by Chris Wiltshire | Aug 25, 2024 | Major Posts, Motorcycling
We’re pretty proud of this one. The CONCERT 1000 PLATINUM. When Bill and I were planning the August 2024 riding trip we had an idea of what we wanted to do, including the 4 Corners and the Trans Canada rides, we’d also kept an eye out to see where Los...
by Chris Wiltshire | Aug 16, 2024 | Major Posts, Motorcycling
The Southern California Motorcycling Association offer a USA Four Corners Tour – which is a challenge issued to riders to visit and document their arrival at the four corners of the USA. The points designated to be the Four Corners are: Madawaska, Maine. Blaine,...
by Chris Wiltshire | Apr 7, 2024 | Motorcycling
For those following along, today I re-pressure-tested the tank after using JB-Weld Silicon Gasket maker (the petroleum resistant type), along the top of the fuel-sender, and its screws, I gave it close to 36 hours to cure, it said it needed an hour. I didn’t...
by Chris Wiltshire | Apr 6, 2024 | Motorcycling
Background There is truly an enormous amount of knowledge and wisdom within the IBA community, about everything to do with Long Distance Riding and a lot more aside. When it comes to my history and touch-points with the USA based community my contacts run reasonably...
by Chris Wiltshire | Apr 5, 2023 | IBR2023, Major Posts, Motorcycling
9 weeks today, we leave for the USA to compete in the Iron Butt Association’s – Iron Butt Rally (IBR). For those of you who don’t know much about this, it’s arguably the pinnacle of long distance rallying in the world. This is an 11 day event...
by Chris Wiltshire | Mar 2, 2023 | Computing / Electronics, Motorcycling
Today I had first hand success replacing my intermittent TPMS (battery was dying on my 2017 model, it’s now 2023)… A few things to note..: The TPMS is programmed using an 8 digit hexadecimal code. You can only programme the bike to a new sensor using KDS...