Triumph Thunderbird 2009...British Bikes make a come back

2010 Triumph Thunderbird Specs:
Engine: 1599cc liquid-cooled, DOHC, Parallel Twin, 270 degree firing interval
Bore/Stroke: 103.8 x 94.3mm
Maximum Power In excess of 80 bhp
Maximum Torque In excess of 100 lb-ft
Fuel System: Multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection with SAI , progressive linkage on throttle
Final Drive: Toothed belt
Clutch: Wet, multi-plate
Gearbox: 6-speed constant mesh, helical type
Frame: Tubular steel, twin spine
Swingarm: Twin sided, steel
Front Wheel: Cast aluminium alloy 5-spoke 19 x 3.5 inch
Rear Wheel: Cast aluminium alloy 5-spoke 17 x 6 inch
Front Tire: 120/70 R19
Rear Tire: 200/50 R17
Front Suspension: Showa 47mm forks
Rear Suspension: Showa chromed spring twin shocks with 5-position-adjustable preload
Front Brakes: Twin 310mm fixed discs. Nissin 4-piston fixed calipers
Rear Brakes: Single 310mm fixed disc. Brembo 2-piston floating caliper
Instrument display/functions: Tank mounted instrumentation with large speedo, integrated tacho and LCD display with odometer, twin trip counters, range-to-empty and clock. Auto-cancelling indicators
Length: 2350mm (92.5 in)
Width: (Handlebars) 947mm (37.2 in) (TBC)
Height: 1216mm (47.9 in) (TBC)
Seat Height: 702mm (27.6 in) (TBC)
Wheelbase: 1641mm (64.6in)
Rake/Trail: 32°/151.3mm
Dry Weight TBC
Fuel Tank Capacity: 21 litres (5.5 gal US)

Celebrations.......

My wife and I were sitting at a table at my school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table.

My wife asked, 'Do you know her?'

'Yes,' I sighed, 'She's my old girlfriend.. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since.'

'Unbelievable!' says my wife, 'who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?'

And then the fight started...

Mad Cow Disease....

I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some reason took my order first.
"I'll have the steak, medium rare, please."
He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?""
Nah, she can order for herself."

Timeless Friendship

My Good friend T.R. at Thom's! has passed on this award to Baron's Life with a request that it be passed on to other deserving blogs.

Rules:

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to as many or as few other blogs that you have newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

So I pass this award on to, and they are in no particular order:

1- Subrosa Subrosa
2- Colored Garden Colored Garden
3- Jollygoo Jollygoo
4- Follie a Deux Jen
5- My Kugel Hopf My Kugel Hopf
6- One Day in Hania One day in Hania
7- i Share i Share
8- My India My India
9- Indian Backpacker Indian Backpacker
10- My Travelogue My Travelogue
11- A Backpacker in India Backpacker in India
12- Digital Photography Digital Photography
13- Based in Villigen Based In Villigen
14- Amberday Amberday
15- Mean Donna Jean's and she's not mean at all i might add....!Lean mean Donna Jean
16- Ramblings and Musings Ramblings and Musings
17- The Old Fart Bill
18- Scunnert Scunnert
19- Jarlin Paul Jarlin Paul
20- A Brother in Sweden A Brother in Sweden
21- An Arkies Musings An Arkies Musings
22- Sorpreciso and now ?And now ?
23- Worldman Peter
24- The Peach Tart The Peach Tart
25- Heart Of a CowGirl Cowgirl
26- Poetic Ponderings Poetic Ponderings
27- Turkish Food Passion Turkish Food Passion
28- Wardog WARDOG
29- Bison Bits Bison Bits
30- Internapoli Internapoli
31- Bufford PickelberryMr. Pickle
32- Still Learning Anjie
33- Travelling Travelling
34- The road not taken The road not taken
35- Moto Photo Adventure Motophotoadventures
36- Blogtrotter GMG Blogtrotter
37- Blog Captain Murthy
38- Ellivellie Ellie
39- Photos By Senior Hiker Senior Hiker
40- PAPS THOUGHTS PAPS

D E S I D E R A T A ........words of life

-- written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s --
Not "Found in Old St. Paul's Church"! -- see below

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.


With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Maxine at her best again

A Lovely Blog Award ....for some...

My Good friend T.R. at Thom's! has passed on this award to Baron's Life with a request that it be passed on to other deserving blogs.

Rules:

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.


So I pass this award on to, and they are in no particular order:

1- Subrosa Subrosa
2- Colored Garden Colored Garden
3- Jollygoo Jollygoo
4- Follie a Deux Jen
5- My Kugel Hopf My Kugel Hopf
6- One Day in Hania One day in Hania
7- i Share i Share
8- My India My India
9- Indian Backpacker Indian Backpacker
10- My Travelogue My Travelogue
11- A Backpacker in India Backpacker in India
12- Digital Photography Digital Photography
13- Based in Villigen Based In Villigen
14- Amberday Amberday
15- Mean Donna Jean's and she's not mean at all i might add....!Lean mean Donna Jean

2009 Touring Triumph...British Bike...

Did you know that Triumph's come back is so great that they are now making touring bikes...I sure didn't...

