November 2016 – Mechanical Sympathy

Fury Project: final drive & body panels

November 27, 2016January 17, 2017 By Tim

With the snow finally falling I've had time to start into the naked Concours project. The first thing that needed addressing was the final drive unit which was leaking from the inner seal. When the Clymers manual says you can do it but it's a big pain in the ass,…

Dreamtime Begins

November 27, 2016January 17, 2017 By Tim

You tend to see a lot more Photoshop post production during Dreamtime. The end of riding season means it's the beginning of Dreamtime. I shift from what I'm doing on a motorcycle to what I wish I were doing but can't. Things get fictional and funky. Instead of generating…

Riding on ice is hard

November 19, 2016January 24, 2017 By Tim

It dawned a cool, foggy morning on Thursday. If it's hard to take a photo of it I get very interested in trying to do it, and foggy, early morning weather is particularly difficult to photograph. I hustled out of the house to find the moist air particularly cold.…