Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garage Old vehicles were resting some small, and some large And nearby were fuses and wrenches […]
Hecker – From Kits to Competition
Hans Hecker was an engineer who worked on livestock equipment, and bicycles before venturing out on his own to produce motorcycle components in 1922. The […]
What Would Santa Ride?
On an unusually warm December day, the Toaster seemed like the perfect vehicle for some local running around. Crossing town via highway and local traffic-laden […]
Chicks Dig This Bike
No matter where you go, this bike commands attention. It generates questions from other enthusiasts, it gets nods and thumbs-ups from the dual sport crowd, […]
The Many Faces of Borgward
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward began building automobiles in the early 1920s in Bremen, Germany. He started with a 3 wheeled utility vehicle called the Goliath […]
Maico On-Road
Maisch & Co was a family-owned business founded in 1926 in Poltringen Germany. They adopted the contraction Maico as their brand. The first two-wheeled product […]
French Toast in Frenchtown
It always feels good to defy the odds, and in this case, I was able to drive the Targa to a regular breakfast with the […]
On Getting Grounded
The theme in the garage this week has definitely been grounding. Thematic story number one took place when I found myself locked out of my […]
Winter Wear
On a relatively warm weekend, I changed the wheels on the 525i back to the winter wheel/tire combination, and within a day it snowed ! […]