Reader Question: Buying Things Without Supporting Wrong Things?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Brandon writes: Where, how, do I buy anything without supporting a company that wants to eventually kill me? I literally cannot buy anything,...
Reader Question: Theft-Proofing Older Cars?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Tim asks: I have been thinking about getting something pre '95, due to all the advantages you mentioned and lower personal property tax....
Reader Question: Sticking Brakes?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Cyndi asks: I recently had brake work done by my boyfriend. He had the rotors machined to a new surface and put new...
Should Bikes Be Required to Have ABS?
The insurance mafia thinks so - and is "petitioning" the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to make it so. Which means (if they're successful): You'll pay more for your next...
Reader Question: Half the Earth?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Marks asks: What do you think about this appearing on a major media website? Do you think that TPTB are trying to speed...
Video Rant: Electric Scooter Kool Aid Part II
Here is "part 2" of my electric scooter odyssey. I did make it back up the mountain, with about a 20 mile margin left on the range - according to the...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show 06/08/2023
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels Up! segment with my friend Bill Meyer over at KMED Radio in Oregon. We talked about paying "our fair share," the abuse of language...
They Thought They Were Free
An excerpt from
They Thought They Were Free
The Germans, 1933-45
By Milton Mayer
But Then It Was Too Late...
"What no one seemed to notice," said a colleague of mine, a philologist, "was the...
The Test Ride . . . And How to Get One
One of the weird things about buying a new motorcycle is buying it before you've actually ridden it. This happens a lot with bikes. It almost never happens with a car...
Reader Question: Saturn?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Mark asks: The other day I saw a Saturn for the first time in quite a while. Do you know what happened to...