Ride log: Holiday weekend wrenching
June 1, 2010 — Last October I read a book about the pleasure of working with one's own two hands. In a way, all that Shop Class as Soulcraft did was remind me of things I...
NS Demo Ride: 2010 Triumph Thruxton
I'm going to buy a Triumph, dammit. When I attended the Triumph demo event a few weeks ago, I got to ride three brilliant Triumph motorcycles back to back. I was impressed with each of the bikes I rode, but I was impressed with Triumph as a manufacturer even more. When I can afford to, I want to own something from their stable. The tricky part is deciding which bike to have. Each of the three bikes I rode that day were brilliant, but in different ways. In this post, I'm going to focus on the Thruxton, Triumph's cafe racer version of the Bonneville...
MotoringFile gets seat time in the MINI Countryman S
If you're a regular reader, you know that I'm a big fan of MINIs. In the next few years MINI is introducing several new models, but I'm especially looking forward to the forthcoming Countryman...
Ride log: My bike the boulder
May 5, 2010 — In ancient greek mythology there is a story of a king called Sisyphus. This precocious fellow garnered the wrath of the gods through hubris and treachery. His now...
Ride log: Branching out big time (part three)
May 1, 2010 — "You wanna go for a ride?" the Mrs asked. We'd just arrived home a few minutes before. She in my MINI, and me on our latest acquisition, a 1980 Honda CB650. I'd...
Ride log: Branching out big time (part two)
May 1, 2010 — With a bike for The Mrs sorted, now it was time to find something for me. I really liked that we'd found her a Honda, and so I wanted one too. I have a fondness for...
Ride log: Branching out big time (part one)
April 29, 2010 —Back in 2008, I got really interested in the idea of a Cafe Racer motorcycle. As far back as 2006 I'd been watching a lot of American Chopper, and though I...