Category Archives: pictures

made my own heat duct “reducer” today — for $25 in only two hours!

  Using a 24″ x 36″ sheet of (intended for ducting) sheet metal (~$10) and rivet tool + rivets (~$15) I was able to take a 14″ x 8″ opening and create a 4″ deep reducer down to a 14″ … Continue reading

Posted in pictures, technical | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

today I did my first oil and oil filter change, ever! (Honda CB400A “decaf”)

Russ and I changed our motorcycle’s oil and oil filters today.  This was the first time I’ve ever changed oil in a vehicle — I guess it sort of was a life goal I figured I’d never get around to … Continue reading

Posted in biking, motorcycles, pictures | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

decaf – CB400A reassembled and on the cruise

Everything is working again with my greatly streamlined instrument cluster is in place! (Well my LED “idiot light” for “neutral” is always on now so one last adjustment/fix sometime soon!)

Posted in biking, motorcycles, pictures | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

honda CB400A — fixing turn signal and neutral LEDs (to new speedometer)

Whups, my new speedo’s turn indicator LED was only going on when left signal was running. Thankfully, found this post on hondatwins that mentioned the orange and light blue bike lines were actually active lines for when left or right … Continue reading

Posted in biking, motorcycles, pictures | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Test fit of “decaf” CB400A smaller speedometer/instrument lights

Posted in motorcycles, pictures | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

decaf! Honda CB400A automatic cafe racer. I’ve been a bad girl today….

Today Hunter helped me inspect, test-drive, buy, and drive 100+ miles home from a mom-n-pop custom bike modifier in California’s central valley. We avoided the 5 and all freeways and started out with about an hour of “country roads” and … Continue reading

Posted in biking, culture, motorcycles, pictures | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Friday beer options

Friday night dilemnas These are organized by % Alcohol, guess the direction, Beer Connoisseur!

Posted in culture, pictures | Leave a comment

Shuttle Endeavour flies by us by Golden Gate today *twice*

Goodbye Little machine that could and dream of my youth!

Posted in culture, pictures | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

On to rafting adventure long weekend via Salt Lake

Posted in pictures, vacation | Leave a comment

Luke Battling Darth — ASCII green

luke battling darth famous painting by ralph mcquarrie to ascii by “jp2a” pkg and de pooh (and now green/black — these things are important

Posted in pictures | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Luke Battling Darth — ASCII!

luke battling darth famous painting by ralph mcquarrie to ascii by “jp2a” pkg and de pooh

Posted in pictures | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

google maps upgrades to 8-bit “hi-res” today 8-)

Santa Monica never looked so beautiful!

Posted in pictures | Tagged | 1 Comment

Cute Scion IQ coming to states

Hunter and I hit the SF auto show before Thanksgiving. Aside from the obvious super car perfections to like (eg: Ferrari 458 Italia) this was my favorite. I love little cutie-pie everything….

Posted in pictures | Tagged | 1 Comment

bitchn camaro

i um, got a new toy. it actually *is* the transformers special edition. so if i wake up early some morning and surprise it still in its crimefighting autobot mode…

Posted in pictures | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Birthday Hike

Posted in pictures | Tagged | Leave a comment

Laundry for The Empire

Should be a fun Halloween! (they don’t come in black, as pictured

Posted in pictures | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Double awesome art in financial district

I’ve loved this cute local art feature at my bart-to-bus stop Captions are: “I’m here to fix your car” “But I don’t have a car!!” and now it’s even more awesome with the tagged line over it “Bankers took it” … Continue reading

Posted in culture, pictures, politics | Tagged , | 1 Comment

star wars steampunk amazing art

this stuff from Bjorn Hurri is just fantastic! click image for more:

Posted in culture, pictures | Tagged | Leave a comment

ifone2 lockup

boom

Posted in pictures | Tagged | Leave a comment

Marine layer in bay area

From the airplane of a July trip. We sailed through a thickly overcast morning only to reveal this perfect white cottonball carpet flat layer topped with hidden brilliant buttery vitamin D sunshine!

Posted in pictures | Tagged | Leave a comment