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ExNotes Product Comparo: Mitsubishi Mirage versus the Milwaukee Eight

Have we finally lost our marbles?  A Mitsubishi Mirage?  I'm comparing it to a Harley Big Twin? No way! One…

4 years ago

Memorial Day

Today is a special day.   Memorial Day is an official American holiday, always falling on the last Monday in May. …

4 years ago

BMW’s R 18: The UberCycle

A colossal motorcycle, and I generally don't like colossal motorcycles, but the BMW R 18 is somehow strangely appealing to…

4 years ago

My 1st International Motorcycle Adventure, Eh?

Everybody has their preferred riding schtick and for me it's international motorcycle travel.  Anyone can ride their cruiser to a…

4 years ago

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