Tim’s Motorcycle Diaries – Mechanical Sympathy

The Great Escape

January 28, 2020 By Tim

This time of year always feels like Groundhog Day - go to work, go to sleep, wake up, do it again. It becomes so repetitive that it leaks into your mind, filling your thoughts so there is little room for anything else. This year it's amplified by the negativity surrounding…

Seven for Seven

January 25, 2020 By Tim

Last week was a perfect 5 commutes on the bike. This week I'm up to two already, though I got a bit wet on the way home. If the weather holds I'm aiming for three weeks with the car parked! from Blogger http://ift.tt/2jK81w3 via IFTTT

Rearsets and Customizing how you sit on a bike

January 24, 2020 By Timothy King

Stock Ninja on meUnlike cars, a motorbike has a set position for all riders. Can you imagine a car that had a seat without adjustment? That's what sitting on a bike is like. When one doesn't fit you make adjustments, unfortunately most of those adjustments are aftermarket choices. If something…

Installing LED indicators on a 2003 Triumph Tiger 955i

January 23, 2020 By Tim

I've done a few LED light upgrades on motorcycles to date, so updating the indicators on my trusty 2003 Triumph Tiger 955i isn't producing many surprises. Unlike the Kawasaki Heavy Industries ZG1K project bike last time, the Triumph doesn't use standard automotive blinker relays, so the cheap and cheerful option I…

Variations on a Theme

January 22, 2020 By Timothy King

I've been playing with the idea of branding the garage. Cafe Racer TV plays this card all the time, so why not? I could totally pull off KingMoto, or Timoto, or I could name it after my son and go with MaxMoto!In launching a school motorcycle club I put together…

2019’s First Ride

January 21, 2020 By Tim

I've been able to steal a ride from winter the past couple of years, but not this one. It's been dangerously cold and snowy throughout. I was finally able to steal one at the end of March Break for half an hour up and down next to the Grand River…

Moto Anime

January 20, 2020 By Tim

Best. Wheelie. Ever! The Robotech Cyclone rocks! At the end of the 1970s as a nine year old I came across Star Blazers, the English version of Space Battleship Yamato. This was my first look at Japanese animation, which was quickly followed up by Battle of the Planets and Robotech. …

Cultivate Your Intuition

January 19, 2020 By Tim

It had been one hell of a morning. I got to work only to get a frantic phone call telling me to turn around and come back home because a snow plow had backed up into my wife's car. An hour later we'd dropped off the car at the repair…

Chasing Eclipses on a Tight Schedule

January 19, 2020 By Tim

Things have tightened up around the total solar eclipse that crosses The States in August. If I can make it back for the 23rd I've got a conference I can attend to demonstrate virtual reality, and who wouldn't want to do that? The conference would also pay for the trip,…

Beautiful Sunset Ride

January 18, 2020 By Tim

T'was a lovely evening and everyone was napping or having quiet time, so I pulled the Tiger out and went for a cool, sunset ride up and down the Grand River. Almost no traffic at the end of the day, but lots of bugs on my visor when I got…

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