Mad scientist moment

One of the things I love about Nick is the fact that he takes great satisfaction in fixing problems on his own. Nick’s motorcycle has been a little fidgety lately (aka it’s been running like crap), so he decided to see if he could fix it yesterday. The suspected problem: unsynced carbs.

Commercially made menometers (pressure measuring tool) for this sort of job cost $50 - $100. Being the frugal guy he is, he went to the hardware store instead, and for $7 made his own. Gotta love that!

Pictured above is the homemade menometer, which apparently did the trick. He had so much fun using it yesterday, that he replaced the spark plugs and re-synced the carbs again today! 

I feel the need…the need for speed!

When the motorcycle peeled off, the racers gutted it out in a 40 mph sprint for glory. The national Kierin champion looked mighty fine leading the pack over the finish line in his stars and stripes kit.