Sunday, April 4, 2010

The Day After The Crash

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Digital, not vehicle. I'm working on my old laptop and the backups I made. My hard drive crashed and it's in the shop. I'm hopi...
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Friday, April 2, 2010

What Can a BMW S1000RR Do That A Vespa Can't?

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Apparently Nothing! Scooter Trash Rules!! Click Here for the original version. .
Thursday, April 1, 2010

This is your brain on a cel phone

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Think your cel phone is safe? Watch this video! That's all for today, I'm off to do battle with the DMV. Getting a title for the...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Spring Brake - Part 3

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To wrap up this series on Spring maintenance I'll look at springs today. And shocks. When I was in college and sometimes dabbled in al...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Spring Brake - Part 2

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Yesterday I talked about my experiences with the NX250 brakes . Today I'll relate the rest of the tale of neglect. Most people can re...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Spring Brake - Part 1

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Yesterday I talked about the importance of getting your bike ready for riding. More than just checking the oil level and tire pressure. I kn...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Spring time is torque time.

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So - the sun is out, the birds are singing, and the open road is calling. Maybe all of you in San Diego get to play all year but for the res...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

Resolution Kept

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For the New Year I made a resolution to rationalize my motorcycle inventory. Decide what to ride, what to keep as a collection, and what to ...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Computer crud (and how to make it better)

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If you use an Apple or Linux computer you can check out now and come back tomorrow. If you have a PC I have two excellent tools for your com...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Another Freebie

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I received a $10  Bike Bandit gift card in the mail and, since I don't use them, I've decided to pass it on. I have nothing against...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

American Racing

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Peter sent this article on Maine ice racing from the New York Times: The NYT article is here . The video is here . It looks like a lot of...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Definition of a Bad Day!

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Too much advance on the spark? A little lean on the mixture? Compression too high? All of the above?
Sunday, March 21, 2010

STREET LEGAL BUMPER CARS

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From the Gretjen file of People-With-Too-Much-Time-On-Their-Hands: It's easy for a gear-head to be discouraged about the state of the ...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Your other two wheels

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Google Maps has just added a new feature that is really exciting. You could previously get directions for driving, walking, or public tran...
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Friday, March 19, 2010

First Ride - the good and the very, very bad

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A great day for a ride in rural CT. Warm weather and a chance to see how the CB650 runs on the roads after the recent problems. I'm hap...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Motorcycle Trick

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Motorcycle commercials are just plain better than all the rest. Check out this one.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

How did Stevie do that?

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If you saw yesterday's post you saw Stevie Wonder play Punch Dub (aka Slug Bug). Probably you thought it was just an advertising gimmic...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

VW ad

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I don't remember this ad campaign but the "punch line" is incredible!
Monday, March 15, 2010

The tale of the cat

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No post yesterday because there was no electricity at the house. The storm knocked out the power so I went to NJ to see a man about a Buick....
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Born to be Mild - The Saga Continues

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I took the left exhaust off and found - nothing! I even started the engine with open exhaust ports and more - nothing! Except a lot of nois...