Inside Baseball
Here are some things to know about new cars the car industry probably would prefer you didn't know.
* It doesn't matter what brand you buy -
Not nearly as much as it used...
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...
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...
“Revenue Collection” … in Reverse
It's not possible to do much about income taxes, or the taxes we're forced to pay on "our" property in order to maintain the fiction we - rather than the government...
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,...
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...
What Might That Leak (or Puddle) Mean?
It's a little odd to think of it this way, but cars and people are both machines, with systems (circulatory, cooling, hydraulic) . . . and when either leak, it's cause...
What Might That Smell Mean?
You can guesstimate with some accuracy what might be wrong with your car just by using your nose. If you're hip to what various smells suggest. Let's have a look -...
If You Hear This Sound . . .
If your car's engine starts making a "funny noise," should you be worried?
It depends on the noise!
Some noises are harbingers of real trouble. Others are usually nothing to worry about. Let's...
Volt Double Down
The Volt electric car has been a fizzle for GM - and that's putting it kindly. Only a small handful have sold - and that's putting it euphemistically, given the massive...