I am getting really angry about all the people calling me about carburetor parts for their Honda CB350s and wanting to low ball me. It is a waste of my time to haggle when a person has NO INTENTION of paying a fair price ( Read more... )

It is not much of a secret around work that I am a growing Dani Pedrosa fan. What is not known is that I used to be against him. I was not a big fan because everyone I've worked with are quick to put him down and set him against the 'hometown' favorites; Edward Collins and especially Nicky Hayden. It was easy to hate him when he and Nicky were both ( Read more... )

I have nervous coffee energy to expend while waiting for my lunch to cook and before I run to the doctor exam ( Read more... )

Last year I was excited to read a biography of my up-to-then favorite motoGP racer, Valentino Rossi. Unfortunately, not only could I not make it through the book because it was so badly written, but by the third chapter I sort of began to dislike my hero. Ego maniac, as one of my fellow Rossi fans admits ( Read more... )

Sunday I went to Lawrence, Kansas to check out a tiny vintage motorcycle show. It is young show; perhaps two or three years now, but I was astounded by the number of vintage bikes. The Kansas City Heart of America (HoAme) Motorcycle Club does a big show with hundreds of bikes, but even at the big show last year they couldn't claim the variety this ( Read more... )

If your tread is getting a little low on your tires, buy them as soon as possible. Rubber prices are going up about 20%! I don't know how quickly this will be rolled out in normal automotive markets, but the prices will hit us here at the shop in less than three weeks.

I rode Bella in to work today and she's super peppy! I didn't get over 65MPH, so I didn't detect any shaking. She was so happy to be running and she pulls super strong ( Read more... )

Oh my God...! Yes. Yes yes yes yes YES!!!

Thank you, NPR, for covering this story: In The West Bank, Women With A Need For Speed! This makes me happy!

I came in to work to rebuild my motorcycle's forks and my boss isn't here. Which means I'm having to help customers more than I am getting to work on my bike. I should never have come in today. Total waste. All I've managed to do is remove the front fender.

I'm so busy and have been for the past week straight ( Read more... )