Rain again and a rainbow.
Rally Prep 3
The inevitable 11th hour flurry. Tire pressure check and pack gage, battery charge, load luggage and balance, rally info, IBA 1000 info, weather check, etc. […]
Rally Prep 2
In this wave, I once again worked on several things, and struggled with the location for almost all of them. First, I tried to find […]
Bridges and Breakfast
On a beautiful June morning, the early 911 guys had a run through parts of northern bucks and southern Northampton counties. It started in Quakertown […]
Rally Prep Begins
In something just short of miraculous, I am going to be able to attend the MOA Rally in Redmond, OR and I am going to […]
A Case of the Krausers
It is well known among fans of vintage iron that the only valid motivation for getting a project completed, is an upcoming event. There are […]
Battling Batteries
There has been a running battle with batteries of late. First the 911E had two bad ones, but they were at least ancient. Then the […]
Quiet Please
When you are working with twenty-six (26) horsepower, you really need to minimize any loss of power. In the case of the R50, the bike […]
A Warm Glowing Feeling
The E has a perplexing problem that has eluded resolution for months now. The generator light shines brightly with the key in the on position. […]
Regulation Regulator
After living with a glowing alternator light for some time, I finally got around to ordering the OEM voltage regulator for the car. A while […]
You may be seated
The R50 is the perfect mount for a slow Sunday ride through the countryside. Mine arrived without the ability to cary a passenger. After rummaging […]
Cruisin to Carlisle
It may seem like the tii has not been out much, but it flew up to Pocono as you can read in the Back In […]
Protect Your Tail
On the R50, your tail light sticks out the rear of the bike and invites two kinds of damage: (a) You back up into something, […]
Grappling with Grommets
This clearly goes down in the cheap fix category. The fairing was rattling a bit around the turn signals and it was a perfect application […]
Picking Up the Pace
The strong march toward readiness for travel continues with the sorting of the rear tail light clusters. Somehow, I have three sets of these is […]
A Matter of Mufflers
While there is no doubt that the almost straight pipe mufflers on the bike made more sound than the sewing machine noises of the stock […]
A Spurt of Sporting Intent
After another long period of inactivity, it is back to work on the 914. I needed to start it and take it for a brief […]