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Scooter racing at Thunderdrome

This isn't a VFR story, but I had such an awesome time last weekend that I wanted to share it with you guys anyway. I got to go scooter racing! I didn't make this video and I don't know the guy who did, but I'm in it. You can see me at around 5:45, getting off to a lousy start. I'm wearing the same leathers as in my userpic. So here's the story: My friend Erik at Current Motors invited me to go scooter racing at an event called ThunderDrome. Current Motors makes electric scooters
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Chain Oiler Comparo, final update

Today I removed the Pro-Oiler from the VFR. Not because I don't like it. I do! But I am selling the bike, and the new owner doesn't want it. Better for it to stay here where it can eventually get used again, than to go in the trash when the new owner of my VFR comes to pick it up next weekend. Meanwhile the TDM has been laid up all season waiting for brake work. First it was waiting for parts, and then the parts came in but by then it was full summer and I haven't wanted to take time away
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Chain Oiler Update

Last spring I wrote about installing three different chain oilers and that I planned to compare them. Here are my results so far. I have not had to lube a chain all summer. I have not had to clean a chain all summer. I have not had to adjust a chain all summer. Yet my chains all look clean and new. This is awesome and I am very happy about it. However, all three chain oilers drip on my garage floor. I have developed the habit of pushing a piece of cardboard under the chain, each time I
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Installing The Scottoiler

Next up, we have the Scottoiler. This is the most commonly available oiler, the one that everyone else compares themselves to. It's the only oiler in my comparo, that is sold by multiple vendors here in the USA. I found it was available from a vendor I already know and think highly of, Adventure Motostuff in Carson City NV. Chad at Adventure Motostuff hooked me up when my V-Strom's chain went bad on a trip, a couple years ago. It's an awesome store, with things in stock that I would normall
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Installing The Pro-oiler

In my last entry, I described the install of the Hawke Oiler. Next up is the Pro-Oiler. The Pro-Oiler is made by a company in Belgium. But they delivered it to me in the USA without any trouble. The packaging was very good, with things in individual bubble wrap bags. There was a stack of instructions, about 50 sheets of paper. I was relieved to note they were stapled into three bundles, because I figured this would mean that two of them must be other languages and I could throw them out.
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Installing The Hawke Oiler

This Hawke Oiler has been sitting on my workbench for a couple of years. Last Saturday, I finally installed it on my 2003 Suzuki V-Strom, as part of a chain oiler comparison I have decided to do this summer. Above is a picture of the contents of the kit, along with a few handwritten labels so that people looking at the picture can tell what the various items are, and a ruler to show the relative size of the items. I don't think anything in this kit, was manufactured specifically for the Haw
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American Supercamp

Two weeks ago I attended American Supercamp. I'm here to report that this was more fun than any other rider training I've ever done. The class was held at a place called Vail Equestrian Center, near Toledo OH. It was an indoor horse riding arena. There was a large rectangular riding space with a dirt floor, and bleachers along one side. Nothing fancy, but plenty of space. They provide the motorcycles and any gear that you need. The motorcycles are Honda XR100 dirt bikes. They're all alike. R
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Gingerman Track Weekend, August 18-19

I recently I took the VFR to the racetrack for two days. For those who don't know, here's the basic scoop on how this works. The group that organizes these events is called Sportbike Track Time. STT divides the riders up into three groups, Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each group gets to be on the track for twenty minutes each hour. The Novice group is for beginners and those who seek continued instruction; in addition to 20 minutes on the track each hour, Novice riders are required to at
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