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.

Saturday, 30 January 2021

Triumph Tiger 955i Old Rubbers

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 Perished rubbers on old bikes can be a headache.  If you've got an old 955i Tiger and are looking for rubber bits, here are the Triumph...
Thursday, 28 January 2021

Lost In Time: Hand Drawn Maps of Pre-War France

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I'm at about 130,000 words on my ode to my Grandfather's experiences on the continent during the invasion of France in 1940 (think ...
Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Trials And Tribulations: trying to find a trials bike in Ontario

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I was just thinking this morning that our backyard is basically designed to be a trials bike playground (it's all hills, stairs and rock...
Tuesday, 26 January 2021

How Many Motorbikes is Enough?

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One of Peter Egan's articles in Leanings is an answer to the age old motorcyclist's question: how many motorcycles is right?   Egan...
Sunday, 24 January 2021

Motorcycling Book Review: Peter Egan's Leanings

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 I'm reading Peter Egan's Leanings at the moment.  Great book, and especially as a Christmas present for a motorcyclist since it h...
Sunday, 17 January 2021

2003 Triumph Tiger 955i Winter Maintenance Continued

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Winter Maintenance List:   https://tkmotorcyclediaries.blogspot.com/2020/11/tiger-winter-maintenance-list.html Front end chassis maintenance...
Monday, 11 January 2021

Motorcycle Parts Fabrication: CBR900RR Chainguard DIY on a 3d printer

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The 1997 Honda CBR900RR didn't come with a chainguard, so I thought I'd 3d model one, but I wasn't sure what they looked like, s...
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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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