Motorcycles
First Ride of 2012
New year, new country, new friends, new places to ride! Last weekend when spring peaked out, we went to a famous motocross track near Bozeman, Montana by Radersburg, MT. It was a Saturday, but we were shocked that nobody was there yet! The best part… well, ok, the best part was riding my new Suzuki … Continue reading
New Suzuki DR 350
Woot! Today I got my Suzuki DR 350. Its a 1999, electric starter with 5,867 miles on it. I was lucky enough that the seller agreed to hold the motorcycle for me in exchange for a batch of cookies. Apparently he had to fight of some prospective buyers, I’m pretty lucky he kept his promise! And … Continue reading
Installing a set of Xvision Solopods on the Suzuki DR350
We have used LED lights previously and really like these small sturdy lights that take little power and put out amazing amounts of light. They are a bit pricy but so far they have a proven good investment never failing or acting up. On the bike its an aftermarket headlight that is lighter and less … Continue reading
Installing a Trail Tech Vapor Suzuki DR650 kit on a Suzuki DR350
Some of the pictures might not be very good since for part of this install an old cell phone was all we had to take pictures with, sorry about that. The choice was the Vapor model with tachometer but there is no kit for the DR350 so we choose a Vapor kit for a DR650 … Continue reading
Kick starter arm overhaul on the Honda XR400
The kick starter arm was somewhat loose and wanted to fall out so took it off, hard to see but the hole in the aluminum arm is oval: Measured the diameter: Brought it over to a place where I could borrow a mill, was a bit hard to rig it up to hold the arm … Continue reading