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About Dino

Self taught electronics and hardware hacker.

2002 BMW K1200RS Final drive bearing replacement- part 1

I love my BMW K1200RS. It’s a sport/touring motorcycle with an emphasis on sport. Even though it weighs in at 630 pounds it handles like a dream. However… The final drive ball bearing on this generation of the K12 was … Continue reading

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How to change a motorcycle inner tube

My friend has a Kawasaki KLR 650 that had a bad valve stem on the inner tube. I told her I could change it for her and share it here on Hack A Week TV. 🙂 Keep on hackin…

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Project Sabre Cafe Part 33 – Exhausted.

I finally got around to installing a four into one exhaust system on the Honda Sabre. It’s loud. I’m working on getting it quieter with some success by also installing a Supertrapp disc muffler on the tip of the megaphone. … Continue reading

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Maker Faire North Carolina 2014

What a great day! This year’s event was held in a building more than twice the size of previous years and with double the participants. I brought the Sabre Cafe to show off along with several other projects. I had … Continue reading

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The Slidersynth II

It’s back for an upgrade! The original Slidersynth was just a perfboard with a few components including a button a small speaker and a brass tube. By pressing the button a square wave signal is output to the small speaker. … Continue reading

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