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Motorcycles Are Next

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Why are some people into motorcycles? The answer, of course, is because motorcycles are fun - and affordable fun. And why are they affordable fun? To a great extent, because motorcycles...

Safety… Defined For You By Someone Else

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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 that. Someone else' determination that the Pros...

On Buying An Old Bike

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Old bikes, like old cars, are neat. But also like old cars, owning one involves some challenges. If you've never bought an old bike before, here's a Thought List of things...

1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Eleven

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I almost have a motorcycle again - vs. a pile of unsightly parts! My rebuilt crank (fresh seals, new rod bearings - the works) arrived about two weeks ago all the...

1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Ten

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It's down to the heart of the matter - the engine. I separated the crankcase halves - which is tougher than it sounds when you are dealing with an almost 40-year-old...

An Ode To Two Strokes

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Regulars here know I'm in the process of restoring an old Kawasaki motorcycle - a 1975 S1C Triple. I love the bike's lines and looks - but I also admire its...

Before You Buy a Bike….

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Motorcycles are a lot of fun. They're also relatively inexpensive to buy - and they get great gas mileage. But if you've never ridden before, there are some things you should...

1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Nine

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  The S1C's bodywork - including the tank - is now finished and installed. Everything has been repainted in the correct Halibut Blue, with correct reproduction decals and pinstriping. The finish -...

1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Eight

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There is light at the end of the tunnel - in fact, I can almost hear the spitting and popping of my soon-to-be operational S1's two-stroke engine. But first, a segue...

Motorcycle Clovers…

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I used to think that people who ride are almost by default non-Clovers. It takes higher-order skills, for one, to ride a motorcycle than it does to drive a car. In...
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