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.

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

Performance and Practicality

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I'm finding myself suddenly reading Practical Sportsbikes because the winter subscription I get to Performance Bike Magazine has migra...
Sunday, 10 February 2019

Bun Burning MotoGP

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A few years ago we rode down to the last Indianapolis MotoGP .  It was a great few days in Indiana and it was pretty close to us.  At a pu...
Saturday, 9 February 2019

Winter Maintenance: Triumph Tiger 955i Engine Guard Install and plasma cutting!

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How cold has the polar vortex been?  So f#*%ing cold!  Our garage is attached to the house and we're in and out of it quite often, so i...
Sunday, 13 January 2019

Dark Arts: Motorcycle Digital Art from the Depths of Winter

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January 13th, 2019.  High of -21°C, low of -29.  I'm months away from riding with months to go until I do again.  This is as close as I ...
Thursday, 27 December 2018

Riding in Style Out of the Rust Belt

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How best to drive south out of the snow and salt?  A limo styled Benz!  They're asking about forty-seven grand for it out of a plac...
Sunday, 18 November 2018

Lean Angle and Capturing the Dynamics of Riding a Motorcycle

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Since starting the  360° camera-on-a-motorcycle experiment  last year I've tried dozens of different locations and angles.  My favouri...

Sabbatical Rides: Riding the Americas

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Previously I've thought about various ways I could do a four years pay over five years and then take a sabbatical year off work and stil...
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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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