September 2016 – Mechanical Sympathy

All Else Is Washed Away

September 28, 2016April 17, 2017 By Timothy King

A rough week at work discovering just how untrustworthy people can be had gotten me down. On top of that (or perhaps because of it), I was fighting an imminent cold. If you're reading this then you probably already know it's better in the wind, so I went looking for some.…

Naked Connie

September 26, 2016January 17, 2017 By Timothy King

I put the Concours up for sale for a very reasonable $1200 and immediately got a bunch of low ball offers. After a week of talking to cheap idiots I pulled it back off Kijiji, this bike deserves better than that. I sympathize with people who can't afford the hobby,…

October 15th? Try a Long Distance Rally!

September 24, 2016March 27, 2017 By Timothy King

Many bikes of all shapes and sizes. If you ride, a long distance rally is a great way to meet new riders and challenge yourself. Can you make your way to Woodstock, Ontario on October 15th? The second ever Lobo Loco long distance motorcycle rally runs on that day. I…

A Quick Motorcycle Chain Switch

September 20, 2016January 17, 2017 By Timothy King

After previous experiences breaking and installing motorcycle chains I figured this time it would be fairly straightforward thanks to a good tool and knowing what I'm doing. The Tiger's chain had a pretty severe tight spot in it. When I set the tight spot to spec (40mm of slack), the loose…

A Winter without Winter

September 15, 2016February 13, 2017 By Timothy King

These little imaginings are a nice escape, and if I ever become pointlessly rich, I'll be able to torment friends and family who ride with ridiculous Top Gear like challenges. I've been monkeying around with Furkot and have come up with a themed trip to the end of South America and…

Ride Planning Tools: Furkot

September 11, 2016January 17, 2017 By Timothy King

Another benefit of doing a trip as a class project was pushing me to find alternatives to Google Maps, which I generally use for trip planning. It makes pretty maps and I like that I can get a sense of what I'm looking at through street view and satellite imagery. It's…

Sharing Interests to Prompt Self-directed Writing

September 9, 2016January 28, 2017 By Timothy King

The idea of genuine communication and showing students teachers as people rather than representatives of the education system has appeared several times on the PLN lately. Consequently, transitioning from summer to the school year has me overlapping my writing subjects. This was originally published on Tim's Motorcycle Diaries... I'm back…

Saturday Morning

September 4, 2016June 24, 2017 By Timothy King

I've been fighting a cold all week and haven't been out on two wheels since the rally. On top of that and with the build up to school I've been putting together a computer lab all day every day. Teaching is a good gig, but there are no down days…