After living with a glowing alternator light for some time, I finally got around to ordering the OEM voltage regulator for the car. A while […]
The Porsche Parts Palace
Porsche North America decided that it needed to add a distribution center in the northeast to complement Atlanta GA, and Ontario CA. Citing good access […]
You may be seated
The R50 is the perfect mount for a slow Sunday ride through the countryside. Mine arrived without the ability to cary a passenger. After rummaging […]
Cruisin to Carlisle
It may seem like the tii has not been out much, but it flew up to Pocono as you can read in the Back In […]
Carlisle is for Crazies
The Carlisle Import and Kit Replicar Show is for certified automotive crazies, and you can count me among them. If you have stuffed a big […]
The Oil Pool
Dave squatted to look at the small pool of oil left by the old car he had just backed out of the garage. It was […]
Protect Your Tail
On the R50, your tail light sticks out the rear of the bike and invites two kinds of damage: (a) You back up into something, […]
Grappling with Grommets
This clearly goes down in the cheap fix category. The fairing was rattling a bit around the turn signals and it was a perfect application […]
Picking Up the Pace
The strong march toward readiness for travel continues with the sorting of the rear tail light clusters. Somehow, I have three sets of these is […]
The Illusion of Speed
Racing school instructors all roll out the old adage that fast is slow. Famous racing drivers talk about being in the zone where speed turns […]
Ten Dollar Disablers
How many items on your vintage car or bike cost less than $10, but could leave you stranded someplace? It turns out that there are […]
A Visit to the Penske Racing Museum
Roger Penske is a legendary name in racing in the US and around the world. He has enjoyed successes in sports cars, Can Am, IRL, […]
A Matter of Mufflers
While there is no doubt that the almost straight pipe mufflers on the bike made more sound than the sewing machine noises of the stock […]
A Spurt of Sporting Intent
After another long period of inactivity, it is back to work on the 914. I needed to start it and take it for a brief […]
Record Wreckers
They say that records are made to be broken. Well someone (Todd Trumbore) decided that the record for the most BMW motorcycles on a ride […]