Category Archives: XT225

Turbo City windscreen for the white XT

Posted on July 19, 2007 by carolyn

In preparation for its upcoming ride to Seattle, I bought a Turbo City windscreen for the white XT. Here’s the installation write up!

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One XT down, one to go

Posted on July 17, 2007 by carolyn

It’s “annual XT service” time in our household, which means that I get to spent a disproportionate amount of time with my favorite 225cc thumpers. I did my XT over the weekend, finishing up last night, with a surprisingly minimal … Continue reading →

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Short afternoon ride to the coast

Posted on April 9, 2007 by carolyn

I spent most of yesterday in the garage with my F650GS, trying to troubleshoot an annoying stumbling that it developed. Around 4pm I thought, to heck with this, it’s gorgeous out and I’m going to get some riding in! 😀 … Continue reading →

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New tires make the XT look badass

Posted on March 19, 2007 by carolyn

Jim came over yesterday and showed me how to change tube tires. Now that I have two dualsports with spokes/tube tires, I figured that might be a good skill to have. 😉 I learned enough to feel comfortable doing a … Continue reading →

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Death Valley shopping

Posted on February 7, 2007 by carolyn

Though not as much fun as the actual trips themselves, shopping for trips is still pretty kewl. Today, I bought: Bikemaster Folding Mirrors: Kenda Trackmaster 760 tires (80/100-21 front and 100/100-18 rear): Now the only thing left to do is … Continue reading →

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