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Get An Old Bike… While You Can Still Afford An Old Bike

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As new bikes become more and more like new cars - that is, complicated and expensive, both to buy and maintain - the remaining supply of old bikes is going to get...

Making Your Car (and Bike) Ethanol-Safe

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I wrote recently about the damage done to older (carburetor-fed) vehicles by the alcohol-dosed "gas" that's pretty much replaced the real deal. See here.  Alcohol, in addition to impairing your judgment and dulling...

When Clovers Kill (Or Try To)

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You may have seen the video. A guy on motorcycle, girlfriend riding along, blitzes by some cars. Well, he tried to. An aging psychopath in the lead car by the name of...

Retro-review: 1964 Ford Mustang

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Like Jed Clampett, who inadvertently struck oil while he was out huntin' 'coon, Ford's General Manager Lee Iacocca probably didn't fully realize just what he was about to tap into with...

Helmet Laws Are Unsafe . . . and Worse

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The other night, I went for an evening ride with my girlfriend  - neither of us wearing a helmet, which is no longer legal in this and most other states. We...

When to Say When?

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How many vehicles is too many vehicles? I've got a working answer, based on experience: When you start having trouble keeping up with them. The other day I was out in the shed...

Buick Electra 225, 1959–1984

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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...

My Bike is Like an EV

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I was out riding my motorcycle the other day and it occurred to me - as I glanced at the odometer, which you do out of habit if you have a...

Retro-review: 1966-74 Dodge Charger

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Pontiac's Tempest-based GTO had been on the market for two years when Dodge finally fired back in mid-1966 with an intermediate-sized, big-engined intimidator of its own - the Charger. Though it wasn't...

Hardley Ableson Electric Starter Odyssey

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If you've never dealt with an AMF-era Ironhead Sportster electric start problem, perhaps this will help you deal with it - learning from my fumbling around. Here's the scenario: I agreed to...
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