The Borked Universe

It had been about 6 years that I’d owned my 1986 Kawasaki Concours 1000 (aka C10 or ZG1000 or sometimes “Connie”).  Over this amount of time I’d done tons of work on it to get it back up...

http://www.borked.us/2019/09/faqs-for-maintaining-and-owning-a-zg1000

When Harley announced that they would be taking their new electric concept motorcycle (tagged as Livewire) on tour for people to try out, I jumped at the opportunity.  There was the usual sign-u...

http://www.borked.us/2014/08/riding-with-electrons-the-harley-livewire

It was another year (2012 for those keeping track).  A new opportunity arose to propel myself through states I had never been to in a flurry of two wheeled mayhem.  My best friend Dave of entir...

http://www.borked.us/2013/05/plowing-through-the-midwest-fields

Now that my 1986 Kawasaki Concours has been repaired over the last two years to the point of becoming a reliable commuter vehicle, I’ve been riding it to work almost constantly for the last two...

http://www.borked.us/2012/09/adventures-in-commuting

When I got a mail from Cycle World stating that I could fill out a form for a chance to ride one of their Ten Best motorcycles of 2011 in my city I figured, “Why not?  Doesn’t hurt to try.�...

http://www.borked.us/2012/05/riding-the-ducati-diavel

If there is one thing about me, I can’t resist a good offer.  Be it a deal online, some rare antique that is undervalued at a yard sale, or an odd piece of tech at a local Goodwill, I am … C...

http://www.borked.us/2011/11/a-glutton-for-punishment

We don’t all start out as geeks.  Some of us are encouraged at a very young age by a significant family member or friend, while others grow into it naturally.  For me, my journey started ear...

http://www.borked.us/2011/10/the-molding-of-my-geekdom

When taking on a used bike there are bound to be trials and tribulations.  However when taking on a bike over 20 years old, the emotional state of your bike can only be in greater flux. I bought...

http://www.borked.us/2011/09/great-pain-makes-for-great-success

When I decided to “trade up” in motorcycles in April 2010 I had no idea what I was getting myself into.  Without this foresight, I plunged myself into buying a 1986 Kawasaki Concours (a “...

http://www.borked.us/2011/07/the-folly-of-a-used-motorcycle

Editors note:  This is reposted from one of my older pages.  Goes hand in hand nicely with the Funny Unix Commands, this takes it a bit farther. When you end up working around Unix sysadmins fo...

http://www.borked.us/2011/02/unix-pranks