Motorcycle To-Do List
There are countless articles out there about keeping your car going forever - or at least, for as long as possible. But what about motorcycles? What can you - should you...
What’s Good For Us Is Also Good For The Clovers…. Or At Least It...
Ever ride without a helmet?
It's not "safe" - well, it's less theoretically safe than wearing one. But it's most definitely pleasant - much more pleasant than wearing one. You feel...
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...
Cycle Therapy
There are sound, practical reasons for owning a motorcycle that transcend fantastic gas mileage and low buy-in cost. I speak of the therapeutic aspects of motorcycle ownership.
Knowing you have one; that it’s...
Shaft Drive Service
This is the next installment in a series of How-Tos covering some basic routine service procedures on an old motorcycle. As before, the guinea pig will be an '83 Honda GL650.
The...
New Wheels Without All The New “Features”
There is a way to get a new vehicle without getting all the new “features” such as an engine that turns itself off every time you stop for a light, brakes that...
More News You’ve Probably Not Heard
It’s hard to know what’s really going on when it’s not being reported.
Much less explained.
One example of this is the not-reported news - which is big news - that Honda will...
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...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Seven
I was hung up for a few weeks, waiting (after looking) for the parts I needed to rebuild the S3 donor bike's disc brake system, which was thoroughly gunked up thanks...
Breakin’ Down…
Little things, big problems...
Yesterday, I was out on the Silverwing; ran into town (about 15 miles away) dropped off a Fed Ex and gassed up. Decided to take the long...