Nathaniel Salzman

Chicago area designer, writer, maker and journalist.

Nathaniel Salzman

March 3, 2011

The bike to be

[UPDATE] There’s been a change of plans. It’s a good change, but it’ll likely mean a delay of as much as a month. I’ll no longer be doing the Milwaukee GL. Apologies to the seller. I recently wrote about my lust for the naked GL. It’s a very cool bike that would not only fit – Read More –

February 3, 2011

My lust for the naked Honda GL

Also known as the “Naked Goldwing”, the 1975-1985 Honda GL-series motorcycle is a bike that’s currently growing in popularity among custom motorcycle enthusiasts. I’ve seen a couple here in the TC and it’s really a striking thing. We’re all used to seeing the Goldwing resplendent with full fairings and enormous saddlebags and rear trunks motoring – Read More –

January 23, 2011

My motorcycle is for sale

Now that I’ve had a bike for a season, I have a much better idea of what kind of motorcycle I really want to ride. As much as I enjoy my CB650, I want other things. It’s not you, it’s me. So the bike is up for sale. You can see the craigslist ad here. – Read More –

January 1, 2011

Ride Log: A weekend away. A motorcycle adventure.

September 24, 2010 — Growing up in the south, my social sphere consisted almost exclusively of people I knew from church. Even through high school and college, most of the people I hung out with were related one way or another to that social context. Since moving to the Twin Cities as an adult, my – Read More –

December 13, 2010

Ride Log: Rattle My Bones 2010

August 12, 2010 — Since 2007, I’ve measured the passage of each year with the coming and going of the riding season. From March to November the only reason to look at the weather is to see if it’s worth riding or not. For each riding season, the big event for me is always Rattle – Read More –

November 25, 2010

Things I’m thankful for in 2010

I was inspired this week by the 10 Geeky Things to Be Thankful For post over on Wired.com’s GeekDad to do a post of my own this Turkey Day. 2010 has been a crazy great year for me. So much has happened and while it hasn’t all been awesome, it’s certainly left me grateful.

November 18, 2010

Please speak out against the TSA

I’ve steered away from politics on this blog. I just don’t have time, and most of the partisan bickering is pretty meaningless right now. And while I don’t think this is a particularly political topic, it does require the immediate attention of our government. The topic in question is that of airport security. I’ve been – Read More –

November 14, 2010

My new role at Motoringfile.com

About six weeks ago, I got an amazing offer from someone I really admire. Gabe Bridger — Creative Director, podcaster and blogger — invited me to come onboard as the editor of his well known MINI news blog, MotoringFile.com. I now handle the day-to-day curation and creation of content for the site, and I’m beginning – Read More –

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