Tonight I went for a bit of a late night ride in some (relatively) rural areas nearby. As there are long stretches in the woods with twisty and hilly roads with no lighting, I decided to actually use my high beams for the first time.
It was quite a surprise to me when I flicked the switch on and the lights did not change. Lights were no different and no “your high beams are on” dumby light came on either.*click* *click* *click* *click* Nothing.
Archive for August, 2005
High Beam Oddness
Tuesday, August 16th, 2005Safety Recall
Monday, August 15th, 2005Oh joy of joys… Baby’s First Safety Recall…
N.H.T.S.A No. 05V – 276
Replacement of Coolant Hose
Affected VIN: Speed Triple Start of Production to VIN 234916
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Basically looks like there is a potentially leaky coolant hose and losing coolant is bad m’kay. This no big surprise, as I already read about it on T595.net months ago… I was wondering when this would finally arrive.
Anyways, I really need to do more riding so I can get to my 500-mile service interval. I will life life dangerously and watch out for a soggy left boot in the meanwhile.
Fall Classic Motorcycle Show
Friday, August 12th, 2005
Well, my Speed Triple isn’t a classic, but I still enjoy classic (which to me means pre-1972) Triumphs… and BSAs… and sure Vincents too… and even the odd Norton. I yearn for a 68/69 Bonneville.
Anyways, I have missed a bunch of other Brit bike shows earlier in the year, so this one may be my last chance to catch one in the area this year. It is run by the Mass British Iron Assoc, who provide full info on their page. I never quite understand why these things are always in the middle of the sticks, but it is a good excuse to buzz through Worcester and stop at Coney Island Hotdog.
Bar-End Mirrors
Wednesday, August 10th, 2005
via Sidekick
Wednesday, August 10th, 2005This is a test of how easy it may or may not be to add an entry from my Sidekick.
…and the results are….
It sucks
It seems that when I save the entry to publish it goes as far as comitting it to the database, but it fails to actually rebuild the pages accordingly. This is probably some “The Sidekick web browser doesn’t support Javascript” foolery. No big loss.