Now Harley
Now Harley’s being nailed to the cross.
For “cheating” Uncle’s emissions rigmarole, like VW was accused of doing (and admited to doing).
This being like “cheating” speed traps by using a radar detector.
In...
Hardley Able
Well, the pig runs again.
Briefly.
Now that the starter issue has been fixed, the regulator is billowing smoke - god knows why. It didn't before. But mechanical issues are secondary only to...
Pontiac Safari, 1957-1989
GM's Pontiac division was sent off on its own version of the Trail of Tears in 2009 - after years of broken treaties and forked tongue-talking with the corporation's upper management.
Part...
The Littlest Triple
Weird little bikes are hard to find new. A bleak homogeneity has settled in. Small bikes are safe bikes; conventionally styled, with mild engines. Made, in brief, for beginners. To be...
Just Saying No
Probably I ought not to commit this to print - much less the 'Net. But I feel obliged.
Ok, here it is:
I haven't renewed the cattle tags for some of my vehicles in several...
Another One Bites The Dust
Some unhappy news came in the mail yesterday. A notice that my favorite car magazine - High Performance Pontiac - will be ceasing publication after the October issue.
Pontiac itself, of course,...
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...
Practical Reasons to Buy a Motorcycle
If you ever needed a reason to justify buying a motorcycle - either to yourself or the wife - here’s a good one:
They are very practical.
You likely have heard the opposite, but consider:
* They...
Exotic Performance, Economy Car Price
Lots of reasons to love motorcycles, but the economics always make me smile. For less than the cost of the least expensive new car you could go faster than you could in...
Spandex Harleys
There's a classic episode of the TV cartoon series South Park lampooning Harley riders. Not bikers, the young guys who used to ride Harleys. The new demographic - which consists of...