I recently dropped my Triumph Thruxton in a very low speed maneuver in a parking log, which resulted in a busted motorcycle foot peg. Needless to say I was pissed with how it happened, and I should have known better. Luckily as a result of the drop, there was minimal damage to the bike. The biggest issue was the right foot peg snapped right off, and I had to get creative in … [Read more...]
I Dipped My Bike (A Plasti Dip Review For Motorcycles)
If you've never heard of Plasti Dip, or the term I dipped my _____, you're missing out. Let's take a look at what this means in this Plasti Dip review.I recently read about this interesting "paint" while browsing a motorcycle forum. It seems a number of people have taken to customizing their chrome (or other) bits by applying Plasti Dip. I'm not a big fan of chrome, so I … [Read more...]
Great Gift Ideas For The Motorcycle Enthusiast
Edit: Updated for the 2016 Holiday Season...As someone who has been riding for the last 5 years, I find myself giving motorcycle gift ideas to my family for my birthday, Father's Day, or Christmas. As my family doesn't know much about riding, they often struggle with finding me a gift for my motorcycle hobby.If you are looking for gift ideas for the motorcycle … [Read more...]
Delay Page Load using JQuery
I had a situation where I wanted to delay the load of my page, until all content was loaded. The problem was, I was making a call to a PHP routine that would build a dynamic XML file that I was using to build a Spry data set. Yeah, Yeah, I know, Spry right. Don't worry, working to move everything over to jQuery. Anyway, if you are looking for a simple solution to delay page … [Read more...]
2013 Triumph Thruxton Review – 1000 Miles
A few months back, I posted my observations comparing the Triumph Bonneville and Thruxton as I was shopping for a new bike. I've put about 1000 miles on my new 2013 Brooklands Green Thruxton, so I thought it would be beneficial to do a quick 1000 mile 2013 Triumph Thruxton review. 2013 Triumph Thruxton Review - The Good First the good. I love the … [Read more...]