I need to start by saying that I'm a casual motorcycle rider who enjoys a few back roads every now and then. I have been riding for 4 years now and love it. I thought it would be interesting to post some of my thoughts on these two bikes that are currently in my stable.
My 1987 VFR 700 is and was my first motorcycle. I had wanted a motorcycle...
Couldn't let a beautiful sunshine day go by without a ride out in the countryside. This photo was taken less than 5 minutes from my home. You can see Table Mountain in the background. I live in the northern suburbs of Cape Town on the edge of the Durbanville Wine Route and further north is virtually only farming area. Lots of nice scenery and...
I live in the Pacific NW near Portland Oregon and am looking for some suggestions regarding a good father son ride. My son is enlisting in the Army next summer and I wanted to take a week or longer road trip with him next spring or early summer so we could spend some quality time together before he left for basic training. I was initially looking...
I would like to seek input on what to do for the speedometer that stopped working on my 04 Interceptor. Anyone else have problems with this on their bike?
Stopped at the petrol station on my way to work yesterday. Filled up the tank and got organised to set off. Turned the key, all the lights, and hit the starter. A bit of an noise then nothing. A couple more attempts and nothing. The bike wasn't starting.
Here I was at 6am on a highway petrol station with a bike that wouldn't start....
IŽve had several requests on what parts of western Norway is worth travelling on a motorcycle. In this blog, IŽll point to some of the more interesting routes for motorcycling in western Norway. Of course there are lots of other routes worth riding, not mentioned here.
In preparation for the Dallas to Dillon run, I needed to do some maintenance work big time. 28,900 miles on the clock, I bought the bike with 14,000 miles...so more than half are mine now. Only averaging 7K miles per year, but this trip should blow that away....3500 miles estimated total.
In April I put a new back tire on (Bridgestone BT021). ...
Okay, I went a bit crazy today. Since I'm givin' the VFR a facelift and considering new bodywork or at least patch/paint, I now realize other things will look a bit out of place. Especially the exhaust header system! Faded matte black with lots of rust to show it age/miles... ugh. When I was looking for the radiators, I noticed a...
My bike is a silver sport/touring 08' Honda 800cc / V4 / with 4 valves per cylinder (it runs on 2 valves until the RPM's reach 6600,then all 4 valves kick in.(Two plus's....No flat spots though the low/med/high range (max rpm is over 11,500 before red line) ...... The other reason is better fuel...
So when last I left you, I had just finished up the valves (with the help of my buddy Tony) and needed to get some additional wiring taken care or while waiting for my exhaust to get back from Jet-Hot. ...well, Father's Day weekend was as good a time as any to wrap up my project! :fing02:
First real ride of the year. Every year I ride deeper into the winter and hibernate longer in the Spring. Gotta change that. Anyway, I was up and out of the house by 7AM. Not too bad since I was up late watching UFC despite already having seen all three fights. I had a nice route setup on my Garmin. Most of the roads were new to me that I had...
Hello I am trying to figure out I am not getting any Power to the switch or to the headlight the bike has been laid down by a previous owner on the right hand side I just do not know if I am missing a relay a fuse or just something small or if something is just missing I was told that all the parts were on the bike and I found a lot of stuff that...
Hint: One T stands for 'TATTIES' :idea3: A late start had me not arriving until 4:30pm! I figure leave by 5:00 and get home before dark..........NOT!!! :mellow:
(Note to American Members:) If you ever attend one of these spectacles, a) get a funny hat, b) or a funny T-shirt (ask Cruzinaz) and c) ...
Figured it was going to be one of the last rideable days so I took advantage. It was about a three hour trip, I left Rapid City on one of my favorite roads, Nemo Road, after that I hooked off onto Vanucker Canyon Road, AWESOME ROAD!! Pulled through Sturgis, Deadwood, and Lead on the way to Cheyenne Crossing. Turned up Spearfish Canyon...
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I need to start by saying that I'm a casual motorcycle rider who enjoys a few back roads every now and then. I have been riding for 4 years now and love it. I thought it would be interesting to post some of my thoughts on these two bikes that are currently in my stable.
Couldn't let a beautiful sunshine day go by without a ride out in the countryside. This photo was taken less than 5 minutes from my home. You can see Table Mountain in the background. I live in the northern suburbs of Cape Town on the edge of the Durbanville Wine Route and further north is virtually only farming area. Lots of nice scenery and...
I live in the Pacific NW near Portland Oregon and am looking for some suggestions regarding a good father son ride. My son is enlisting in the Army next summer and I wanted to take a week or longer road trip with him next spring or early summer so we could spend some quality time together before he left for basic training. I was initially looking...
Stopped at the petrol station on my way to work yesterday. Filled up the tank and got organised to set off. Turned the key, all the lights, and hit the starter. A bit of an noise then nothing. A couple more attempts and nothing. The bike wasn't starting.
...
In preparation for the Dallas to Dillon run, I needed to do some maintenance work big time. 28,900 miles on the clock, I bought the bike with 14,000 miles...so more than half are mine now. Only averaging 7K miles per year, but this trip should blow that away....3500 miles estimated total.
Date of purchase: 26 Feb 08' 
First real ride of the year. Every year I ride deeper into the winter and hibernate longer in the Spring. Gotta change that. Anyway, I was up and out of the house by 7AM. Not too bad since I was up late watching UFC despite already having seen all three fights. I had a nice route setup on my Garmin. Most of the roads were new to me that I had...
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Hello I am trying to figure out I am not getting any Power to the switch or to the headlight the bike has been laid down by a previous owner on the right hand side I just do not know if I am missing a relay a fuse or just something small or if something is just missing I was told that all the parts were on the bike and I found a lot of stuff that...
Hint: One T stands for 'TATTIES' :idea3: 
Figured it was going to be one of the last rideable days so I took advantage. It was about a three hour trip, I left Rapid City on one of my favorite roads, Nemo Road, after that I hooked off onto Vanucker Canyon Road, AWESOME ROAD!! Pulled through Sturgis, Deadwood, and Lead on the way to Cheyenne Crossing. Turned up Spearfish Canyon...
