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The 2021 MacManus 1911 Award

Earlier this month we had a quick trip back to New Jersey for the 2021 MacManus Award.  You've read about…

4 years ago

Dad’s Bonneville

I was a 14-year-old kid in the 8th grade and I had just discovered motorcycles.  A senior in our combined…

4 years ago

Snakes Alive!

When I was a kid growing up in rural New Jersey, we convinced ourselves that the local lakes and streams…

4 years ago

The Springfield Mile

That photo above?  It's the Springfield mile, with riders exiting Turn 4 at over 100 mph on their way up…

4 years ago

Evel Knievel and East Windsor

It was the summer of 1966, I was a skinny little 15-year-old kid, my Dad owned a new Triumph Bonneville,…

4 years ago

Book and Movie Review: Charlie Wilson’s War

I met Charlie Wilson a couple of times when I was an engineer in the munitions business, so Charlie Wilson's…

4 years ago

Getting to One

Joe Gresh raised an interesting topic with his recent blog on motorcycle quantity.   You know, how many motorcycles are too…

4 years ago

The Five Best New Ideas In Motorcycling

I may seem like a cranky old man but I’m not that old. I admit I don’t like many of…

4 years ago

The Five Best Motorcycle Books: An Alternative Take

Recently Berk wrote a story on his five best motorcycle books. I figure I’ll copy him since nothing else moto-related…

4 years ago

Pffffft…Bond…James Bond

Like everyone else on the planet except the nefarious bastards of SMERSH and SPECTRE, we mourn the passing of Sean…

4 years ago