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...
What Not To Ride…
Here's the deal on that:
As a new rider, you do not want a sport bike, period.
Sport bikes typically have plastic covers ("fairings,") high footpeg clearance for cornering, stubby, steeply raked "clip...
Thinking About a Motorcycle or Scooter?
Cars are expensive - to buy and to operate. But bikes (and scooters) are inexpensive to buy and keep up. Most of them get much better gas mileage (50-plus MPGs) than...
Old Bike Oil Change: Step by Step
Owning a vintage bike is great - but there's a catch. Many dealers won't work on a bike that's more than about ten years old (let alone 20 or 30) and...
2011 New Bikes Preview
Most of the country can only think about riding right now, but the days are getting longer and the snow and cold can't last forever - even if it feels like...
The Nicest People Ride Hondas
Instead of watching “the game,” I went for a ride this past Sunday.
My friend Graves owns several antique bikes, including a very nice – and road ready – ’67 Honda Dream....
The best $1,500 I ever spent
If gas prices hold at their current $3 or so per gallon, most of us will be paying an extra $240 or so per year for fuel vs. what we were...
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...
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...
The Lesser Known Kaw
I used to own an odd little dual sport called the Sherpa Sherpa and - as often happens with odd little things one gets to like - I stupidly sold it...