249 cc's of pure fury
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
A Funeral
Went to my very first funeral this past Friday. My department manager's husband died in a motorcycle accident. I didn't know him personally, but he has been riding for a long time and uses his motorcycle for his work. So he must have been very experienced. Very sad, and refreshes the caution that I usually use when riding. You really have to watch everything that's going on around you at all times while riding, and try to predict what's going to happen. Even then, there might still going to be things that you cannot avoid or will not see.
RIP ¶ 2:04 AM 0 comments
RIP ¶ 2:04 AM 0 comments
Friday, July 06, 2007
10k miles
I have passed the 10,000 mile mark on my bike's odometer. Although, I still don't quite have 10k miles of riding under my belt since I bought my bike with 1500 on it.
In that time, I have crashed only once, which was back when I only had about 500 miles of experience. I would say not too bad of a start. ¶ 3:12 PM 0 comments
In that time, I have crashed only once, which was back when I only had about 500 miles of experience. I would say not too bad of a start. ¶ 3:12 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Random Tip of the Day #1
The regularity with which this blog is updated is appalling. To help improve the situation, I have decided to add this "Random Tip of the Day". I guess it's just an easy way for me to be lazy and still update the blog.
RTD #1:
Riding in 60 degree temperature with a mesh jacket and a t-shirt underneath is COLD.
To celebrate the first RTD, I'll even add a related bonus RTD:
Riding on freeway in 50 degree temperature in full leather (perforated, but with a long sleeve and a short sleeve shirt underneath) for any prolonged period is not advised. You will have trouble even holding coins in your hands when you stop at a gas station for some hot beverage. ¶ 5:35 PM 0 comments
RTD #1:
Riding in 60 degree temperature with a mesh jacket and a t-shirt underneath is COLD.
To celebrate the first RTD, I'll even add a related bonus RTD:
Riding on freeway in 50 degree temperature in full leather (perforated, but with a long sleeve and a short sleeve shirt underneath) for any prolonged period is not advised. You will have trouble even holding coins in your hands when you stop at a gas station for some hot beverage. ¶ 5:35 PM 0 comments
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Bike is Back
Finally got a chance to go get my bike from my friend's garage. It has been sitting there since the beginning of November, almost half a year. Because of the lack of time when I left, all I did was drain the carbs, fill the tank, and added some fuel stabilizer.
Luckily for me, the bike started fairly smoothly. It took some cranking to fill the carbs again, but after that, with some choke, the bike started, and warmed up in less than 30 seconds.
I rode around just a little bit and felt that the tires were a little deflated. A quick check showed 25 in the front and 27 in the rear. Not too bad (I had placed the bike on the center stand during storage).
After pumping up the tires, I geared up and rode around the neighborhood for about 5 minutes. I was surprised that I was able to get the feel back fairly quickly. After that, a relatively calm and traffic-free (relative in LA sense) 40 minute freeway ride took my bike and me back to my own apartment.
Now I just need to clean and lube the chains and change the oil when I get some more free time.
Luckily for me, the bike started fairly smoothly. It took some cranking to fill the carbs again, but after that, with some choke, the bike started, and warmed up in less than 30 seconds.
I rode around just a little bit and felt that the tires were a little deflated. A quick check showed 25 in the front and 27 in the rear. Not too bad (I had placed the bike on the center stand during storage).
After pumping up the tires, I geared up and rode around the neighborhood for about 5 minutes. I was surprised that I was able to get the feel back fairly quickly. After that, a relatively calm and traffic-free (relative in LA sense) 40 minute freeway ride took my bike and me back to my own apartment.
Now I just need to clean and lube the chains and change the oil when I get some more free time.
Labels: storage ninja 250 kawasaki
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Back in the States
Well, I am finally back in SoCal and homeless. My possessions are scattered across three cities, and I have a deadline coming up in two weeks. Great.
Once I find a place to live, I will be seeing how my bike faired in its 4 months storage. Since I was too hurried, I didn't get a chance to do most of the preparation work for storing a bike. At least I drained the carbs. I really really really hope that I wouldn't need to clean the carbs. You can find out why from one of my earlier posts. ¶ 2:37 PM 0 comments
Once I find a place to live, I will be seeing how my bike faired in its 4 months storage. Since I was too hurried, I didn't get a chance to do most of the preparation work for storing a bike. At least I drained the carbs. I really really really hope that I wouldn't need to clean the carbs. You can find out why from one of my earlier posts. ¶ 2:37 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
The Importance of the Internet
I already knew that I can't live without the internet. But that fact was emphasized again recently. On December 28th of 2006, there was 2 major earthquakes at 7.2 and 6 point something on the Richter scale centered in the ocean about 15 km south of Taiwan.
Unfortunately, a lot of trans-oceanic fiber optics cables runs along the ocean floor through that area. As a result, 6 major fiber optics lines that connects China to other parts of the world were severely damaged. For the first few days after the earthquake, I could not access any foreign sites. Even now, the news is that it's probably going to be till the end of Janurary before all the lines can be repaired. Even now, checking my school's email account in the US is an exercise in patience and downloading any attachements largers than 50kB or so is basically impossible.
This has been extremely frustrating, and I really hope this can be fixed soon. ¶ 7:11 AM 0 comments
Unfortunately, a lot of trans-oceanic fiber optics cables runs along the ocean floor through that area. As a result, 6 major fiber optics lines that connects China to other parts of the world were severely damaged. For the first few days after the earthquake, I could not access any foreign sites. Even now, the news is that it's probably going to be till the end of Janurary before all the lines can be repaired. Even now, checking my school's email account in the US is an exercise in patience and downloading any attachements largers than 50kB or so is basically impossible.
This has been extremely frustrating, and I really hope this can be fixed soon. ¶ 7:11 AM 0 comments
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Happy New Year
Happy New Year everyone! It's hard to believe that it is 2007 already. Well, hope everyone work hard at their new year's resolutions if they have any.
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