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, 17 December 2019

The Great Escape

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This time of year always feels like Groundhog Day - go to  work, go to sleep, wake up, do it again.  It becomes so repetitive that it leaks...
Monday, 9 December 2019

Sturgill Simpson's Sound & Fury

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I came across Sturgill Simpson's Sound & Fury on Netflex last month and I'm hooked!  I've been an anime fan since discoveri...
Saturday, 7 December 2019

Fireblade Petcock

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I think I've finally gotten the fuel system on the scuppered Fireblade sorted.  The last problem (and probably what caused all the oth...
Wednesday, 4 December 2019

2020 Moto Wishlist

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Next season is a long, cold winter away, but I'm already daydreaming about what might be... TomTom Rider 550 Moto-GPS :  I've alw...
Sunday, 1 December 2019

Last Light of the Sun

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Tuesday, November 26:  I got outside after work and noted that the weather didn't hurt.  Could this be a chance for a final ride befo...
Sunday, 24 November 2019

'98 Fireblade Winter Project: Wiring & Petcocks

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With the carbs sorted I'm chasing down anything else that could have caused the fuel leak into the engine on the Fireblade.  Yesterday ...
Sunday, 17 November 2019

CBR900rr Aerospace Motorcycling

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With the carbs sorted and the oil changed, the Fireblade sounds like the machine it is (ie: fantastic!).  On the to-do list now is chasing d...
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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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