On The Road Again

Soon, in a couple of weeks, I’ll be on the road again for training – work training. The first week will be TechReady in Seattle where thousands of Microsoft field employees gather for a massive training event. Then, after a very brief sojourn at home, I go back to the area, Redmond this time, for [...]

It Works For Me [or Toasty Fingers, Part 2]

After buying a voltmeter and new wire clips, I located a good live wire and relocted the power feed for the handgrip warmers there. Turns out that it’s my running light wire, which dims a bit on “high”, but seems to have enough power to run it. The grips certainly got nice and warm. The [...]

Toasty Fingers

Now, I’ve gone and done it. I’ve put handgrip warmers on the bike. The trick now is to get the wires connected to the right places. I think I did it right, but I’m testing them right now to see if all is okay. They got warm briefly, but with the high-beams on. I wired [...]

One More Again

Blizzards came again. Well, what looked like blizzards to a displced Texan. It came down in buckets today and looks much like the banner at the top of the page. I’m pretty glad I didn’t ride my bike to the office. It would have been a miserable ride home. Of course, I bit the bullet [...]

The Bike Is Back

After a long hiatus without my two-wheeled companion, it is now back at home in its proper place. As you may or may not know, the VFR800 was under recall for an electrical problem. Once I hit the 24,000 mile mark, I called the shop and verified that they had the part in and scheduled [...]

It's Been Quiet…

Yes, I know I haven’t said much on this forum lately, but that’s because I’ve been working… working long, and hard at a new project which I enjoy very much. In fact, I’m trying right now to see if I can get it extended. Despite the longer commute and hours, I’m really enjoying a faster-paced [...]

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