Doctoring the Sherpa, Part 2
Last week, I posted an article about my 2000 Kawasaki KL250 Super Sherpa. It's a fun little dual-sport that was jetted lean from the factory to keep Uncle off of Kawasaki's back....
When to Say When?
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...
Poor Man’s Chrome
Chrome is pretty - and pretty expensive. Especially if you're paying to have stuff plated vs. just buying chrome-plated stuff. Go price what it'll cost to have a cam cover or...
A Two-Wheeled Hedge Against Inflation
Ho ho ho. Your Christmas present from Ben Bernanke - $3 per gallon gas - is coming a couple of weeks early. "Qualitative Easing" - printing money, lots and lots...
Why The King Died…
This old Kawasaki motorcycle I'm trying to resurrect has a neat little engine of a type you don't see anymore - unless you're in the backyard weed-whacking, that is.
I'm talking...
Spring Bike Pre-Flight
Motorcycles have something in common with lawn mowers and weed whackers: It's common for them to just sit for months during the off season. This makes them all vulnerable to the...
App Before You Wrench
Back in the day, when your bike wasn’t running right, you had to wrench to figure out why. Now, you can tap an app on your phone.
And know what needs wrenching......
Reader Question: Mummified ’83 Silverwing?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Kyle asks: I am having my grandmother ship a 1983 Honda GL650 Silverwing to me. It was my grandfather's who passed away about...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Five
The old Kaw is starting to look like something again ... something good. At last!
This latest progress reports begins with a short story about a lucky find. I happened to...
Doctoring the Sherpa
You may have the same problem I've got.
One of my bikes - a 2000 Kawasaki KL250 Super Sherpa dual sport - is a hard-starting son of a gun. Reason? It's jetted...