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...
Some Motorcycle Pros… and Cons
If you're thinking about buying a bike, there's a lot to think about.
One thing to think about is that bikes - like cars - vary in type and function.
But bikes differ...
When Clovers Kill (Or Try To)
You may have seen the video.
A guy on motorcycle, girlfriend riding along, blitzes by some cars. Well, he tried to. An aging psychopath in the lead car by the name of...
This Pig of a Bike
I'm tapping out.
This POS AMF-era Hardley Ableson (1980 Sportster) has beaten me. I publicly concede defeat.
The bitch will not start. Well, the shitty electric start system will not turn the engine...
Hardley Ableson Electric Starter Odyssey
If you've never dealt with an AMF-era Ironhead Sportster electric start problem, perhaps this will help you deal with it - learning from my fumbling around. Here's the scenario:
I agreed to...
I’ll Never Own An Old Harley
What they say may be true.
Or at least, it's why so many went Jap back in the day.
Me among them.
I have been working on an '80 Harley Sportster for about a...
FrankenHarley
For about a month now, I have been trying - like Dr. Frankenstein - to breath life into something inert: The cobbled-together corpse of what was - once - a 1980 Harley Davidson...
Get An Old Bike… While You Can Still Afford An Old Bike
As new bikes become more and more like new cars - that is, complicated and expensive, both to buy and maintain - the remaining supply of old bikes is going to get...
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."...
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...