Ok…..things….. Last weekend we took a family roadtrip to the Grand Canyon. We had a blast! We went to the north rim and stayed at Jacob Lake campground. This was our first camping trip as a family and it was… Read More »Things Are Happening!
You know what’s not fun? Strep throat……strep is not fun. We had family come visit and they brought their 4 kids one of which was sick and the combination of their 4 germ factories and our 2 we all got… Read More »Back On Track
Riding weather is here…. The sunshine came in this weekend and has me itching to ride. I rode my other bike around the neighborhood but since the registration is expired I cant go anywhere yet. I should be able… Read More »Ready Or Not
Things have been moving slowly on the KLR. I am 99% sure I’ve painted all the little pieces and I’ve clea ned all the dirty parts that are not being replaced. Now we just need to wait to get the… Read More »Dont Panic
My goodness……putting this thing back together is taking forever! As I put things back on I keep running into little mini projects that need to be done before I can continue. As I was reassembling the swingarm and rear brake… Read More »The Little Things
Well the project had a bit of a delay. Waiting for parts and and the frame to get done….then I got sick so everything got put off another week. BUT finally I have all the parts and the frame is… Read More »Some assembly required
This morning was a learning experience. I got my fork springs on Wednesday and so I got to finish up the forks this morning. I have done plenty of fork rebuilds for customers over the years and… Read More »What the fork?!
I spent some time this weekend to tear into the suspension. I’ve ordered new springs and seals for the forks. I’m hoping to fix the squishy feeling of the bike. The new springs are heavier and I’m going to run… Read More »Suspension and engine
Just a quick update….. I dropped the frame off at the powder coaters today. I left it in the care of Armor Coatings. They seem to have a really good reputation so hopefully they will treat us good and make the… Read More »The right tool for the job
I know what your thinking……..”This isn’t a road trip……I came here for road trip pictures”. Well….I don’t know what to tell you…..it’s my blog and today it’s about motorcycle maintenance. A couple years ago I bought a 2001 KLR650 with… Read More »Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance