There is a way out. Of half a dozen (or more) air bags and seat belt buzzers and back-up cameras and narc-you-out black boxes and automatic braking (soon to be a mandatory “feature” in all new cars). Just don’t buy a car. Buy a “motorcycle” that just happens to be a car… or close enough […]
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Tough Love Harley
Cue Borat voice… great success! The ’80 Hardley appears to be functional. Possibly, ridable. Probably for not very long. But, still. I gimped the electrics to a state of “well, it works” … battlefield medicine, so to speak. The bike’s wiring harness was cut and re-routed and shorted out to such a Byzantine extent I […]
Cheap Gas… Big Trouble
Some happy news: Gas is officially cheaper than it’s ever been. In my area — southwest Virginia — it is about $1.59 per gallon as of Feb. 7. Of this, about 60 cents (18.4 cents federal, 36 cents state) is taxes, so the actual gas costs about $1 right now. Back in 1967, the low […]
Another Volt… Called The Bolt
Why does GM continue to throw money at electric cars? Perhaps because it’s not their money. It’s yours. And mine. In the form of apparently endless taxpayer-extorted “help” (via federal taxation) to spur the design and manufacture of vehicles that have to be given away at a loss because — channeling Donald Trump — they […]
Before You Buy a Bike
Motorcycles are a lot of fun. They’re also relatively inexpensive to buy — and they get great gas mileage. But if you’ve never ridden before, there are some things you should consider before you buy your first bike: * Motorcycles (and scooters) take more skill and involvement to operate than a car – You need […]
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