The constant struggle between old and new

Everyday I toil over what my next bike should be. When I say “everyday” I mean “everyday”! It’s a bit annoying how consumed I get optimizing my life in some future state of my life when I can afford to buy a new thing, in this case a motorcycle. I call this behavior premature optimization,…

Meetup ride to Vermont

This past Saturday a Boston based Meetup group got together for a trip to Ludlow, VT and back. Here is the route we took both to and from Ludlow. View Larger Map It was a nice trip. The roads were mostly sweepers rather than tighter turns. I would highly recommend riding in the Jamaica, VT…

ECUnleashed improved power and fuel economy?!

After one full gas tank after sending my 2006 Yamaha FZ1 ECU out to ECUnleashed for them to do their magic, I am a bit perplexed. The power delivery is so much smoother (Yay!) and increased, especially in lower gears and mid-range RPMs. Because of these traits I and because it’s like a new bike…

Pirelli Angel motorcycle tires

At my 26,000 mile service I needed new tires (surprise surprise) and the shop recommended the Pirelli Angels for my 2006 Yamaha FZ1. After riding on them for several hundred miles in both sun and rain, I can say that I am thoroughly impressed. They seem to have a slightly taller profile which leads to…

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…

Sent my brain to be reflashed

Today, in a bit of a rush, I removed the ECU from my 2006 Yamaha FZ1 and shipped it to ECUnleashed. It is supposed to rain the remainder of this week and 3 of the 5 days next week. I didn’t want to miss any additional riding time, so I made a bit of a…

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…