Video Rant: A Tale of Two Bikes
Here is a quick look at the two bikes BW just left with me for a couple of weeks. One is the new 1600 B "bagger" - which is my kind...
AMC Matador, 1971-1978
By the mid-1970s, American automakers were under the gun to reduce both the size and the fuel consumption of their offerings. Gas shortages, price spikes - and the growing presence of...
Almost Fast: 1983-1988 Monte Carlo SS
If you were a kid in high school (or college) during the '80s - and into fast cars - you probably remember the last full-frame, rear-drive/live axle, carbureted, cast-iron pushrod V-8...
Buick Electra 225, 1959–1984
The "deuce and a quarter" was Buick's ultimate ship of the line—measuring nearly 19 feet long (225 inches) from snout to tail. This road titan's wheelbase would eventually stretch to a...
Chevy Kingswood Estate wagon, 1969-1972
One of the greatest things about the Great Whales of the past was their names. Today, everything's alpha-numeric. "X" This and 123 that. All the good names have either been taken,...
Cars (and concepts) that deserved to be crushed…
Automotive good ideas gone bad range far and wide, whether it's a classic fail like the exploding Pintos of the early '70s - or a late-model turd like the Pontiac Aztek.
Here...
Rat Bike Cleanup!
Here's a video of "after"... the result of several days' worth of OCD scrubbing and polishing my poor ol' 1983 Honda GL650 Silverwing.
This is the one bike I've got that I'll...
Mad Max on Two Wheels
I am often asked what I think is the best kind of car to own if things get really bad. I think the best answer is a motorcycle.
In the first place,...
Remember These?
If you can't get the tune out of your head, does that mean you'll end up buying the car - or even liking it at all? Rich, corinthian leather will only...
I’ll Never Own An Old Harley
What they say may be true.
Or at least, it's why so many went Jap back in the day.
Me among them.
I have been working on an '80 Harley Sportster for about a...