Royal Enfield Riding Gear

Just got an email from RE linking to their shop with riding gear that is available in the US.  They have jackets, helmets, t-shirts, buffs, etc., that you can get directly from RE or that can be bought at the dealers listed at the bottom of the page.  Supposedly this stuff will eventually filter down to the local dealers as well. The nicest thing, IMHO, is the leather riding jacket for...

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K&N Air Filter After Action Report

I see you! (At Llama Farm) Winter has been with us for all of last week and there was not even a nice weather window to commute to work all week due to the cold.  However, yesterday the day was fairly clear and in the mid 50s so it was time to test out the K&N air filter.  I layered up and doubled up against the elements and headed up for a short run up Goshen/Strasburg to the Wawa...

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Pierre Terblanche Hired by Royal Enfield

Pierre Terblanche, the South African designer that created bikes for Ducati, Piaggio, Norton, and Confederate, has been hired by Royal Enfield.   This guy changes jobs more often than I do. This is an interesting combination of an ultra avant garde designer with an ultra traditionalist brand.  What does it mean for the future of design at RE and how will it affect the RE fan base?  That...

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Coco Mats

Black and Natural Coco Mats The UPS truck delivered the Coco Mats I ordered about a month ago.  Drew, the owner* at Coco Mats, sent me a VW pattern that had to be altered to fit the compartment of the MiGi II.  Once I made the new patterns and sent them in, I go a call from Drew to make sure everything was fine and then they began making the mats.  I ordered the coco in black and...

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K&N Performance Air Filters

K&N High Flow Air Filter Yesterday afternoon UPS delivered the K&N High-Flow air filter from Nfield Gear. I wish they would have delivered it a little earlier in the week because at least I would have had a chance to test it out.  The temperatures have dropped to the low 30s today and they are forecast to remain that way for quite a few days. Regardless of all that, the filter got...

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Green Tesla

Not this green Tesla This week the temps have been low in the mornings but rising to the low to mid 60s by the afternoon so I've been commuting on the Bullet every day so far.  Unfortunately, the sun is on its way down by around 17:00 so by the time I leave work the light is on its way out. Yesterday on the way home there was an accident on the bridge that crosses over Darby Creek on Sawmill...

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Bogart's 4th Annual Open Car Show

Headlight Bucket Reflection Not as cold as yesterday although the morning started at about the same temps but by midday it had warmed up to the low 50s. So with fairly good temps and a clear and blue sky it was time to head out to Bogart's 4th Annual Open Car Show.  The flyer I had said that the show was starting at 13:00, however, by the time I got there at 12:45 there were cars everywhere....

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Delco Cruisers' 7th Annual Salute the Troops Car and Bike Show

Spirit of Ecstasy Cold today, not quite in the freezing range but in the low 40s most of the morning.  No riding but we did drive out (on the closed car) to Rose Tree Park in Media for the Delco Cruisers' 7th Annual Salute the Troops Car and Bike Show. The show is fairly big and informal.  Not as big as the HCCP show we went to last month but definitely good sized.  It is also...

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AutoRéplica AR50

While trolling the web this morning I found this webpage about a MG TD replica made in Spain in the early to mid 80s called the AR50.  This is the link to a photo of an ad for the car on Flickr that lead me to search the web for the AR50. I lived in Barcelona between 81 and 83 and I never heard of it.  Supposedly there were only twelve made.  The link will lead you to a page in...

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White Tesla

This morning the temps were down to the mid 40s but I commuted into work on the Bullet because the sky was clear and the forecast did not call for rain.  Also, I am obsessed with the idea of beating my mileage from last season so I'm trying to get in as many miles a possible before the weather turns really bad.  Last year, the last ride of the season was on 27 December and I don't think...

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Almost to New Hope

Peddler's Village This morning, with one of the possibly last good weather forecasts in the season, my wife and I decided to go out to New Hope in the MG.  The forecast called for light cloud cover with a high of 68 degrees and no rain so we headed out the door a little after 09:00. We planned a route that would take us there via back roads bypassing the highways.  It would have been...

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The Musket V-Twin is Available!

You might have seen the Musket V-Twin around the web or you might have read the blog entry here last June and now you may be able to own the thing. It is finally in production and the order form can be found here.  Aniket Vardhan, the maker, has six motors available which can be had as a kit for your own work or can be added to your donor bike by him. Prices range from $5990 for the engine...

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Winter is coming

Clock still on DST No riding in the last week beyond the regular commute to work.  It rained on Wednesday afternoon and I caught a little of it on the way home but not enough to bother and it rained all day on Thursday so not even a commute that day. Saturday was a complete rain out and Sunday was fairly cold.  This morning I did not ride in but I did come back from lunch on the...

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