RidgeRacer
New member
Hi everyone. I guess this is where we share a little bit about ourselves.
I've been riding motorcycles for 30+ years now and bikes have really changed during that time. As a rule I've never hung on to any particular bike for more than a couple years as they kept making the newer ones faster and faster. Eventually they started putting computerized engine control units (ECU) on bikes to control the ignition and fuel injection. As a professional hardware/software engineer I couldn't resist the urge to tinker with the ECU of my Kawasaki ZX-12 to see if I could remove the 186mph speed restriction.
What I started out doing for fun I turned into a business when I was laid off from my job of 25 years. Now I spend hours every day up to my elbows in motorcycle software to find the secrets of Throttle by Wire, exhaust servos, Idle control air valves, motorized velocity stacks, and even electronically controlled steering dampeners.
More and more I find myself nostalgic for the simplicity of the bikes of my youth. Ten years ago I rescued a Kawasaki '82 GPz-550. I've owned it longer than any other bike. During that time the little GPz has shared the garage with newer, faster bikes that have come and gone. I'm hoping to keep it running for a long time.
I look forward to hanging out with others who enjoy riding and working on the 'old' bikes.
I've been riding motorcycles for 30+ years now and bikes have really changed during that time. As a rule I've never hung on to any particular bike for more than a couple years as they kept making the newer ones faster and faster. Eventually they started putting computerized engine control units (ECU) on bikes to control the ignition and fuel injection. As a professional hardware/software engineer I couldn't resist the urge to tinker with the ECU of my Kawasaki ZX-12 to see if I could remove the 186mph speed restriction.
What I started out doing for fun I turned into a business when I was laid off from my job of 25 years. Now I spend hours every day up to my elbows in motorcycle software to find the secrets of Throttle by Wire, exhaust servos, Idle control air valves, motorized velocity stacks, and even electronically controlled steering dampeners.
More and more I find myself nostalgic for the simplicity of the bikes of my youth. Ten years ago I rescued a Kawasaki '82 GPz-550. I've owned it longer than any other bike. During that time the little GPz has shared the garage with newer, faster bikes that have come and gone. I'm hoping to keep it running for a long time.
I look forward to hanging out with others who enjoy riding and working on the 'old' bikes.