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Back In The Day

A Cup of Joe?

By Joe Berk So where did the phrase “a cup of Joe” originate?  For the book, that’s easy.  Good buddy…

2 years ago

The Wayback Machine: Zongshen, Chongqing, and Tempus Fugit

By Joe Berk Time flies when you're having fun.   It's hard to believe it's been a dozen years since I…

2 years ago

The Wayback Machine: The Five Deadly Sins of Motorcycle Restoration

By Joe Gresh My idea of a good restoration and your idea of a good restoration may differ, but you…

2 years ago

ExNotes Movie Review: The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen, starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson, is not a new movie and maybe you've seen it already.  But…

2 years ago

Dream Bikes: Honda Super Hawk

By Joe Berk That's me, age 15, in the photo above.  I'm on my Dad's Honda Super Hawk, and no,…

2 years ago

The Wayback Machine: Welcome to the Show

By Joe Gresh I’ve been so busy with home-nesting projects my motorcycles have succumbed to time’s crumbling embrace. I parked…

2 years ago

Why think small?

By Joe Berk Half a lifetime ago I was a yuppie, and the symbols of being a successful yuppie included…

2 years ago

The Apache Main Rotor Blade Failures

By Joe Berk Like that photo you see above?  Yeah, me, too.  I took it on the parade grounds at…

2 years ago

An Unfired NIB Liberty Model 77

By Joe Berk The Ruger Model 77 rifle goes back to 1968.  It gave Ruger a place in the centerfire…

2 years ago

Dream Bikes: The Honda Dream

My Dad and I saw our first Honda ever in 1964 at a McDonald’s in East Brunswick, New Jersey.  It…

2 years ago