Two Wheeled Red Barchettas . . .
Motorcycles will probably prove to be the real-life Red Barchettas.
You may remember the great Libertarian anthem by the classic rock band, Rush. It depicts a future world in which private cars...
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...
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...
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...
Spring Cleaning…
Some of my bikes are more than 40 years old now - which is a long time in human and machine terms.
And yet, they all still function as new.
Unlike me.
Well, with...
Things Unseen…
The hand of Uncle - which aways wields a gun - distorts our lives in so many ways it's impossible to catalog them all. There are the things we're forced to have...
When Seconds Count, a Cop is Just Minutes Away
Last night was another object lesson in the uselessness of cops for other than random tax collecting and general harassment.
Traveling home on the Blue Ridge Parkway - where it seems there...
Your Bike… and Winter
Machinery that doesn't get used for a long time often doesn't work when you need to use it. Motorcycles fall into this category. Unless you're one of the lucky ones who...
It’s Alive… For The Moment!
Cue Borat voice... great success! The '80 Hardley appears to be functional. Possibly, ridable. Probably for not very long.
But, still.
I gimped the electrics to a state of "well, it works" ......
Fat Buzz Cut Hero Assaults Motorcyclist
Here's another example of someone who hadn't harmed anyone being harmed because he "might."
A motorcyclist riding faster than the law allows was pursued by a stereotypically bloated, buzzcut Oregon state cop (driving...