well, i’ve gone and done it now. after 43 years of being a dishwasher, ranch hand, student, painter, hod carrier, cook, waiter, warehouseman, musician, homeless junkie, sound engineer, stage designer, carpenter, bookseller, “co-worker,” data processor, file clerk, graphic designer, art ...
Read More »poll results, honda motorcycle news, and the sun
i am unsure if bringing up last weeks poll in conjunction with news about japan is appropriate due to the nature of the land of the rising sun’s unbelievably catastrophic events. it makes the poll question a little…. eerie. i ...
Read More »motors, music and moonshine
do you like music? do you like rock-n-roll music? how about hillbilly agro? or simple one-man-and-his-guitar tunes? do you understand that johnny cash was the first punk rocker? then you will dig rusty knuckles. and i haven’t gotten to the ...
Read More »friday’s post of cool stuff #48: late edition | freedom or death!
1974 honda cb360t for sale | $995 my friend shoe at hotshoe customs has this sweet 1974-75 honda cb360 for a mere $995. it’s got brand new tires, tubes, fresh carbs, coated tank, a new spare clutch cable and chain. ...
Read More »japanese tv promo | steve mcqueen rides a honda cr250
chris at bikeexif hipped me to this today through twatter, tweeter, ah, whatever. it’s a japanese television promo featuring steve mcqueen riding a honda cr250 through the dirt. there are many great things about this vid, so watch the entire ...
Read More »friday’s post of cool stuff #45: the wintertime screwdriver
thought i’d start this friday’s post with a serene home setting. thank you, frank. now to f**k all that s**t up: don’t know about you but when i see dudes my age rocking this hard with such monster hooks i ...
Read More »honda 1300 v-twin concepts of unmatched political incorrectness
i’ve written honda twice to get a press pass so i can get emails on what’s up with them to pass along to you guys. twice i have not received a response. maybe it’s posts that don’t suck their collective ...
Read More »1976 cb750a hondamatic chopper
whilst clicking through pix of the acme trump below that’s on ebay, i discovered this bike: it took me a minute to find out more. it was built by a gentleman named jon hughes. there are more pix and info ...
Read More »1972 honda twin motor cb750 drag bike
Found this tonight on El Corra Motors. Seems the race team was called Action Fours. If my research is correct, they were making killer performance stuff such as competition cams, collector headers, lightened and polished rods, and big bore kits ...
Read More »vintageish bike of the night: 1981 honda cb1100r
And a little editorial about Honda’s diminishing brand and lack of innovation. First, a nicely restored 1981 Honda CB1100R: And the rumored for three years, a new CB1100R: I sure wish Honda would do something like that. Instead for 2011 ...
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