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FAQs for maintaining and owning a ZG1000
It had been about 6 years that I’d owned my 1986 Kawasaki Concours 1000 (aka C10 or ZG1000 or sometimes “Connie”). Over this amount of time I’d done tons of work on it to get it back up to snuff … Continue reading
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Riding with electrons: the Harley Livewire
When Harley announced that they would be taking their new electric concept motorcycle (tagged as Livewire) on tour for people to try out, I jumped at the opportunity. There was the usual sign-up and then forget about it for a … Continue reading
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Tagged demo ride, electric motorcycling, Harley, Livewire, nuviz, projectlivewire
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Plowing through the Midwest fields
It was another year (2012 for those keeping track). A new opportunity arose to propel myself through states I had never been to in a flurry of two wheeled mayhem. My best friend Dave of entirely too many years to … Continue reading
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Tagged BMW, Midwest, ride report, Vulcan
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Adventures in commuting
Now that my 1986 Kawasaki Concours has been repaired over the last two years to the point of becoming a reliable commuter vehicle, I’ve been riding it to work almost constantly for the last two months. This always makes an … Continue reading
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Tagged ADV, motorcycle hacks, throttle cable
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Riding the Ducati Diavel
When I got a mail from Cycle World stating that I could fill out a form for a chance to ride one of their Ten Best motorcycles of 2011 in my city I figured, “Why not? Doesn’t hurt to try.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Cycle World, Ducati Diavel, Group ride, PIR
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A glutton for punishment
If there is one thing about me, I can’t resist a good offer. Be it a deal online, some rare antique that is undervalued at a yard sale, or an odd piece of tech at a local Goodwill, I am … Continue reading
Great pain makes for great success
When taking on a used bike there are bound to be trials and tribulations. However when taking on a bike over 20 years old, the emotional state of your bike can only be in greater flux. I bought the 1986 … Continue reading
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Tagged Concours, manic depressive, repairs, ZG1000
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The folly of a used motorcycle
When I decided to “trade up” in motorcycles in April 2010 I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Without this foresight, I plunged myself into buying a 1986 Kawasaki Concours (a “connie”). In my mind, I considered this … Continue reading
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Tagged Concours, Kawasaki, used bike, ZG1000
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Reedsport loop ride report
Ride report for April 10-11 2010 I decided a couple months ago I had to try out this BLM road I heard about that was paved and was 70 miles of going through the middle of nowhere. The route is … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, motorcycle, Oregon, Reedsport, ride, twisties
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