Tag: Motorcycles
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Fitting The 'ebay' Exhaust to my TT250
N.B. this post originally appeared in edited form at chinariders.net I bought my stainless ‘ebay exhaust’ – the one everybody uses – months ago but never had the chance to get it fitted. These kits almost fit the TT250, but there’s one definite modification required; you have to widen or cut the flange as it’s…
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As Much As I Hate Winter…
This really put a smile on my face. Do i bring bike in't house at end of November & trim it up for Christmas again 🎄 or keep it on the road & hope for a mild winter ? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/HUpqiyPK1q — Mucky Bandit (@Yorkshirebandit) November 2, 2017 There’s always somebody with a delightfully cheery…
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The Ninja 400 is here
The king is dead. Long live the King! It had to happen sooner rather than later. The Ninja 300 has had a five year run, and now Kawasaki has thrown another 100CC at the formula (in what is apparently a new engine, not the re-sleeved ER-6 650cc that has been around for a while.) Photo…
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All Engines Great and Small
You Always Want What You Don’t Have I spend all of my riding time on small bore bikes, by US standards. My Ninja 300 at 296cc and the CSC TT250 weighing in at 229cc. The Ninja will – realistically – pull to about 75mph easily, above which there’s a tardy roll-on to about a top…
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Summer Blues
August 8th, 2017 I’ve been riding a lot, but I haven’t been writing a lot. It’s definitely not been due to a lack of things to say; but time’s played a part. I’ve been spending a lot of quality time with my kid, and Summer’s been pretty fun outside of problems with my bête noir,…
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Sebastian Vettel On His Way To Work
Silverstone, England Seb’s a cool bloke. Here he is riding his Suzuki GT750 ‘water buffalo’ to work:
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Be Paranoid
If you think they’re out to kill you, it’s because they behave as if they are. The tunnel monster is real Riding to work this morning on my dual sport, I negotiated this blind corner and came upon a stationary utility truck (the type with the dorsally-mounted crane) head-on smack in the middle of the…
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The Perfume Road
April 28th, 2017. Late Spring’s a glorious time to ride. The sun comes out, mornings are cool and bright, and the olefactory system gets bombarded with a range of pleasant distractions. It’s still cool enough that the asphalt doesn’t get heated to the extent your senses are overpowered by hot tar and exhaust fumes.Cut grass,petrol,…
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A Place, A Time
Kiski Junction Railroad, Pennsylvania, June 26th 2016. I’d taken my family to ride this little railroad just the week before. On the road down I’d noted the last few miles would make a good bike ride, and so one week later I took my Ninja 300 there. It was a boiling hot day, but a…
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The CSC TT250: Smiles per Gallon
The CSC TT250 review. The background to my decision to get a TT250 is here. I’d put on around one-thousand miles on the CSC TT250 as the first green spots started to emerge on the the Pennsylvania woodlands. The bike held up well over Winter, and between the endless rain and salt, winter is a…