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Dream Motorcycle Trips: Riding with Austin
I’ve been watching the inestimable Austin Vince lead his latest VINCE trail riding adventure in the Spanish mountains on Facebook. Austin’s Mondo self funded world trips have gotten me through many a...
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Dream Motorcycle Trips: Madness in the Desert
If you’ve read this blog you know I’ve written a historical fiction of my granddad’s time in the RAF during World War 2. The two books I’ve done already are about his time behind Nazi lines in France...
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Fall Moto Photos
Alas, the Tiger’s fuel system is acting up (again), so it’s all Concours14 this fall, but the big bike is doing the job. It handles two up without breaking a sweat and when I want to ride it like a...
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Discontinued Tigers and Triumph Supporting its Riders
If you follow the blog you’ll know I’m on a mission to get my 2003 Triumph Tiger 955i to roll over into six figures on the odometer. I picked up the bike with under forty-K on it and have done the...
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You Want to Teach WHAT?!? Reconfiguring Technology in Schools to Empower...
Cybersecurity is one of the more challenging subjects to try and bring into classrooms, even though every one of them depends on it every day to function; everything from attendance to lesson content...
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Finding Your Way Around OEM’s Giving Up on Parts Support: Triumph 955i Fuel...
With Triumph giving up on my Tiger before I’m prepared to, I’m going to document the research and give details on what works when you’re trying to keep a Triumph 955i’s fuel system working by...
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A.I. Isn’t What You Think It Is
I’ve been in a series of presentations over the past couple of months where organizations are getting frantic about catching the ‘AI Wave’. This urgent need to feel like they aren’t missing out on a...
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A Colourful SMART Adventures Late in the Season
I’ve been going to SMART Adventures since 2018. As a way to get myself doing things on a motorcycle that I don’t get to do on the road, it’s a great opportunity to expand your riding skills. Getting...
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Cyber Education in Canada is Broken, Here’s How to Fix It
I’ve been sitting on this one for some time. What’s below is more like brainstorming than a clear solution, but I feel like it’s moving in the right direction… The Problem: Canada’s Cyber-education...
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What You Need To Work in Cybersecurity: the secret sauce
I see a lot of rules based ‘quick fix’ learning opportunities in cybersecurity, and by that I mean short, intensive courses that claim to make you ready for a cyber job by taking a couple of courses....
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Accra to Sheringham
At the end of November I attended the Global Conference for Cyber Resilience in Accra, Ghana. I was on a tight schedule with work expectations so I flew in and out in the same week, but had I the...
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International Cyber Cooperation: Reflections on the GFCE & GC3B
I first experienced the frustration inherent in Canada’s approach to cybersecurity education last year at the University of Waterloo’s CPI conference. There Charles Finlay from the CyberCatalyst...
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The Struggle is Real: Trying to Keep at Triumph 955i on the Road
The ‘Idle Speed Control Valve Housing’ (Part Number: T1241064) continues to be a pain in my ass. This housing sits behind the throttle body on my 2003 Triumph Tiger 955i and it seems Triumph isn’t...
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Fleeing the Nagging Winter
Saw a guy on a GS flying down the 401 towards Windsor today, which conjured fantasies of fleeing the nagging winter to warmer climes. I’d eventually come back when winter lets go… maybe. When it...
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Little Cyber Skills Bonfires Across Canada
It’s been one of those months when possibilities for the future keep going in and out of focus. My secondment ends in August. There might be a possibility of an extension, but there are questions...
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Going Aftermarket with Kawasaki GTR1400/C14 Tire Pressure Sensors
I soldered a new battery into the rear temperature sensor on the Concours when I changed the back tire last year after picking up a puncture. The front was starting to get sluggish when connecting...
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