Enter the ZRX
I started one of my bikes yesterday after it had been sitting for the past six months - the time it took for me to find the time to rebuild its...
The Littlest Triple
Weird little bikes are hard to find new. A bleak homogeneity has settled in. Small bikes are safe bikes; conventionally styled, with mild engines. Made, in brief, for beginners. To be...
Little Stinker Emerges!
Yesterday was one of the first warm/dry days we've had up here in The Woods of southwest Virginia, so I decided to step away from the keyboard and unshroud Little Stinker...
The Old Kaw
If you're into naval history, you probably know the story - and the significance of - HMS Dreadnought. The first big gun battleship, launched in 1906. She mounted 12 inch guns...
Shipping a Motorcycle: The Nightmare Begins
There are two bear traps waiting to snap shut on your leg when buying a bike online. The first, of course, is buying the bike itself. If you're going by an...
How to Double – Even Triple – Your Gas Mileage
There is not much we can do about the doubling-plus of the price of gas, which is a function of our money buying less as much as it is a function...
Dumb – As Seen in the Rearview
We all do dumb things - which we thought at the time we did them were smart things. One of the dumbest things I’ve done over the past several years was...
I’ve Got a Golden Ticket
I use the bike as my Willie Wonka golden ticket to get me away from/around anything annoying – and to a better place. Nothing – nothing – beats a speedy bike...
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...
VW May Dump Ducati
Apparently, Volkswagen Group is considering selling off Ducati as the automaker seeks to streamline operations to fund a strategic overhaul after the emissions-cheating scandal, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
VW has...