One rider’s sporadic thoughts on motorcycling and whatever else life throws at him.
It’s high summer. I can’t really ride my bike right now. Its promised to another. My new love won’t be here until late August. I have to go back to work Wednesday…3 days’ pay poorer…because of the state educational budget shortfall…teachers are required to take 3 furlough days without pay. Luckily I think they are [...]
Last weekend I went up to the big BMW MOA national rally in Johnson City, TN. Errr, Gray, TN to be more precise. Thats really about all I have to say about it. In driving my truck and hauling a bike up there for a buddy, I pretty much doomed myself to “rally boredom” most [...]
I had one casualty from the rally. My little electric screwdriver. I took it with me to undo the wooden ramp on my truck so I could haul a friend’s bike up to try and sell it. It didn’t sell, by the way. The screwdriver I left in the bed of the truck, up near [...]
That’s the big deal this week. And it’s happening this year right in our back yard; Johnson City, Tennessee right up there just north of Asheville, NC.
This year, I’ve let myself get caught in a precarious position vis-a-vis a motorcycle. My bike has been valued for trade-in and with my new bike on order I [...]
I sent the spiffy light bulbs back yesterday. I so wanted those lights! Oh well.
I now have a line on a set of 35 watt halogen bulbs for $25 each. That won’t be as bright but it will be less strain on my alternator.
I think I’ve practically sold everything extra that I bought for the [...]
In planning for my new bike’s accessories, I decided to just use my existing Hella FF50 lights on the front for greater visibility and a wider lit area of the road at night. The new bike will only have a 400 watt alternator and the H7 bulbs in the lights burn a whopping 55watts each! [...]
My friend, the retired motorcycle mechanic, got his new F800ST and immediately wired it for accessories, using a system of his own to sort of trick the BMW CANBUS electrical setup on the new bike. It has no fuses! He thought beforehand that it would be a pain in the old derrier, but now he [...]
My 18″ Cee Bailey windshield arrived this morning.
I know! It looks very tall! I had a shorter one with the old F650 Thumper and the wind hit me right in the face. So I decided to go higher. The problem is…The mounting connections are down on the headlight shroud area at the [...]
Yes, I’ve already begun ordering my “farkles” for the new bike I have coming in August. Not certain where that word comes from, but means the extra items and parts one adds to a stock, straight off the floor, motorcycle.
What I got today, was two new Pelican 1550 cases which I will adapt to fit [...]
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