The Rocket III Touring is purposely designed and built to make it a great Custom Touring motorcycle.Suspension tuned to achieve high levels of comfort without compromising control, together with 180 mm rear tyre and 16 inch wheels make lighter handling. Wide sumptuous seat for both rider and passenger, footboards front and rear, colour matched water resistant hard cases and shrouded front forks with polished lower castings provide more comfort, practicality and style.
It’s all new from the rider’s point of view too with new tank mounted instruments, a quick detach screen, switchgear and rider controls including a new heel and toe gear shift.
Priced at £12,969 OTR for single colour and £13,119 OTR for the twin colour this is a machine that really does have the power to move you, your pillion and whatever you want to take, no matter how far you want to go.

Rolex watches....

The lesbians next door bought me a Rolex for my birthday.

I think they misunderstood when I said I wanna watch.

World's Largest Motorcycle....

Well known bike maker Simon Whitlock has created a fabulous replica, his newly revamped Kawasaki bike. This Kawasaki motorcycle comes with a powerful 48-cylinder engine and is constructed from sets of engines from Kawasaki S1/KH250. This bad boy also features a displacement of 4200 cubic centimeters while instead of one engine, there are six inline engines.

1946 BSA

The milk of the human kindness.....

Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.

Leave the rest to God.

Work for the city.......

Two blonde girls were working for the city public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind her and fill the hole in.

They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one girl digging a hole, the other girl filling it in again.

An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing. So he asked the hole digger, 'I'm impressed by the effort you two are putting in to your work, but I don't get it -- why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?'

The hole digger wiped her brow and sighed, 'Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-person team. But today the girl who plants the trees called in sick.'

Best Buy specials......

Is Best Buy getting into the motorcycle business?

If speculation is correct, yeah, it is. But these aren't just your average hogs. Started in May at five stores on the West Coast, Best Buy will be selling the Brammo Enertia, an all-electric motorcycle that has potential to become the Chumby of the motorcycle world.

Has anyone seen these yet..I sure didn't...



the bikes' electronics components include a built-in Web server, open-platform software applications, and possible add-ons like onboard cameras that could download images to travel blogs.

What they're selling is a lot closer to consumer electronics than to motorcycles.

The Enertia draws power from a bank of six lithium phosphate batteries. Charging takes three hours on a standard electrical outlet and should yield a range of about 45 miles.

After crunching the numbers, Brammo reckons that works out to 40 cents per charge or about 1 cent per mile to keep the Enertia running.

And run apparently it does. With a max speed of 53 miles per hour, the Enertia is no toy and is highway-legal, making it a viable option for commuters. The company is working on a two-seater model with a range of about 100 miles and a cruising speed of 75 miles per hour

Brammo Enertia

2009 Honda Transalp

My recent post on the Honda Transalp raised some interest from my readers, to whom I am always grateful, so I thought, I need to add some more information on this model.

The Transalp is a dual-sport motorcycle by Honda. Different models have been in production from 1987 to present. It is a polyvalent motorbike, with capabilities for both long road trips and limited off-road. It features a liquid-cooled, six-valve, four-stroke 52 degrees V-twin engine, and is closely related to the Africa Twin and Honda Bros 400

Our good friends Dave & Linda over at

travels with my motor bike have just completed a round trip from Turkey to Scotland on their Honda Translap and have posted an excellent account of their trip on their blog Dave & Linda . It is a most enjoyable read and I encourage you all to have a look at this blog as it will give you an idea of what riding in Europe can be all about....

Honda Transalp is popular especially in Europe and Japan. It has been used in several around the world adventures, such as The Tokyo to London Trip that was made from July to December 1994 by Australian bikers Walter Colebatch and James Mudie.

Liquid Viagra...coming soon

Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer.

It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one.

Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it gives new meaning to the names of "cocktails", "highballs" and just a good old-fashioned "stiff drink".

Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of:

MOUNT & DO.

Cool House

Bikers be aware ...safety first

If you have to pass her while you're riding, always think safety first and whatever you do...do not honk your horn....!!!

2009 Honda XL700V Translap

Engine and transmission
Displacement: 680.20 ccm (41.51 cubic inches)
Engine type: V2
Stroke: 4
Power: 59.13 HP (43.2 kW)) @ 7750 RPM
Torque: 60.00 Nm (6.1 kgf-m or 44.3 ft.lbs) @ 5500 RPM
Compression: 10.0:1
Bore x stroke: 81.0 x 66.0 mm (3.2 x 2.6 inches)
Fuel system: Injection. PGM-FI electronic fuel injection
Valves per cylinder: 4
Fuel control: SOHC
Ignition: Digital transistorised with electronic advance
Starter: Electric
Cooling system: Liquid
Gearbox: 5-speed
Transmission type
final drive: Chain

Why Was I fired......?

For the last company picnic, management had decided that, due to liability issues, we could have alcohol, but only one (1) drink per person.
I was fired for ordering the cups.