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Dreambikes: ’97 Suzuki TL1000S

The year was 1997 and the Ducati V-twins had been dominating magazine covers for years.  Not to be outdone, two…

2 years ago

Indiana’s Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg Museum

The Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg Museum is somewhat misleadingly named.   Yes, they have a stunning and visually arresting collection of…

2 years ago

Catching Up

Here's a quick update on things we've posted about recently. Someone else won the auction for Hank Williams .357 Ruger…

2 years ago

A 110-grain Python Load

I've owned three Colt Pythons.  Back in the ‘70s I had a blue 6-inch Colt Python and another 6-inch nickel-plated…

2 years ago

Poppy’s Watch

You probably didn't know I was almost Italian.  I'll get to that in a second, and a little further along…

2 years ago

The Janus Halcyon 450 and Motorcycle Classics Magazine

Joe Gresh's recent blog on the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club and their magazine is, like all of Gresh's writing, outstanding. …

2 years ago

RD350 Yamaha Update

The 1974 RD350 has been faultlessly buzzing around south-central New Mexico these last few months without any attention. The old…

2 years ago

ExNotes Product Review: The VJMC Magazine

The 1970s were the golden years of motorcycling. New and exciting motorcycles poured out of Japan at dizzying speed, so…

2 years ago

A Colt Visit

The city of Hartford in Connecticut is Mecca if you are a Colt fan (as in Colt firearms), and I…

2 years ago

Dream Bike: Honda MT250 Elsinore

The first motorcycle that I couldn’t hold the throttle wide open through the gears was a CR250 Honda Elsinore. I…

2 years ago