ECUnleashed has delivered as promised

A little over a week ago I quickly sent the ECU of my 2006 Yamaha FZ1 out to California to a little company called ECUnleashed. For those of you who like to read the ending first … as a quick review of ECUnleashed I offer you this: Website = ok/poor Service = good enough Product…

Triumph Holiday Advertisement

I love this ad. I don’t normally care for ads or how they look, but this one catches my eye every time and I love it. Yes, I am sure I’m biased because this is my current favorite bike but I think it is otherwise very well composed and provocative. [singlepic id=32 w=318 h=267 float=left]

Renting a Triumph Daytona 675

One week from today I will be astride a 2010 Triumph Daytona 675 riding in and out of the canyons north east of Los Angeles. How awesome is that?! We will be visiting my brother in Eagle Rock and my step-father and I will be taking a day to go on some potentially mind blowing…

My 675 experience

Since Friday June 3rd, 2011 my love for the 675cc three cylinder engine from Triumph has been solid and unwavering. It has the perfect compromise between the two cylinder grunt and the four cylinder whiz. It also has the perfect balance of weight and power. After reading the reviews I figured this was the perfect engine configuration…

Social Media Put to the Test – Update II

On May 22 I posted a “Want ad” of sorts on Craigslist. In short, I was hoping to borrow or rent a Triumph Daytona 675 for a few hours. You can read this earlier post for more details. After a week, and after I had given up I heard from someone willing to let me…

Social Media Put to the Test – Update I

Last Saturday I posted an experiment on Craigslist. For those of you who would rather not read my previous post about it I will recap: -recap- I have been day dreaming of riding and potentially owning a Triumph Daytona 675. I have never ridden a proper sport bike and the fact that I am interested…