Monday, April 11, 2011

Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2011

Cooking burgers next to TONS of racing fuel...
Probably safer than the concessions.
Hint! There are Coke/Water machines behind the concession tent! They tried to hide them... Save $1.50!

Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2011

Uhh.... I think it... broke.

Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2011

This guy is in full fire gear filling this race car's tank full of fuel... an I'm standing a few feet away in shorts and a t-shirt taking his picture...

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Warm Day ride to Barbers


Warm Day ride to Barbers, originally uploaded by rldannand.

It's too warm not to ride! 75* and pure sun in January. New Scorpion helmet is on the seat. Barbers seemed like a great place to chill for about a half an hour. There weren't any vehicles "racing" around the track. A quiet moment.

Warm Day ride to Barbers


Warm Day ride to Barbers, originally uploaded by rldannand.

75 degrees in January! I love it.
Pulled the VStrom off of the battery tender to ride for about an hour and a half.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Penguins fans waiting in line...

I went with a group of friends to the Pittsburgh Penguins-Atlanta Thrashers hockey game at Phillips Arena in downtown Atlanta on November 13th. We were waiting in line for about 15 minutes before the doors opened at 6pm. Game was at 7pm.

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Penguins vs Thrashers 11-13-2010

Yummy snacks!

Penguins vs Thrashers 11-13-2010

The banner came from Pittsburgh. Dave, Amber and Wayne (red) were at the opening to the new arena.

Penguins vs Thrashers 11-13-2010

The Penguins won 4-2. The 4th goal was junk because the goal was empty. I really liked the suite. Easy to move around... the TV set made it easy to keep up with replays and football games...

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Burned up Stator


Burned up Stator, originally uploaded by rldannand.

The coils at the 2 O'clock position and the 10 O'clock position have a little bit of build-up but the Mechanic said the ground was happening on the inside. It charged when he first got it. He rode it a while to warm it up and it would only charge slightly.

Burned up Stator


Burned up Stator, originally uploaded by rldannand.

This is the bad stator from my VStrom (DL1000K5).
It goes inside the engine case right above it (round part).
The headlights would suddenly dim.. then return.
I had to take it to the shop when the battery died and the new one wouldn't charge. The new battery would even discharge in 3 hours when the ignition OFF-key out.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Double Rainbow


Double Rainbow, originally uploaded by rldannand.

Out my front door, towards a recently passed storm...