Lovely Lunch

This excuse to run the Targa was simple, yet noteworthy and made the main blog (see A Simple Gathering) . The Early 911 guys were invited […]

Ending Hibernation

Well, it has been a long hibernation for the big Benz. The storage deal came to an end, and it had to make its way […]

End of the Trail

IT looked like a normal regular trail. It started in a state park, and went for a few of miles before crossing a fire road. […]

Commuting Blind

The fiver is piling on the miles as it now exists as a daily driver. And it is handling that duty very well. It is […]

Red Rides the River

On a perfect summer morning, the Toaster and rider set off to follow the Delaware river as it meanders down to the artist colony of […]

2 Year Tune-Up

On a recent nice day, I thought that I would take the E out to get the oil circulating for an oil change. I turned […]

Pistons and Beer

Well, the big news with the R60 made the main blog (see Runs Great, Needs Pistons) . That lead to some serious garage time and some […]

Rediscovery

Crawling over this car to look for more flaws is an exercise in rediscovering the plusses and minuses of the 2002. This car was originally […]

Recidivism

As Ronald Reagan famously said, “Now there you go again…..” And so it is that another irresistable classic and iconic 2002 finds it way into […]

Will Ride for Food

Spring is open house season, and it seems that every shop within several hundred miles is offering some kind of spring open house event. Hermes […]

Circulating the Fluids

A perfect morning, and time to get the Targa off the trickle charger and out onto the roads. It started easily, and became the usual […]

Easy Come, Easy Go

After a number of cleanup tasks and minor fixes, the car was starting running and driving. I even took it on a 40 mile roundtrip […]

Right Pipes

One of the pipes had a hole in it from being bruised against the left lower shock mount. The sound was actually not bad for […]

Spring Speed

Spring is sprung! If even for just a day, the temperatures brushed 60 degrees and the R50 was out to celebrate. It started on the […]

There is Work to be Done

Pictures tell the story… The wheels are good, but missing one center cap. Seats not ripped, but badly worn and cracked. Hhmmmm, not factory wiring! […]

Stray Cat

It simply followed me home. On the trailer behind me of course, but this cat did actually follow me home. I was not looking for […]

Looks vs Loud

The twin Stebel horns that came on the R75 are much louder than stock. They are a common upgrade for many bikes as a safety […]

Snow Shoes

Well, one thing the Fiver is not well known for is its handling of snow. We have already had some, and a rear wheel drive […]