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There is usually something that I am working on that doesn't really fit into the Non-FZ motorcycle category, and I'm sure that I'm not alone. I thought that I would make a place for things that you are working on in your Shop, Garage, Man-Cave, etc. My recent examples are improvements to my...

With fall in full swing and a rare warm Thanksgiving weekend coming, I planned a long day (Dawn till Dusk) ride as a sort of Grand Finale to the season. Most of the time trying to get my ridding buddies together for a ride is akin to herding cats, but they must have sensed the impending end to...

I went to what may be the last bike night this season. There is snow forecast for tomorrow, not that it will stay yet. Nights are getting colder and a decent number of bikes came out. The usual classic stuff, a few custom Harleys, and the largest cluster of Eighties Yamahas that I have seen...

Extreme Long Term Test Well the end has finally come for my Frank Thomas Street Boots with the soles delaminating. This is no surprise when you take into account that the top songs on the charts the year of purchase were “Maneater” by Hall & Oates and “Down Under” by Men At Work along with...

A last minute overnight trip to clean up some unfinished business from my short trip this year. Report to come but here is the teaser. Logan's Pass on the Going to The Sun Road. The Route: About 900 kms for the 2 days.

Prelude This has been a tumultuous season so far with so many plans come and gone like the shifting winds of a forest fire. Just when you think you have the situation under control another shift in circumstances and it’s time for a new plan. I cannot remember a time in my adult life when the...

After scuttled vacation plans and having a paid campsite reservation a couple of friends agreed to join me for a quick out and back weekend trip. The plan was to run the canal route from Carseland to Vauxhall then run back roads the remainder. It just so happened to be mostly the TCAT (Trans...

I learned long ago that everything is subject to change, especially weather, and this past weekend was no exception to that rule. I had carefully watched the weather forecast for weeks and true to form, as the weekend loomed the forecast tanked. I had planned a run into Montana to escape the zoo...

Happy Birthday Johnny!

My years of exploring and recording my exploits has caught the eye of at least one other well -known website north of the border. I was asked permission to have my Alberta tracks used (for non-profit) so that foreign tourists could have a better shot at seeing some of the, otherwise unknown...

I went to the Calgary Premier last night and it was the perfect tonic for a winter night. It isn't earth shaking or even any revelation to long-time riders but still well worth seeing! On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5nglGD8AVI

Happy Birthday Billy!

Up in our country we have a tool store much like the American "Harbor Freight" chain, called Princess Auto. My boss bought a bike lift (made in china) for the shop after hearing me talk about buying one. This afforded me the oportunity to "try before I buy" and so far I like what I see. The...

The stock parts still available. These are all off a 2008 FZ-1. All prices include shipping to Canada or Continental US, unless stated. Front turn signals/ running lights (complete!) $ 20.00 Rear Seat foam and cover (never used) $20.00 Stock lower brake line bracket from the...

If only this were coming to a airfield near me. Sci-Fi Airshow: Guided Tour You older members may enjoy this a bit more, If you are Sci-Fi fans.

Yamaha has made a line of 50th anniversary gear. I saw this stuff at my dealers and it looks and feels like top quality stuff. I added a UK link because they showed it off the best. 50th Anniversary Team Wear When I saw the stuff, I thought how much it reminded me of some gear I had as a...

I was testing my New Go Pro on the default settings. I just turned it on and rode to Work. During the hours that it took to upload I did some further enhancements and will put up a better video soon, but here is the first draft. It is Boring (run to work)( 6 plus minutes that you will never get...

Is it any wonder that more guys are getting tired of street riding. What with the "me first!" and plain inattention to the task at hand. I took the following pictures with my cell phone (while stopped) on yesterdays 10 km commute home. Being a former truck driver I know what happened to the...

I have heard that more Electronic Tech is bought by women than men. I might have messed up that stat, sort of. Yesterday I Paid for new phones for both my wife and youngest daughter (technically an adult now). For my wife an HTC Amaze, and for my daughter a Galaxy S II. I have used an HTC Desire...

Just in case the winter yearning to ride wasn't bad enough. A friend of mine at work and I went out for coffee yesterday and he told me he was taking off for a month plus to go riding in New Zealand and a bit in Australia as well. I think he was trying to goad me into taking a bit more time off...