Walt in PA http://www.waltinpa.com Exploring Pennsylvania on a Motorcycle Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:06:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 http://www.waltinpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-WALT-IN-PA-FINAL-32x32.png Walt in PA http://www.waltinpa.com 32 32 43703167 MT-09 Reliability Issues After 12,000 Miles (And Why I’m Finally Getting Inspected) http://www.waltinpa.com/mt-09-reliability-issues-12000-miles/ http://www.waltinpa.com/mt-09-reliability-issues-12000-miles/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.waltinpa.com/?p=13170 I’ve got a confession to make. Right now I’m riding dirty. Both my bikes are overdue for state inspection, and it finally pushed me to sit down and think honestly

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]]> http://www.waltinpa.com/noindexing-old-blog-posts-changed-everything/feed/ 0 12465 Finding the Positive in Your Week (Plus a Project in the Garage) http://www.waltinpa.com/finding-the-positive-in-your-week/ http://www.waltinpa.com/finding-the-positive-in-your-week/#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.waltinpa.com/?p=13163 It’s been a cloudy start to the morning, but the forecast says it’s supposed to clear up and hit 80 by this afternoon. I’m taking the gamble and riding in

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]]> http://www.waltinpa.com/cb750f-frame-power-wash-powder-coat-decision/feed/ 0 13526 The Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Course Might Be the Best Deal in Riding: Kickstand Conversation Episode 001 http://www.waltinpa.com/kickstand-conversations-ep-001/ http://www.waltinpa.com/kickstand-conversations-ep-001/#respond Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.waltinpa.com/?p=13519 This is the first episode of Kickstand Conversations, and it kicks off the way most of our conversations actually start, which is us catching up on who rode and who

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