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I'll give a shot as well. I have been using Lemon Pledge for years. I have yet to compare them; Pledge does the same as mentioned, is inexpensive and works for me on all painted, plastic and chrome surfaces. Is available in rattle cans (without the rattle), pump squirt and wipes. Softens and...

I'm with you. My least enjoyable task is to R&R the fuel tank, checking carb float levels and valve clearance. My most fulfilling tasks are oil / lube, checking tire pressure and syncing the carbs. What I’m not looking forward to after 37 years is a weepy oil pan gasket.

Necessity is the mother of invention. Innovation is its pappy.

A 70’s Remembrance My wife and I were riding to our different jobs. I had one of those tall, round on top sissy bars that were so popular in the seventies on my Honda CB750. I dropped my wife off at work and absent-mindedly plopped her helmet on the top of the bar and headed to my work. Coming...

If you plan to ride with no muffler, re-jetting the carbs will be a must. Without re-jetting, the decreased back pressure will lean out your mixture and lead to overheating and preignition during acceleration leading to a burnt piston if it goes on for long. I really liked my stock exhaust for...

1. Use ear plugs. 2. Think of your neighbors with torches and pitchforks.

In '73 while preparing to change duty stations, our car spun a main bearing. With limited time my wife and I decided to sale the car, she and our young one would take the bus and I road the bike. She was six months pregnant at the time. I had a week to report and with the car's engine making...

My thoughts on hiway pegs. If you like-um, use-um. I have had them but I don't like them. First I do not like having my foot far from the brake, for me it is un-nerving. Then I feel off balance with my feet kicked out there. I personally feel much more comfortable with weight on the bars, seat...

I had an '81 GL1100. My wife had an '81 GL500 Sliverwing. She didn't ride her "Little Wing" much. My GL was a bit of a limon and experanced one minor irretation after another. The 500 never hic-uped and ran strong. At the time, we had 4 bikes including my XS. My wife got to where she could no...

So far, I have been lucky in that the XS's engine is bone stock and runs strong. Oil consumption has gone up some the past couple years, around 1/2 quart every 2k mile oil change. Several years ago, I scored a donor engine. I had the cylinders bored for a set of Wiseco 1187 overbore pistons and...

I also have been riding 50+. My current ride is my long time buddy '79 XS11 Special Yamaha. I do all my own wrenching, a 37 year old ride is not that complicated. Doing regular maintenance is therapeutic for me and my XS. Once buttoned up and back on the road, that first post-maintenance ride is...

In 2014 around July I think, I de-Vetterized after riding behind my 'Jammer for a long time just to be out in the wind like the old days. I had the fairing back on the following week! I do remove the lowers when the weather turns nice each year.

The only time I saw the Pacific Coast Highway that devoid of traffic was the big landslide around '86 north of Big Sur.

I was able to watch part of one episode but I do remember it.

I get it, the 'Jammer thing was a jest, your Harley is a knock out just the way it is.

By the way, for in car defense, you may have a can of wasp & hornet spray handy. Don't need no stink'n CCW, does not need to be canceled and most spray up to 22 feet. 21 Feet is your legal defense zone and it has high volume. Can you imagine how effective this would be sprayed in an attacker's...

My family and I lived in a small town in California where crime was nearly unheard of. My daughter was a special needs child who grew to a beautiful special needs adult. Unfortunately, gang activity moved to our area about the same time we got our first traffic light. My daughter became a target...

I spent 24 years in the Valley with the extended fantastic riding weather. Wasn't many roads I didn't wander down.

People ask if your 91 year young father is your brother.

You know you getting old when............... People ask if your 91 year young father is your brother.