FZ1 Sprocket Exchange: Part I – The Shop

I’ve been sitting on a new Renthal 15 tooth front sprocket for my 2006 Yamaha FZ1 for a while now. I had been a bit reluctant to do it and also a bit reluctant to purchase the necessary tools for the job. After the abrupt throttle roll, my biggest complaint about the 2006 FZ1 is…

New Hampshire Meetup

I am a member of the Boston Sport Bike Meetup.com Group. I have only been able to go on two rides so far but they have both been fun. I have been “planning” on doing a New Hampshire trip on my own this summer. I even have the route all mapped out and loaded in…

Arthur & Pat’s ride

Yesterday, my father-in-law went for a ride from Quincy to Arthur & Pat’s in Marshfield. (see route below, tracked on my Garmin 60CSx.) It had been a while, since late last season, that we had gone on a ride together. He rides a Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider and likes to “meander”. We kept it slow…

Have RAM mount will Travel

I now have a complete set for my GPS traveling needs. Thanks goes out to my mother for the birthday money that allowed me to buy the goods (used via craigslist). Today I received the motorcycle handlebar mount, for my FZ1, and the windshield suction cup mount, for my civic. It took a bit of…

Garmin GPS 60CSx Initial Test + Iphone Compare

I have been using my iPhone for route tracking while on my motorcycle and on foot. I love my 3G iPhone. The iPhone, being what it is, has very little space for a GPS receiver. With that bit of information it is expected and understandable that the iPhone would have mediocre GPS accuracy performance, and…

Stretching my Motorcycle Legs – Updated

I have been riding fairly regularly, read once or twice a week, now that I am not going to classes and do not yet have a job. Today I needed to go to the post office in Boston, so I took the bike. As it turned out, the weather was perfect. It was sunny and…

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…