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.

Monday, 15 February 2016

The Machine As Narrative

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Eighteen months ago I found a 1994 Kawasaki ZG1000 sitting in a field .  It was in pretty rough shape, unused with grass growing up through...
Saturday, 13 February 2016

Dragon Eclipses

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Do you know where you're going to be on August 21st, 2017 ?  As it happens, at about 2:30 in the afternoon on that day,  a total solar e...
Saturday, 6 February 2016

Cabin Fever

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I might be getting a bit jumpy waiting for spring... I tried starting up the KLX on Wednesday when it was 15°C.  I thought I might ri...
Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Pretty Calipers

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The brake caliper rebuild moved into the 'nerd-lab' downstairs where my son does his lego and I usually focus more on digital tech...
Monday, 1 February 2016

Winter Stable Dreams

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It's snowing so thick you can't see the road.  I'm at the end of a semester and in full day-dreaming mode.  If I were out bike s...
Wednesday, 27 January 2016

Motorcycle 3d Modelling

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I'm teaching a class on 3d modelling in Blender next semester, so what better way to practice than on my partially taken apart for main...
Sunday, 24 January 2016

Plugs, Calipers and Frozen Feet

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The spark plug (bottom right) is easy to get to once you remove the distributor caps mounted to the frame. Yesterday began with a spark...
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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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