Adventures of the Antirider Rider

The daily ritual is to say hi to the animals.   Russell tells me if I don’t pet them regularly then they won’t like me.   He goes as far as picking up fallen leaves to feed them. There are two dogs in the backyard that tear into anything left out.  One day we come [...]

The lady at the Cheesecake Factory asks if we like coconut and then recommends this amazing cheesecake with tons of coconut and rich chocolate fudge!     After indulging in that fantastic dessert, Dave and I enjoy yet another delicious meal of pumpkin pecan pancakes and split a big ol’ Southwest style omelet. Enough eating, [...]

Today, it’s a bietot, I hope one day soon it will be au revoir!  As always, the SV wouldn’t start so the boys try to bump start the bike.  Unfortunately for Russell, he doesn’t realize it’s GP shifting and goes running down the road with the bike in first instead of second gear – DOH! [...]

The poor bikes get shuffled around to make room for the four wheels. The deal with owning a 16 year old car with 170,000 miles is spending a bit of time keeping it maintained.   The ol’ Lexus gets an oil change. Russell takes a break while I start building a shelf for my many [...]

Look at that amazing macro mode on my point and click camera.  Pay no mind to the ridiculously corroded battery wire in the photo. J3 helps me out and starts stripping the corrosion off the old wires while I run to get a new battery terminal connector. He gets to work replacing the terminal. Umm… [...]

Oh yeah.  This can’t be good. On a different note, I discover some targeted coupons for the previous owner. With the Z being so low to the ground, a standard floor jack won’t fit so Jason has to start with the supplied car jack first.     Leverage anyone? Once the car is high enough, [...]

Why is there a scale on the outdoor furniture? Because to ship via UPS regular and not UPS Freight, you have to be under 150 pounds.  The Suzuki SV 650 motor weighed in around 120 pounds and the crate is 40 pounds… uh oh!  So Jason sets off to disassemble the sides of the crate [...]

Mark bids us adieu while Jason honks his (Jason’s not Mark’s) nose. We are so sporty even though J laughs at my pink Titelist visor.  I love my golf paraphernalia! Remember that post about aparigraha = non hoarding?  Oh yeah, this is the final blow out!  All extraneous (yes, because I did have to keep some!) [...]

This is the final installment of the wrecked SV series… Part 1 Another SV joins the stable Part 2 Bagging and tagging the wrecked SV Part 3 Tearing down the SV We eagerly await the special tools to ship in from an ebay seller in England.  They look like castles. The motor is being held [...]

Back to the DR story.  It started a long long time ago in a land far far away. I am working in Tennessee and Jason calls to tell me he has found a DR 350 which for some reason I thought would be the best bike for me.  Since I am out of state, I [...]

When I got my 2006 Nissan 350Z convertible roadster, the salesman said I could get an auxiliary port added by a local car stereo store for about $100.  What he should have said was the local car stereo store would sell me the part for about $150 and then charge me another $100 or more [...]

This is a continuation of the wrecked SV story: Part 1 Another SV joins the stable Part 2 Bagging and tagging the wrecked SV Jason opens the door to let in some sunshine on our beautiful first generation 1999 Suzuki SV 650. Amazingly, this beast still fits on the front and rear stands. The bar [...]

Really?  I’m supposed to change my spark plugs and air filters?  Jason takes a peek. Lexus loves those plastic covers all over everything. Hmm… I guess this could be considered a little dirty. Who knew spark plugs aren’t supposed to last 170,000 miles?  They look okay to me!  Seems that 1995 Lexus LS 400 only [...]

Out with the old, in with the new.  You once fulfilled a dream.  Now it’s time for another. A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I (J) K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T [...]