Archive for April, 2011

April 19, 2011 0

Jammin Thru Brazil

By in ADV

I’ve been following Jay’s trip for a few month now. He posts some really good riding videos, with great accompanying music. He’s living the dream. Enjoy!

April 18, 2011 2

Maintenance Day – Changing the Coolant

By in BMW F650 GS, Maintenance

Another day of routine maintenance on the bike. This time it’s a coolant change. Looked like it would be a super easy job. It turns out it was simple, but a little frustrating at one point. The F650 GS takes the normal 50/50 antifreeze coolant so it’s a really cheap bit of work. The only [...]

April 10, 2011 0

Sunday Ride

By in Riding

Went for a ride downtown this morning to go see the Treaty Oak. I read about this in Kinky Friedman’s wonderful book, The Great Psychedelic Armadillo Picnic: A “Walk” in Austin and wanted to check it out. Unfortunately 6th Street was blocked off due to construction so I didn’t get to see it. However, downtown Austin [...]

April 9, 2011 0

Practicing U-turns

By in Riding

I had a few hours free this morning so I decided to ride over to the coffee shop and get some caffiene. After that, I dropped off a book at the library then was planning to go home and relax but then I thought I would ride to the nearby school’s parking lot and practice [...]