‘Projects’ Archives
Luggage Rack for the Kawasaki Ninja 250
Beth picked up a little Kawasaki Ninja 250. Since we wanted to do some touring this summer a luggage rack was necessary. The Ninja has some excellent little luggage hooks, and while these are good for hanging bungee netting from, there is only so much stuff you want to pack on the back seat. So a luggage rack needed to be fabricated. The cost [...]
Changing the oil on the 2001 BMW F650GS
After looking at what it costs to have any BMW mechanic change the oil on my F650 I knew that I would be doing this myself. $100 twice a year really just isn't worth it. It really isn't THAT difficult, though, BMW doesn't exactly make it easy either. (more...)
Fork Seals
Today I changed the fork seals on my f650gs. They say that this is a relatively easy task. They say you can do this without taking the front wheel off. I say, they are full of shit. I have no idea how to do this without taking the fork apart. So thats what I did. Someone can tell me the right way to do it next time. I think all told this [...]
Nicaragua
I recently returned from Nicaragua and still there are hardly words to describe the experience. It was truly an amazing time. The people that we met there, that opened up there hearts and their homes to us are unforgettable and for that we owe them a great service. With hard work over the next few months, hopefully we can do it right. The [...]