sprocket i/o

Duct tape where a gas cap once was

I spent yesterday morning trying to get ready for a road trip to Orlando, which I will be leaving for in a few hours. I’m going down to see my childhood friend & neighbor, Julie Loschiavo, get married off. I’ll be there from tonight until Monday morning, and will be meeting my sister, brother, mom, [...]

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In the wintertime, the weekly bike night at The Vortex in Little 5 Points, takes on a lower profile than it does in the summer. In the warmer months, you can easily see 120 bikes there. On top of the cold weather, it was pouring rain all evening. So, when I rolled into the parking [...]

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Cold hands after a long commute

Both yesterday evening and this morning, my heated gear failed to work. So, I had the pleasure of an hour long ride to work in 33°F. It’s not an altogether awful experience, but suffice to say, my hands were pretty cold when I had arrived at work. The forecast for tonight promises a 50% chance [...]

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Refuelling the Dakar at the Chevron

Well, I can now no longer say that I have never run out of gas before. On the way to work today, my bike began sputtering on Johnson Ferry Rd. in Marietta. I looked at the dummy lights on the dashboard on my F650GS Dakar, and saw both the low gas light, and the oil [...]

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