Posted in adventure on Apr 12th, 2012 1 Comment »
These clever ads, which I presume run internationally (have not seen them here in the US) were done by the firm of Leo Burnett Caracas in Venezuela. I like the Hi-Lift jack – what’s your favorite?
Posted in adventure on Apr 11th, 2012 No Comments »
The problem was with the remote pins not making good contact, sorted enough by spacing the spins a little and probably (moreso) adding some di-electric grease. Probably a good idea anyways because the way the socket is on the winch, it can trap a little water. Now it becomes a game to see if Superwinch [...]
Posted in adventure on Apr 11th, 2012 No Comments »
Perhaps something we can all agree upon; the Isle of Man TT is the last great motorcycle race.
Posted in adventure on Apr 11th, 2012 3 Comments »
So three days ago I emailed away to Superwinch about my broken solenoid. And I’ve received… nothing. nada. zilch. zip. Not any kind of useful response, not even an auto-responder that they got my email and will think about it for days. I suppose this means that I have to call them, which is too [...]
Posted in adventure on Apr 8th, 2012 No Comments »
Coppola sent this one along. Seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to try on the Nevada trip – if it works on salt it probably works on playa, too.
Posted in adventure on Apr 7th, 2012 1 Comment »
Q: What’s better than a hooligan on a liter hypermotard giving motorcyclists a bad name with mothers and fathers everywhere? A: A french hooligan. Also, it’s always inspiring to see girls 1up, especially when they are rockin’ it.
Posted in adventure on Apr 7th, 2012 No Comments »
Confirmed that the problem was with the solenoid. If I’d had a long 4mm allen key with me at the time on the trail, I could have gotten the winch to spool in by jumping it with a jumper cable (which I did have, at least). I guess if you were truly in peril you [...]
Posted in adventure on Apr 7th, 2012 No Comments »
Beautiful day in the Seattle area today, hope everyone was able to take advantage of it. I know a lot of people were – I saw a ton of bikes out today. I even got a ride in, after the following mess; This morning I decided to head out to Beckler (since it looked sort [...]
Posted in adventure on Apr 6th, 2012 No Comments »
In theaters 4/27
Posted in adventure on Apr 4th, 2012 No Comments »
I didn’t even know this was a sport – let alone one that (allegedly) requires 3000 horsepower.