when Trev and I headed off. (Karen and Jake were coming down early Thursday morning as they were working for Computime.) Arriving just outside the side road to the track about 10pm, we sat up for a couple of hours, chewing the fat and partaking in a beer or 2. Then try to sleep...
The most decisive of all may very well be this one.And it's also another step where you can easily boost the price by 5-10%. We are visual, suggestible creatures. Just look at the budget of any corporation's marketing department.If you take pictures good enough to make your prospective...
That maye be a DCT thing and I certainly find myself manually dropping a gear or two when I am anticipating an overtake. It is an engine you warm to over a few miles though. I always think it takes a while to start to adapt my rising to suit a new bike and that score might be...
The TTR250 has an air-cooled, 4 stroke, 4 valve, DOHC single with electric start, six (fairly close ratio) speed gearbox and disc brakes front and rear. Owners tend to be very enthusiastic about the model and justifiably so. I am one such enthusiast and when I first got my TTR I st...
I like shopping at Goodwill or other thrift stores because I know that if I buy something used, then I have just saved the environment a little. I figured the easiest way to make a Biker Sport Coat is to start with a sport coat and cut off the sleeves. This is how I make the fir...
The clutch engagement is predictable, while the transmission lightly and positively clicks through the gears. My only quibble is that neutral is not super-easy to find, sometimes taking more than one stab at the lever. The cockpit display is easy to read, while displaying a ton of information...
Have the bag tie ready and when the Hoover has sucked all the air out and starts to “redline”, tie the bag end. Make sure that the vacuum is holding. If it is not, give it another good suck with the Hoover. I had a problem holding a vacuum with one bag and just left the Hoo...
click the starter button. It’s always difficult trying to convey the whole sensory experience of riding a bike in mere words, but that’s what I’m here for. And the best word I can come up with for the extra deep booming noise the new engine emits when it starts up is ” boff ...