Tag: kawasaki

Kawasaki KZ650

Blog, Motorcycles

Today, I only have one motorcycle because today, I finally sold the 1978 Kawasaki KZ650 I bought a few years back with the intention of getting it running. It’s a good feeling because I felt guilty in recent years for not having the time to work on it. [pe2-image src=”http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jWkahrW_rC4/TjBOACYN4OI/AAAAAAAABoM/BATtbnGtX0I/s144-c-o/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/111197070419838127380/MyProject?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-_meOF1IC-OQ#5634088896385900770″ caption=”1978 Kawasaki KZ650″ type=”image” […]

January 28, 2014

Life in a day

Motorcycles

YouTube asked its users to partake in a project recently, I did. Ridley Scott is producing and Kevin MacDonald is directing a film that features only footage shot on July 24th, 2010. They reached out to YouTube users to lend a hand by uploading what they did that day. Here is my video:

July 29, 2010

Read the manual last

Motorcycles

I came home this weekend to do a little more work on the Kawasaki. It’s been a learning experience since the other one went down a thousand miles from home. I can confidently say that I can tear down a KZ650 engine and put it back together. The only problem? I can’t get it running […]

July 25, 2010

Grad

Blog, Motorcycles, Peace Corps

First softball game of the season was yesterday. We won. I came home with a decent cut from sliding into second. The girlfriend is home for the summer, and currently on an island with very limited communication. I worked on the Kawasaki this past weekend and it’s made some progress, but I’m still worried about […]

May 17, 2010

Work and leisure

Blog

Once again, I have been slacking in my updates. It’s that time of the semester so I feel like I can get away with it. I had a few more problems with the Kawasaki this past weekend. It currently isn’t ridable. I took the carbs off to clean them and when I put them back […]

April 23, 2010

The SR and the interview

Motorcycles, Peace Corps

I meant to write this post on Monday but life happens. On Sunday I went to take a look at the KZ650 SR that I was considering buying. Much appreciation goes out to Geoff for driving me there. It was a six hour round trip for him. Anyway, I saw the bike and she was […]

March 4, 2010

Nearing Spring

Motorcycles

Once again it is that time of the semester when all the work starts piling up. I have a presentation tomorrow, a paper due Thursday, another one coming up soon and finally an exam in a week or two. Don’t bother me none. The heat is still not on in our apartment. I really don’t […]

February 21, 2010