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The Next Big Thing – Motorcycle Bagger Road Racing!
The Next Big Thing – Bagger Road Racing! Did you see the bagger motorcycle road race held at Laguna Seca a while ago? What a hoot! This was for sure a “gimmick race” dreamed up by a bunch of aftermarket … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Marketing, Motorcycles
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reading pickup trucks on the road
Reading Pickup Trucks on the road Pickup trucks used to be simple. When I was first starting to drive cars or (better yet), ride motorcycles, if you were enjoying a sporting day on a winding back road and came upon … Continue reading
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Why I Do Not Race or Do Track Days
Why I Do Not Race or Do Track Days OK; this may sound like a petulant rant. So be it. I saw something on Facebook this morning that got my leathers in a knot – a post that pretty much … Continue reading
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Trains, planes, and automobiles – and motorcycles!
Trains, planes, and automobiles – and motorcycles No trains, actually, but I could not resist the title. There’s an annual “fly-in” of mostly vintage planes at a small airport behind Concrete Highschool on Highway 20. I am not all that … Continue reading
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The Strange Journey to my new used car
First of all, I did not really need to trade in my Fiat 500 Sport. It’s a fine example of a 2012 model with 43,000 miles and no issues at all. It has been reliable, and always fun to drive. … Continue reading
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Enjoying a Double Automotive Fantasy
Enjoying a Double Automotive Fantasy ‘Tis a pity that the word “fantasy” has such a negative connotation for so many. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a fantasy, as long as you recognize it for what it is – … Continue reading
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Technology In Your Ride – Need vs. Want
How Much Technology Do You Need – Or Want – In Your Ride?Eons ago, when I first got entranced with cards and motorcycles, in about 1962, “technology” rarely surfaced in discussions of cars and motorcycles. After all, most motorcycles of … Continue reading
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Seattle Snow – Cause For Panic?
Why People in Seattle Lose Their Minds When It Snows This is written especially for all of my friends back in Minnesota, land of my youth. They must wonder what collective insanity seems to hit people in the Seattle megalopolis … Continue reading
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When Fiction Smacks Into Reality
When Fiction Smacks into Reality It has come to my attention that if you are reading this on a smart phone my entire website does not display. Among other horrors, this prevents you from clicking on and ordering any or … Continue reading
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The Slow Death of Driver Involvement
The Slow Death of Driver Involvement Reader note: It has come to my attention that if you are reading this on a smart phone, my entire website does not display. Among other horrors, this prevents you from clicking on and … Continue reading
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