2018 BMW K 1600B
Motorcycles aren't subject to Uncle's fuel-efficiency fatwas.
Not yet.
Which explains why BMW is putting its sixes in its bikes . . . while removing them from its cars. Including even mid-sized cars...
Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, 1964-1977
Here is a fact that some will find hard to swallow: GM's Oldsmobile division was once the number-three best-selling brand of car in the United States.
Believe it or not.
Given Oldsmobile's consumptive...
Into The Woods
I probably ought not to mention this openly, but what the hell.
Some time ago, I was out riding with friends. I was riding one of my friend's ZX14. This is a...
Worst Car Names Ever
Naming cars, like naming kids, sometimes comes out all wrong. Striving to be cr8tive, some parents cripple their progeny with appellations guaranteed to result in a lifetime of abuse.
It's the same...
Chevy Laguna, 1973-1976
The mid 1970s were a weird and dangerous time for the American car industry. It had to turn on a dime - literally - and figure out how to "compete" with...
Easy Fixes First
The other day, I decided to go for a ride on one of my motorcycles - my old, reliable, never-let-me-down '83 Honda GL650 Silverwing.
It let me down.
Keyed the ignition to "run."...
Anecdotal but Interesting
To use - or not to use - synthetic oil in engines made decades before synthetic oils were in common use . . . that's the question!
And there are several answers.
I...
Reader Question: 1980 Harley Starting Problem?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Jon asks: I hope you can point me in the right direction. I saw your video titled 1980 Ironhead starter rant and it...
Little Stinker in My Office
Recently divorced guys usually go out and get themselves a young girlfriend. I decided to do something different.
I brought Little Stinker into my office.
Little Stinker is my 1975 Kawasaki S1 250C....
App Before You Wrench
Back in the day, when your bike wasn’t running right, you had to wrench to figure out why. Now, you can tap an app on your phone.
And know what needs wrenching......