Motorcycle Clovers
Regular readers of this column already know what a Clover is. It is someone who - among other things - refuses to move over...
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...
Does Biker Deserve Death Sentence?
You may have seen the video below that documents a road rage incident which occurred the other day in California.
A motorcyclist is riding adjacent...
Safety… Defined For You By Someone Else
One of the problems with "safety" laws is they amount to someone else's cost-benefit analysis. Someone else's favoring of more this vs. less of...
The Old Kaw
Back in 1976 if you wanted to go fast, you had three choices: Buy a car made before 1976 (long before 1976), buy...
Indoor Motorcycle Storage
After my divorce, I realized I needed a new companion. The problem being, “she” was living in the garage.
I refer to my much-beloved and...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Nine
The S1C's bodywork - including the tank - is now finished and installed. Everything has been repainted in the correct Halibut Blue, with correct...
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...
The Electric Crack Pipe
I never "took" drugs - but I increasingly feel as though I'm the only one who's not on the pipe.
In the June issue of...
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...