Category Archives: suzuki

There Are Tires and There Are Tires

Posted on October 12, 2022 by toomuchexperience

Earlier this spring, a friend rode his Suzuki TU250X from Santa Fe to the west coast and back. On the way back, he got hammered by winds that were almost enough to exhaust that little single-cylinder 250 into a low … Continue reading →

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The High Cost of Being Stupid

Posted on June 29, 2022 by toomuchexperience

About a year into the pandemic, I was marveling at the anti-vaxers willingness to test their own immune systems often followed by their panicked attempts to jump to the head of the line in healthcare and even begging for a … Continue reading →

Posted in biker culture, crash data, engineering, hippobike, motorcycle, my motorcycles, noise, suzuki, wr250x, yamaha | Leave a comment

Product Review: Sargent Cycle Products World Sport Performance Seat

Posted on April 18, 2022 by toomuchexperience

04/2022 This is another really old (2009) MMM review/Geezer column. There are two interesting, at least to me, things about this review: 1) It is a great product that I lived with for 70,000 miles and 2) This was the … Continue reading →

Posted in dual purpose, geezer with a grudge, minnesota motorcycle monthly, suzuki, Uncategorized, V-Strom | Leave a comment

Motorcycle Review & Bikes I’ve Owned and Loved (a lot or a little): Suzuki TU250X

Posted on June 3, 2021 by toomuchexperience

All Rights Reserved © 2009/2015/2021 Thomas W. Day This started off as a “review” and a really brief one (see [Initial Review August 2009] below). In May of 2021, I stumbled into decent buy on a TU250X and bought it, … Continue reading →

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Back from the Dead

Posted on May 5, 2021 by toomuchexperience

In early 2017, I first experienced ocular symptoms of myasthenia gravis and by the end of that summer I felt that not only my motorcycling days were over but my driving days might be too. Double-vision is a show-stopper and … Continue reading →

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My Motorcycles: Suzuki V-Strom 650

Posted on December 28, 2015 by toomuchexperience

Me and Wee All Rights Reserved © 2007 Thomas W. Day The concise, well-edited, more politically correct version of this article can be found at the Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly website: http://www.mnmotorcycle.com/mmm/pages/2007/96/review96.htm Sport bikes, including the “standard” SV650, are for kids … Continue reading →

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My Motorcycles: 1974 Suzuki RL250 Trials

Posted on October 5, 2015 by toomuchexperience

The Suzuki RL250 was one of the few bikes I’ve owned that was a constant disappointment and a complete competitive disaster. The RL was an awful trialer, with little torque, a poor suspension, too much height, and poor reliability. It … Continue reading →

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Bike Review: Me and Wee

Posted on October 18, 2013 by toomuchexperience

All Rights Reserved © 2007 Thomas W. Day [The concise, well-edited, more politically correct version of this article might be found at the Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly website: http://www.mnmotorcycle.com/mmm/pages/2007/96/review96.htm%5D Sport bikes, including the “standard” SV650, are for kids (meaning anyone under … Continue reading →

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