TW200 - update of sorts..

Someone actually saw my blog(?!!) and asked about the TW.. I realized that a couple things were changed since, and that a pic update is due. Thanks chevyy1212 for the motivation..

Since last time around: shortened the header, ditched the muffler's dinky reverse-cone cap, and gave the tank a quick coat of neutral gray.. It's probably worth mentioning that this is the first bike i've owned that's fully legit, insurance, reg, safety insp, (seriously) in decades..

TW200..

Picked up a bone-stock '08 TW200 locally.. It was the perfect 'quickie' build for what little free time I have.  Cut up some handlebars, bent up a battery/electrical tray, a splashguard, and tail/turn mounts. Did a quick CV mod and rejet, slapped on a round headlamp.. The OEM graphics are nasty, and I'm not 100% sure if I dig the exhaust. There are a few more details in the works, but it is what it is for now. Oh, smaller rear sprocket for the 65+ mpg bike helps to offset the cost of $4.09/gal regular 87 unleaded. Ugh.

Driver training?

Much to the wife's dismay, the little one felt right at home at the wheel!

Pepper White..

The Corolla underwent an 8 hour makeover, thanks to a few friends. I needed to choose a color, and Pepper White was the one that I wouldn't be disgusted with a few months down the road..

up the hill..

There's a hill in my backyard that i haven't hiked up in ages.. Friday afternoon seemed like a good time for it. All that fighting with gravity was worth it!

2011..!!

Happy 2011 to all of you..!! I'm hoping to post a bit more this coming year & get this blog going as intended!

Test post!

About a month ago, I finally sucked it up and got an iPhone.. Just figuring out the blog thing now.. Would have done it sooner- damn those angry birds..!!!


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Japan, May '10, part 2

Thiiiis is how hard i've been slacking on posting on here. Japan in May, post updates in August lol. Anyhow, here are a few pics of some random food & drink.. Also got to catch up with Toshi and Maeken for a bit. Beer, beer, beer, food, food, food, fun!

Udon in Shinjuku...

Bacon Potato Pie from Makku - tastes like corn chowder!

Soft cream... what's left of it.!

Agemono (random deep-fried goodness) and Bull-Dog sauce to go..

Yuba-don...

Some dude from Irvine now in Tokyo..

Beer tasting. The one on the left was 88 yen, the others 268? 288?

Gotta love budget Japanese beer LOL. Much like Bud. Not my fave.

Taiwanese food in Yokohama Chukagai

The fellas

"Death Sauce" - full of a little flavor and a lot of pain...

Walking in the rain!

@ slick-kart track in Yamato. The guy in the suit meant business.

Ths place was probably built in the 80s, and is still fun as hell.

See? Business. D1 tandem, in some ratty go-kart!

Japan, May '10

Just got back from ten days in Japan with wifey, baby Olivia, and my mom-in-law. It was nice to meet my in-laws for the first time!

We took a trip to Zoorasia with Aunty. It's a rad zoo, waaay bigger than the Honolulu Zoo. Lots of different animals, and it's very well designed. I get kinda bummed at zoos though; The polar bear seemed really 'gone' upstairs. Captivity, ugh. The highlight was the Okapi, a horsey, part-zebra-striped creature that looks like it's wearing panties from Wal-Mart. Look at the beautiful exit sign! I thought that it was the best thing ever, as I was tired as f*ck from walking around the whole zoo...

Hanging out with the fam was fun! We spent the weekend at Sheraton Grande Bay Tokyo, which is in the Tokyo Disneyland area. Really nice hotel in a well-planned resort area!

j-grub...

I woke up hungry, and was thinking about the last time that I had really good Japanese food... New Year's Day '10 was good, with pop-in-law's Osechi-ryori that he had received from his employees!