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, 28 July 2020

Stunt Riding is Easier Than You Think in Ontario (and everywhere else evidently)

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We were at SMART Adventures Off-road Training last week.  You should go, same price as a day out watching professional sports-ball, but you...
Saturday, 25 July 2020

Triumph Tiger 955i Valve Clearance Check

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I just measured the valve clearances on the Tiger.  They're supposed to be checked every 20,000kms, I've put 27k on it since I'v...
Sunday, 19 July 2020

Triumph 955i Stalling Issues Part 3, between a rock and a hard place

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This started in June with intermittent stalling.  I've done all the obvious things like spark plugs, fuel and air filters, but the prob...
Saturday, 18 July 2020

Triumph 955i Engine Stalling: next steps

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The Tiger continues to stall out on me at the most inopportune times.  It starts from cold and idles high, but once warm the lower idle does...
Friday, 3 July 2020

DGR: Social Connections Challenge: Remember The Ride

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I took a swing at the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride Social Connections Challenge  with MOTR Garage in the last post , but that idea mig...
Wednesday, 1 July 2020

Distinguished Gentleman's Ride: Social Connections Challenge

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The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride is something I've wanted to participate in for a while now, though I never seem to have 'th...
Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Mechanics

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After another fraught week remote working in a pandemic working twice as hard to do half as much, I was at it again all Saturday morning bef...
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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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