Recent content by B6_Dolphin

Sorry for the tangent, but I have a similar story in my neighborhooed. Just uphill from my house is common area. It's an area where the 3-car wide road crosses a ravine in our subdivision, and also has a 15-20% grade. The road is bordered by green space with alot of maples. As these big-lead...

Buy an oil extractor. Makes removing oil quick and easy. If you do it at the auto parts store, just take the extractor inside afterwards and then just dump the used oil in the collection tank.

FWIW, I've owned a Juiced RipCurrent S E-Bike since 2022. 750W Hub motor, about 75 mile range, and as of Nov '24, the original Juiced E-Bikes went out-of-business. Fortunately, I've not had any issues with bike. Last few weekends, I've rode both paved and unimproved rails-to-trails in the...

FWIW, I did a hybrid mix on my last oil change on my 2021 SQ5 Sportback w/3.0 TFSI - 2.5 qts of Valvoline Restore and Protect 0W20 and 5 qts of Mobil 1 ESP X2 0W20. I had run the Valvoline Restore and Protect 0W20 for 5k oil change interval previously, had some left-over, so put the remaining...

Not unusual to see a logging truck in the PNW, but the diameter of this old growth tree in the center got my attention:

1st legit dirt bike I owned was a '78 RM125. Twin-shock rear suspension and 40mm carb. Just remembered how much you had to "stay on the pipe"/fanning the clutch when climbing a hill, else it was bog city. There are a few abandoned railroad right-of-ways that went through town I'd use to...

With my other bike, a '22 Ducati Multistrada V4 Pikes Peak, I did a UOA on the Shell Advanced 15W50 the dealer put in at its annual service, and I opted to change it out with 1,700 miles on the oil: I was surprised it sheared-down as much as it did in 1,700 miles of service. I'm running...

FWIW - Since I have an air-cooled Boxer engine, I plan to use Motorex Boxer 4T 15W-50 in my '24 R12 NineT at the next oil service. As for the 5W-40 variant of the Motorex Boxer 4T oil, which is recommended for the water-cooled Boxer engines, it's specs aren't terrible...

Here ya go: https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/man-who-died-after-being-hit-by-airliner-had-three-criminal-cases-dismissed-in-past-years-over-mental-health-issues/73-94ce2c7d-78cc-4d29-b0be-86ea9160ac15?ref=exit-recirc Colorado Bureau of Investigation records show Mott has been...

I was surprised today to find Valvoline Restore and Protect stocked at my local Fred Meyer grocery store, in both 0W20 & 5W30 (no 5W20), for a slightly inflated price of $33.99.

Yup, having flashbacks to Physics 101, where Kinetic Energy (KE) = 1/2 mv^2. 🤓 High (speed) velocity can have quite the effect since it is a squared term - the end result gets your GSXR hanging on a light stanchion in a Vancouver, BC, suburb!

IMO, rider was going too fast for the intersection, based on the sheer energy of the bike going end-over-end and onto to the stanchion after colliding with the front corner of the BMW. The accident could have been avoided if his speed was within the range of the posted limit, and then he would...

Welp, a motorcyclist in Vancouver, BC, found a new way to make the news: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/viral-video-shows-motorcycle-left-dangling-from-traffic-light-hanging-from-one-wheel-after-horrific-canada-crash/ar-AA22TFJV Post on "X", er, Twitter, which includes the traffic cam...

Side note, I have Travellers Insurance for both cars, and their roadside assistance mentions the following: One call gets you help fast With roadside assistance coverage or a Premier Roadside Assistance package, you can get help 24/7. Just call or submit your request online and 24-hour roadside...

Last time I checked, and this was a few years ago, so the procedure might have changed, United used tugs to re-position A/C at ORD.