A Ride on the Old Zed
Here's a quick "from the saddle" viewpoint ride on my old Zed - a '76 Kawasaki Kz900 (subject of several articles, here, here and here).
This bike is one of my all-time...
I’m Tired of Wearing a Helmet
The tyranny that rules over us could at least be consistent.
I'd object less to being told I must wear a helmet when I ride my motorcycle because it's "risky" if it weren't...
’83 Honda GL650, Post-Jetting
It's alive!
My '83 Honda GL650 Interstate - with the cleaned and re-jetted carbs (Keihins) installed. The results are good all around.
No, great all around.
The bike pulls noticeably harder than it did...
Experiment: 1983 Honda GL650
Regulars here will have already read my series of articles (here and here) about battling the ethanol demon - and casting him out of the fuel tank (and carburetors) of my...
Your Carb on Ethanol
It isn't pretty.
I hadn't done more than minor adjustments and external cleaning of my '76 Kz900's carburetors in probably ten years. The bike only sees about 500 miles of road time in...
Pork Products
There but for the grace of Mike Valentine go I, I thought.
Yesterday was the first nice day we've had out here in The Woods in almost a week. So I took my...
Kz900 Clean Up
It's been raining for five days straight out here in The Woods. Not good for the writing mojo - or for riding. But, a great time to do some cleaning.
Air-cooled bikes...
Bike Coolant Change
If your bike has a water-cooled engine, then periodic changeouts of the coolant - and general cooling system maintenance - are just as necessary as they are when it comes to...
Rx’ing the REX
I bought my ZRX1200 brand-new, back in '03. It seems like yesterday - but it was a lot longer ago than yesterday that I gave the front end a good going-over.
Thank...
Saw The Weirdest Thing …
Sunday evening, the wife and I went for a walk along the Blue Ridge Parkway. As we were leaving, a guy on a newish Harley rolled into the overlook parking lot....