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How to clear your scratch disks on your Mac

  • March 30, 2022March 30, 2022
  • Jonathan Whiting
  • 2 Comments on How to clear your scratch disks on your Mac

Here’s how to free up space on your Mac scratch disks. Have you seen the message when opening Adobe Photoshop? “The currently selected scratch disks…

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Honda CB 550 Motorcycle Build

  • March 26, 2022November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
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Honda CB 550 Motorcycle Build

In 2019 I purchased a Honda CB550 motorcycle. The year on the front plate is 1974. Which happens to be the first year the CB550…

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Unearthing the history of a 1974 Honda CB550

  • March 25, 2022November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
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Unearthing the history of a 1974 Honda CB550

Hints of the story behind a Honda CB550 that is what it shouldn’t be. When I went to look at a cb550 after it caught…

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On Machines

Tuning a Honda CB550 carburetor with pods

  • March 23, 2022November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
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Tuning a Honda CB550 carburetor with pods

Here’s how I tuned my 1974 Honda CB550 motorcycle with pods. My bike came with pods when I purchased it. I will share the full…

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Do 29 inch wheels fit a 2009-2013 Subaru Forester? 265 70R15

  • January 15, 2022November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
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Do 29 inch wheels fit a 2009-2013 Subaru Forester? 265 70R15

Sadly, no they do not… stock. The largest wheel that will fit a 2009-2013 Subaru Forester is 28″ in diameter. If you own a 2014…

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Installing Flatout Suspension on a 2009-2013 Subaru Forester SH

  • September 24, 2021November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
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Installing Flatout Suspension on a 2009-2013 Subaru Forester SH
Flatout Suspension GR Lite

This past weekend I installed the Flatout Suspension’s GR-Lite coil overs and Rallitek spacers. They arrived packaged in the box. There were a couple things…

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Do 15 inch Method 502 wheels fit a 2009-2013 Subaru Forester 2.5XT?

  • July 29, 2021November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
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Do 15 inch Method 502 wheels fit a 2009-2013 Subaru Forester 2.5XT?

Yes! The 09-13 Subaru Forester 2.5XT has bigger front brakes than the non-turbo Forester. So I was unsure if they would fit. Method’s website say…

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09-13 Subaru Forester XT – The start of an adventure vehicle

  • July 22, 2021November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
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09-13 Subaru Forester XT – The start of an adventure vehicle

I’d been considering setting up an adventure vehicle to access the backcountry roads for ski touring. A 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5XT sat stored at our…

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How to train for a Granfondo in 2 months

  • July 12, 2021
  • Jonathan Whiting
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How to train for a Granfondo in 2 months
Riding the 2016 Penticton Granfondo

The Penticton Granfondo is two months away. So how do you train for a 160 kilometer event in just 8 weeks? Having ridden Dave’s Ride…

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From the backyard to the backcountry – the start of an adventure vehicle

  • July 10, 2021July 22, 2021
  • Jonathan Whiting
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From the backyard to the backcountry – the start of an adventure vehicle

For the past year a 2009 Subaru Forester 2.5XT has sat stored at our property. It was my folks and then my younger brother drove…

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