thinking about a commuter vehicle for some time, something with a minimum carbon footprint; efficient, small, affordable. Until recently, I’d been catching public transport (PT) to and from work, which consisted of a 3 mile drive to a park and ride, a train (light rail) ride to downtown LA, a bus that takes [...]
It’s been a busy few weeks, and social commitments had largely kept me out of the garage. But while my parents were visiting, some new bits and pieces showed up for the XR; Braking wheels, billet triple clamp, rearsets and a Thundermax ECU/Auto tuner.
Installed the triple clamps, wheels and ThunderMax and loaded the appropriate map. [...]
Got the new Remus headers fitted, got the pulley cover powder coated, got the tail piece back from the painters, and a few other minor upgrades/fixes.
So this is how she looks for now (until I can fund my next project – which is gonna be exciting – stay tuned)
Okay, sure, I had my doubts, I mean the Remus rep said they only had one other reported case of someone returning the header due to a similar crack/failure, so why would I think they’d change anything in response to only two reported failures – I mean, from what I can tell, this system seems [...]
During the trip to Laguna Seca, I noted, on occasions, that the bike didn’t always run quite as right as it could have. Nothing major, just that something seemed a little off. Dirty air cleaner, or perhaps a bad tank of fuel, either way I thought I noticed it, which in turn meant I spent [...]
I’d been hunting around forever, struggling with both current designs (dislike most of what’s out there - dragons, skulls and the like), and price – why is it that the one you like, almost always turns out to be the most expensive…
Waiting for me upon my return from the MotoGP trip was my new Shoei [...]
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I know I should really write something but I just got back and I’m sleep deprived. I did manage to sift through the hundreds of pics I took, whittle them down, and post a (visual) representation of the the trip (in 80 pics or less).
We didn’t have grand stand seats and chose, instead [...]
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Laguna Seca or bust…
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