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Monthly Archives: July 2008
my “wee” strom – 2008 suzuki dl650 abs
06-Jul-081200 miles in, I love it. I even like the model name, DL650K8A. Current mods: painted exhaust shield, madstad windshield bracket/mount, and oem knuckle guards. 53 average MPG on my daily 70 mile commute, 90% freeway at speeds ~70MPH. actually kind of low compared to some other peoples milage reports – reporting high 50s low [...]
animated gif friday iv
04-Jul-08this was a hard choice. there are craploads of cheesy chinsy 4th of July animated gifs out there. so instead I went with a classy one. [via some aussie's flickr - how unpatriotic of me huh!] encore!
after an extended lane splitting adventure past multiple accidents on Northbound highway 101 yesterday, including a brief inconsequential encounter with a CHP biker, I figured I should find out exactly what the law states. (as ignorance is never a valid excuse) California Highway Patrol’s website states: Can motorcycle riders “split” lanes and ride between other [...]
“You know what would be good on this burger? A ham sandwich! And instead of a bun let’s use two donuts. That way we can have it for breakfast. Look out McGriddle, here comes the donut ham hamburger!” – Jim Gaffigan related links: – via flickr – the luther burger – jim gaffigan . com [...]
motorcyclists STAY AWARE!!!!
01-Jul-08So, I’ve become pretty comfortable on my daily ~35 mile commute (each way) but there’s always new ready-to-kill-me obstacles. This mornings were *two* abscent minded cagers changing lanes and a LADDER in the middle of the freeway. I wish I had captured a picture of that gigantic thing. It was almost fun, though, because I [...]
