Tim's Motorcycle Diaries

Tim's Motorcycle Diaries is a blog about motorcycle travel, photography and mechanics written by former millwright & IT technician who's now a technology teacher. This is not your typical motorcycle blog. If you're looking for cruisers and biker life, this ain't that. If you're into thinking about motorbikes in technical, dynamic and creative ways, Tim's Motorcycle Diaries will take you there. If you like a post, please do share it on social media.

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Sunday, 21 January 2018

Replacing Perished Rubbers

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I got replacement rubber bits for the now fifteen year old Triumph Tiger 955i in before Christmas, but the weather has been so diabolically ...

Sunday, 15 January 2017

Replacing Plastic Fuel Fittings: that was a pain in the ass

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Well, that was a pain in the ass. It began well enough. Removing the metal clips from the plastic fittings was pretty straightforward. ...

Thursday, 5 January 2017

Replacing Triumph Tiger fuel tank couplings

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According to Haynes , the Tiger's gas lines will automatically close when you unplug them, except when they don't and make a mess....

Monday, 28 March 2016

Parts on Order Makes me Stop & Consider

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Over the Easter long weekend I've rebuilt four carbs and put them back together again. Unfortunately they won't go back on nicely t...

Saturday, 26 March 2016

Icy Days & Carburetors

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It's been ice-storm icy here Without warm weather beckoning (we've been in the middle of an ice-storm here) I'm in less of...

Thursday, 17 March 2016

Concours Carburetors: Prepping for rebuild

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There are three rails holding the four carbs together on a Kawasaki ZG1000 Concours. Two of them are structural and the other one holds t...

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Timothy King: An art student in college, I dropped out to apprentice as a millwright and then an I.T. technician before going back to school for English and philosophy degrees. Now a published writer, award winning educator, relentlessly curious digital explorer and avid (though atypical) motorbike rider.

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