Having spent the weekend riding some 1400 kilometers in the beautiful Norwegian fjord and mountain landscape, I feel like jotting down some notes and almost-reviews. Scala Rider This intercom system worked so much better than I thought when I first saw it. I bought a NeckMike system a while ago, since I wanted to combine ear… Continue reading Norway tour 2012 debrief
Tag: XB12X
Zero Gravity Buell Touring windscreen review
As per my latest post, I recently received a higher windscreen for my Buell XB12X. The stock windscreen is low – it puts the slipstream straight in the rider’s stomach or lower chest area. This is perfectly alright for shorter rides – I’ve even seen people entirely remove the windscreen for a more street fighter-like… Continue reading Zero Gravity Buell Touring windscreen review
New farkle season
I just received a shipment from the Netherlands – more precisely from Twin Motorcycles. The package contained three sets of goodies: A higher windscreen, a larger right hand side air scoop, and fork and swing sliders/bobbins. The Uly’s original windscreen is completely OK for short rides, but early spring and late autumn, I get lots… Continue reading New farkle season
IronButt/SaddleSore 1000 debriefing
As I mentioned a few posts ago, a friend and I were going to do a SaddleSore run. Well, last Thursday we did it. Sad to say, I don’t have pictures. My phone died on the way, and luckily I didn’t find my camera before I left, or it would probably have met it’s demise… Continue reading IronButt/SaddleSore 1000 debriefing
Preparing for the Iron Butt
The mission I intend to become a member of the Iron Butt Association by riding a Saddle Sore 1000 run – “At least 1000 miles in less than 24 hours”, according to the rules – this summer. The original plan was to ride solo, but now a friend wants to tag along as an introduction… Continue reading Preparing for the Iron Butt
First real ride
Today, I finally got my shit eating grin back: I woke up at 6 am to have my bike inspected. I left the house at 7, and rode to the gas station in Skee. From there, I rode straight up to Bengtsfors. Conditions were simply great – I had about 20 minutes to wait when… Continue reading First real ride
Motorcycle season is here!
It seems I finally got everything on my Ulysses together, just as temperatures went up to summer levels. The kickstand arrived yesterday. Having worked my proverbial donkey off for a few weeks, and with more work coming up in the evening, I took half the afternoon off to get the bike done. To get at… Continue reading Motorcycle season is here!
Yet another Uly status update
I finally got the last pieces of the electrical system together today, and took the bike for a shakedown ride. Everything felt good – the red light on my new voltmeter turned off when the engine started running, the heaters worked as they should, nothing looked or sounded unusual, that I could see, so basically,… Continue reading Yet another Uly status update
Another Uly status update
Today I finally found the time to do some more work on my Buell. Status right now is that the new stator is in place, and the primary case is closed again. Remaining tasks: New voltage regulator needs to be mounted. New Deutch connector needs to be installed on alternator cable to connect to the… Continue reading Another Uly status update
Uly status update
I forgot all about time today, but that’s kind of alright, because my Buell is getting closer and closer to being ready for riding season. I got a phone call from XL Bygg that they had received my 1 1/8″ hex head tool, but I didn’t have the time to pick it up. On the… Continue reading Uly status update