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I had a very pleasant surprise on Friday. I was working from home that day when I hear a knock at the door: I am greeted by someone from Canada Post who has in front of him a very large package. This can only be one thing: MOTORCYCLE FAIRINGS.

Continue reading “It’s like Christmas in March!”

The NSR250R is a two stroke V-twin street bike that was introduced by Honda as a street legal replica version of the NSR250 (also known as the RS250R), which was introduced in 1984 to race in the Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship.

Continue reading “A brief history of the Honda NSR 250”

In Japan, my nephews were excited about my motorcycle and would always ask that. In hindsight, I did not know that they provided me with a very apt name for my overall experience with this bike. So where is Aunt Marinda’s bike?

Continue reading “Obasan Marinda-no Biku wa doko desu ka? (Where is Aunt Marinda’s bike?)”

If you have spoken to me recently, you are likely aware of the fact that I am still sorting out the exporting situation. My bike remains in Yamanashi with John as I try to figure out the exporting. As some background, my initial export contact (the one I had when I left Canada) ended up falling apart in Japan. The Logistics coordinator (based in Canada) passed me off to his agent (based in Japan). We went as far as obtaining the list of all the documentation and bike prep that would be required to crate and ship it to Canada. After that, the agent completely disappears. I’m not sure what happened there. I am starting to explore other avenues. Although, theoretically you can export on your own, dealing directly with the exporters is an incredible challenge, particularly in Japan. I am told that many exporters would prefer not to deal with a client shipping personal items since the country is incredibly stringent with their regulations.

Continue reading “The saga continues (an update)…”