Little Synthesizers.

I admit it , a big piece of me is still stuck on 80's pop and 90's Industrial Metal. I have a MicroKorg and an Alesis Micron. I am a terrible classical pianist, and a barely passable guitar player, but I love to rock out with the guitar and the little analog synths. I go thru phases of really getting a lot out of them, and then just ignoring them until the pots get scratchy and I forget all the little riffs and runs that make them so cool

Im trying to put together a list of links to the patches and programs that can be installed on them, so I can do more.. Heres a few

http://www.synthmania.com/micron.htm

http://micron-patch-a-day.blogspot.com/?_sm_au_=iHV4S466FZTtqWtS

Power PC  Instruction Set Reference Material

Working on a bug in Linux on PPC using a Freescale Power QUICC 603e core. Not a lot on the internet about this so I'll share my research.


http://physinfo.ulb.ac.be/divers_html/powerpc_programming_info/intro_to_ppc/ppc3_software3.html

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/threads/my-ppc-research.1144024/

Math Emulation

http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/arch/ppc/math-emu/fcmpu.c?v=2.4.37

Instruction Manual from FreeScale

http://cache.freescale.com/files/product/doc/MPC82XINSET.pdf

President, Yankee Beemers Inc

Wow.

 Its been 6 months of being The President. I have done a lot of work, nearly 30 minutes or more every day of planning , promoting and managing events. Making calendars, writing articles for the club newsletter, giving talks at the breakfasts, and leading rides.

Yesterday I spent 5 hours drawing ad copy for the Damn Yankees, and I planned a Magical Mystery Tour.

Today I posted it all over the internet.

Now I have to do all the location scouting and make the rally book.

Sunday I did a breakfast at Vanson Leathers factory, last week it was 3 days running the Pemi Rally. I spent the weekend before shopping for the food for the rally.  3 weeks ago I rode to the BMW Rally in Cass West Virginia, on a Harley no less. Heretic? nope. Poor taste, nope. Great ride with my gal, you betcha!

I hope that my volunteering to be president is helpful in keeping the Yankee Beemers going. Since I graduated college in 1998 I have ridden to YB Campouts. When I get there on my bike there is a whole field of people like me. Finally, after hanging around long enough, someone said "hey, its your turn at bat".

I can put myself into extrovert mode, channeling that speech class, my senior seminar, and the at-work presentation mode that I have to do, but its work. I psych myself up, figure out what has to be done, and start doing it.

This is a great organization, and I hope that it lives on, so I

Rushmore

Picked up the new bikeTook a nice ride out to Manchester, hung out and watched the world go by for a while, and rode it home.. Gotta take it easy for the first 1000 mile break in period

4 days later I have 400 miles on it, and I'm almost halfway thru the breakin period

Took a ride with Steve, who just got a new SwitchBack

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/cruisers/2014-harley-davidson-road-king-review

http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-reviews/harley-davidson/2014-harley-davidson-road-king-ar160233.html

Base price	$18,249
Length	96.5 in.
Seat Height, Laden	26.7 in.
Seat Height, Unladen	28.2 in.
Ground Clearance	5.3 in.
Rake (steering head) (deg)	26
Trail	6.7 in.
Wheel	base64 in.
Tires, Front Specification	BW 130/80B17 65H
Tires, Rear Specification	BW 180/65B16 81H
Fuel Capacity	6 gal.
Oil Capacity (w/filter)	4 qt.
Oil Capacity (w/filter)	4 qt.
Weight, As Shipped	779 lb.
Weight, In Running Order	814 lb.
Luggage Capacity –Volume	2.3 cu ft
Engine	Air-cooled, High Output Twin Cam 103™ with integrated oil cooler
Bore	3.87 in.
Stroke	4.374 in.
Displacement	103.1 cu in
Compression Ratio	9.7:1
Exhaust	Chrome, 2-1-2 dual exhaust with tapered mufflers
Wheels, Optional Style Type	Steel laced
Wheels, Front Type	Impeller Cast Aluminum
Wheels, Rear Type	Impeller Cast Aluminum
Brakes, Caliper Type	32 mm, 4-piston fixed front and rear
Engine Torque	104.7 ft-lb
Engine Torque (rpm)	3,250
Fuel Economy: Combined City/Hwy	42 mpg

A rant / confession about Harleys... and no, I did not have a "midlife crisis"

After a lifetime of wanting a big Harley Touring bike, I finally bought one in April of 2013. Ive been riding motorcycles continuously since I was 12 years old, but never a Harley. Many factors some practical, some financial, and some cultural played into the decision. I grew up around Harleys and BMW's. The cultures that embrace those machines are like oil and water. I am no wanna be bad ass, nor have I done a Ewan McGregor and ridden my GS around the world, although I'd like to.

I bought a Road King because it is HD's nicest, classic motorcycle. It  has a removable windshield, a chill, laid back riding position, and I love the look and feel of it. It was an easy decision to say I want one. Reliability and cost issues were an easy no, Im not going to throw big money at one, when I can get a better motorcycle, cheaper. Turning 40 made me realize that I had always wanted one, and if I did not like it, I could sell it, but if I did not get one, I'd always feel like I let social pressure to not ride a Harley get to me. Its a really nice brand new antique motorcycle. And its fun to ride.

I rode the bike 17,900 miles from April to October. Aside from a minor leak, it performed flawlessly. I bought the Classic, which came with spoke wheels, leather bags, and nice pinstripe. After a year the pinstripe had been beaten to death by rocks, the tank had a big chip in it, and the white walls just always looked grungy. Other than that, I love the bike. Ive ridden it to Canada several times, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and all over Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, and Maine. Its just goes and goes and goes..

Convinced that I'm going to keep it, I did a silly thing, I traded it in for a new one with mag wheels and hard locking luggage. The new Rushmore bikes have a lot of small incremental improvements not worth taking the depreciation hit over, but the wheels, tires, hard bags, and bigger cam would have cost 2/3 what I paid to trade it in. And, I rolled the miles back to zero..

For the past month the bike has been sitting in storage at the dealer while we get the most snowfall we've had on record. Another storm is predicted for Saturday.


I have been elected president of the Yankee Beemers Motorcycle club.. the epitome of "Born to Be Mild" old guys on touring rigs that ride and ride and ride.. I have had to learn to just smile when they say things like "you are still gonna wear a helmet, right?"

Be yourself, ride your own ride.


For reference, here is a document I found on the Cam Profile of the new 103 HO cam. And a pic of my 2013 Road King Classic the day I picked it up. I'll post a pic of my new, 2014 Road King when it stops snowing.