The primary mission of pegmonkey could have something to do with motorcycles. But, that focus is too narrow. It's more like a site dedicated to freedom and the search for the meaning of life. OH yeah.. and turning rubber into little smoldering chunks of goo and smoke!!!!

Harley Davidson Financial Trouble

Fri, 01/23/2009 - 08:58 — dpotts

Harley Davidson income is down 58 percent over last quarter.  They're doing some massive cutbacks in an effort to save the company.
UPDATE 2-Harley profit tumbles; plans closures, layoffs | Industries | Consumer Goods & Retail | Reuters

Riding

Sat, 06/21/2008 - 01:19 — dpotts

Why can't I get a job where I ride all day long.. ride.. ride... and ride far.. far away from all the traffic.. all the hassle.. all the problems.

DRZ400K to SM Almost Complete

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 15:30 — dpotts

DRZ/K to SM After a couple of years of being too busy to do much with the bikes I'm finally getting into some good projects and doing some more riding.  Kirby took up a lot of my time.  A lot of my time that I was happy to give my best friend.  Yeah, I know, I'm just a big softie.  My first project was to convert a DRZ400K into a SuperMoto machine.  And, it's just about finished.  I have a few minor tweaks to do, but it's now rideable.  So why bother converting a DRZ/K when Suzuki already makes a DRZ/SM?  Because the cams, carb and base gasket are better on the DRZ/K.  Plus.. the K is quite a bit lighter.  And.. I just happened to have one laying around just asking to be modded.  I'll be writing up some how to articles shortly.  For now, here's a pic of the almost finished machine.

Kirby is Gone

Thu, 02/07/2008 - 07:55 — dpotts

And I miss him a lot.  He died January 4th 2008.  I'm writing some stuff here http://dpotts.com/kirby   Maybe one day I'll do something more with this website.. maybe not.  I somehow don't have the desire for it right now. 

Rare SV650

Fri, 09/21/2007 - 16:19 — dpotts

It appears that the SV650 I rebuilt is a rare maching indeed.  2wheeljunkie apparently no longer exists.  So this fairing http://pegmonkey.com/gallery/howto/sv650_crash/DSC_0030.JPG.html is one rare unit now.  Unless somebody knows what happened to 2wheeljunies that is and can show me who makes their fairings.  I hate to see a good product hit the dust.. now I feel like being more careful with the SV.  I don't like to have nostalgia dictate my riding style.. sigh.

Yamaha 250 supermoto?

Fri, 09/14/2007 - 15:36 — dpotts

Ok.. somebody please tell me Yamaha has a bigger supermoto on the way.  http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/596/0/home.aspx

A 250 supermoto is nice and all.. but for serious riders.. this just ain't gonna cut it.  Hopefully, they're saving the 450 supermoto for a not too distant future release and they're just wetting our appetites with the 250.

Same Old Story..

Thu, 10/12/2006 - 16:37 — dpotts

I've been busy most of the summer tending to my sick puppy Kirby. He can't use his back legs, but he's too nice of a dog to put down and doesn't seem to be in any pain. It takes a lot of time watching him and I seem to forgo other activities such as cycling to tend to him. You can read a bit about his progress at dpotts.com. It doesn't look like Kirby is getting any better and in fact is slowly getting worse. I'll just keep making him as comfortable as i can until it seems he's had enough.

Busy Busy

Thu, 08/17/2006 - 19:18 — dpotts

Yeah.. it's been awhile since I've written or reviewed anything for the monkey on my back. I feel like I've been really swamped and pulled in so many directions. I've only ridden like 4 times this summer.

Dead Server..

Fri, 07/07/2006 - 09:53 — dpotts

I had a motherboard croak and then a raid array suffer a catastrophic failure.. I have everything backed up, but it's taking time to reassemble everything.

SV 650 Crash Restore

Thu, 05/11/2006 - 16:54 — dpotts
The SV had a Busted Jaw

A few years ago, Mr Enigma decided to test the laws of physics and see if he and the SV650S could occupy the same space as the landscape. All evidence shows that he failed to accomplish that goal, however, he'll probably never remember if he was successful. Sometimes our minds block out the trauma and erase those brain cells. In his case, it's probably for the best. "

Project SV Almost Complete...

Sat, 04/29/2006 - 10:27 — dpotts

I'm getting excited. I had to take a break from painting and figured I'd let you all know that the SV that Mr. Enigma used to perforate the scenery will soon live again. It'll feel like a completely new beast and I'll have a complete write up of it in the howto section. I wonder if I should be wearing a paint mask..

Cohesive Cyclists?

Fri, 04/28/2006 - 21:59 — dpotts

Motorcyclists stick together, right? RIGHT? Well, I was sure they did. After wasting some time on the web browsing various motorcycle centric web sites I've observed some startling things. I've seen cyclists bitterly arguing amongst themselves over some pretty silly things. Then I though.. "Hey, that never would've been an issue 10 or 15 years ago." For example. Mufflers on bikes seem to be a huge issue. A decade ago, cyclists would have just let each other run whatever pipes they wanted. But now it seems that the anti noise crowd is really pissed at the noise crowd. Also, stunt riders are pissed at cruiser folks, and vice versa. There are other issues too. But the disturbing part of all this seems to be that motorcyclist don't have that cohesive feel we once had. It seems there's division in the ranks, and that's rarely a good thing for the group.

Speed limits save lives.. er fuel.. er profits..

Wed, 04/26/2006 - 22:08 — dpotts

Watch for it. Speed limits used to save fuel.. then they saved lives.. now wait, they're saving fuel again. And here's the clincher, it's now considered unpatriotic to speed. You're just downright un-american if you speed and waste fuel and cause the cost of gas to increase.

So You Want to Ride.. Part 3 Advanced Motion

Mon, 03/27/2006 - 16:57 — dpotts

Ok.. motorcycling is dangerous.. You learn to ride at your own peril.  If you read this, do what I say, and get hurt.. that's your fault.  I'm only imparting what works for me. 

Now that you know how to work the clutch and are hopefully able to creep around the parking lot at a crawl, it's time to add a little adrenaline to the mix.  We'll cover accelerating, gear changes and braking. 

So You Want to Ride.. Part 2 Basic Motion

Wed, 03/22/2006 - 17:03 — dpotts

Ok.. motorcycling is dangerous.. You learn to ride at your own peril.  If you read this, do what I say, and get hurt.. that's your fault.  I'm only imparting what works for me.

So you still want to learn to ride. You've accepted the danger involved and want to give it a shot. You'll need some basic skills. The most important skill is stopping. But, you obviously can't stop till you get moving. So the first order of business is to get you moving. Things like this are best taught by a tutor on the spot, however, reading it here first will let you get the process in your mind and give you something to think about till you actually get in the saddle.

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