Category: Hobbies & Interests
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20,000KM’s Later – A Year with the Honda NC700X
A lot has happened in the last year since I collected the Honda NC700X, both professionally and personally, but let’s get to the meat of this and just focus on what it has been like living with the NC700X. It is worth noting that the 700 has been replaced by a 750 version, so if…
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“It’s Linux Jim, But Not As We Know It” – The Samsung Chromebook
If you have read this blog in the past you will see I have been a lucky Chromebook owner since Google dropped off a Cr-48 to me back in December 2010. Back then Chrome OS was relatively basic, but you got a hint of the potential with the only aspect really holding it back was…
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Touring On The NC700X – Part 1 The Southern Loop
I finally managed to take some time for some touring with the NC700X, it also synced nicely with my final push to snap the last of the Irish Photo Rally locations. I broke down the remaining points into two groups, a Southern Loop and Northern Loop. Both routes will take a night or two camping,…
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Clearing Out The Stable – Various Buell Parts For Sale
Now that the Buell is long bolted from my stable doors it is time to start making some space and clearing out the various parts and accessories leftover from ownership. I have started by listing a few of the items on my ebay profile and if you dig around on my flickr page you should also…
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Logitech K270 Wireless Keyboard “Almost” Just Works With Ubuntu
Last year I invested in the Logitech Touchpad and reviewed it in this post. It is part of Logitech wireless range which allows you to connect their products to a computer with a small USB “unifying receiver”. This little device can support up to six wireless products so after almost a year I decided to…
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Another Fill-Up For The NC700X
Nyx watching the sunset over the Village at Lyons Okay, I know it is early days but I am still in the honeymoon period with the bikes MPG. Being beyond the manuals recommended 500km of conservative riding I have been trying to get into a more natural sync with the NC700X (Nyx). I had been…
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Honda NC700X MPG Update
FINALLY got around to the first full fuel-up tonight on the NC700X. The bike came with about 3-4 bars on the dash so when that ran out at 172 km I filled up, reset the trip and tonight the last bar on the dash started flashing to let me know I was into the reserve.…
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Gone In 65 Days
1817 days or approximately 4 years, 11 months and 21 days of Buell ownership came to an end on June 22nd when Bikeworld rang me up to tell me an offer had been made on the bike. Little over 8 weeks up for sale she has found a new owner who I hope enjoys at…
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What I Look At When Choosing A Motorcycle
Once my mind was made up about selling the Buell Ulysses XB12XT I had to start making a short list of what I wanted to replace her. As I briefly touch on in a previous most, the main reason for moving on from the Buell is down to economics. I need to start saving (more)…
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Old Friends For Sale – Handing Over The Keys To The Buell XT
July 1st 2013 would have marked five years of Buell ownership, alas we did not quite reach that anniversary. For that matter a number of anniversaries were never reached over the last five years, but they are matters to be mused over somewhere else. Right now the focus is on my Buell Ulysses XB12XT and…
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