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, 26 June 2021

A British Appreciation for Industrial History & Hands-On Restoration

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There is an element of British television that revels in the industrial history that many generations of us lot lived through, and I'm h...
Monday, 21 June 2021

Kawasaki Concours 14 GTR1400 ZG1400 Tires & Suspension Setup

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I finally got around to adjusting the Concours' suspension.  It was pretty unsettled on uneven pavement so I went with the list shared o...
Sunday, 13 June 2021

Sail Away: First Long Ride on The Kawasaki Concours 14

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First long ride with Big Blue/ Nami -Chan (not sure what its name is yet) today up to Georgian Bay to listen to the water.  For a kid who g...
Wednesday, 9 June 2021

What's a Kawasaki GTR1400/Concours14 like to ride? NUCLEAR SHINKANSEN!

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I picked up this Concours14 (or 1400GTR or ZG1400 depending on what market you're in) back in April for $5500CAD.  It had been sitting f...
Tuesday, 8 June 2021

Triumph Tiger 955i: checking your motorcycle alternator and replacing a regulator rectifier

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I tested the Tiger's alternator today. This is found under the round cover on the bottom left side of the bike.  I've lined up a MOF...
Sunday, 6 June 2021

Loud Pipes and Stunting Isn't a Reflection on the Vast Majority of Motorcyclists

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Matt Galloway is the long-time CBC host with seventy-three thousand followers on Twitter and hundreds of thousands of listeners on CBC each...

3d Scanning a Motorcycle

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 Using a Structure Sensor I 3d scanned a 2010 Kawasaki Concours14 and cleaned it up in Meshmixer: Kawasaki Concours14 3d Scan by timk...
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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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