Tim’s Motorcycle Diaries – Mechanical Sympathy

Why On Earth Would They Do That?

December 15, 2019 By Tim

A conversation with one of my students at lunch today: Lyndon demonstrating, 'it's hard' "What are you watching?" "Footage from today’s stage of the Dakar race." "What's that?" "The hardest race in the world." "Why is it so hard?" "It's thousands of kilometres of dangerous off road racing with cars,…

Another Lousy Weather Long Weekend Daydream

December 15, 2019 By Tim

With hail hitting the windows, here's another load-up-the-van daydream, this time over the Easter long weekend... It's up in the teens Celsius in Cincinnati, and it's close by, less than eight hours away. If I'd have gone to work on Thursday with the bike loaded up in the van, I…

Replacing Triumph Tiger fuel tank couplings

December 14, 2019 By Tim

According to Haynes, the Tiger's gaslines will automatically close when youunplug them, except when they don'tand make a mess. I've owned the Triumph Tiger for a season now and intend to do some maintenance on it while the snow if flying. Pretty much everything you need to get to is…

The 2017 MotoGP rider of the year?

December 13, 2019 By Tim

With the 2017 MotoGP season behind us I've been thinking about who I'd vote for rider of the year. I tend to steer clear of the factory riders because when you have truckloads of people getting you around the track as quickly as humanly possible you should be at the…

Box Hill On a Sunny Sunday Morning

December 13, 2019 By Tim

If you're ever in the southern end of the London suburbs, Box Hill is a local meeting place for motorcyclists. On the sunny, August, Sunday morning I was there it was already busy at 9am and had thousands pass by over the day. If you get a chance to go…

Mechanical Satisfaction

December 12, 2019 By Tim

The Concours carburetors weren't snapping back when I released the throttle. Everything worked, but they wouldn't close on their own as they should. I removed the carbs, reset the butterflies so they all closed properly and replaced a bent spring. With everything lubed up and working freely, I reinstalled the…

Winter Is Coming

December 11, 2019 By Timothy King

My first season in the saddle is rapidly coming to an end. I'm sad. I've been OD'ing on magazines and media in the past couple of weeks but I'm also doing more concrete things to keep the dream alive over a cold, dark Canadian winter.This weekend I'm finishing the garage…

Your Typical Sunday Ride Isn’t My Typical Sunday Ride

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 By Timothy King

a 260km amble aroundtheNiagara Escarpment.I cranked out some miles on the Tiger this weekend. On Saturday it was a 160km round trip down to Ancaster for a conference, on Sunday I left with a buddy from work along with his wife and son on a big 260km loop out to…

Sturgill Simpson’s Sound & Fury

December 9, 2019 By Tim

I came across Sturgill Simpson's Sound & Fury on Netflex last month and I'm hooked! I've been an anime fan since discovering Star Blazers in the early '80s, and I'm always on the lookout for the good stuff. That anime fandom was a motivator in moving to Japan for a…

Moments From My First Season On Two Wheels

December 9, 2019 By Timothy King

From a new (to me) Ninja with 8100 miles to 11,410 miles by the end of my first season, April to October, 3,310 miles, ... 5296kms.2013: Out and about on 2 wheels!The first time I looked at that map I wondered why I didn't go further afield, but I did…

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