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Hey Man, Where You Been?
The author exiting Turn 5 at Laguna Seca aboard his 1991 851. Photo credit-gotbluemilk.com Greetings Gearheads! It’s been some time since I’ve written, at least here at GearheadExchange but that...
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Vintage Gear For Your Vintage Ride
Disclaimer-below are the author’s opinions about riding attire for motorcycles. The author is an avowed “All The Gear All The Time” kinda dude, and has had his own hide saved numerous times by the...
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Return To The Orange-Life With A KTM 1190 Adventure R (Part 7)
A box was waiting for me at the gate this afternoon, one I had been anticipating for a few days. This is what was inside. Thumbing through the War and Peace sized catalog...
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Return To The Orange-Life With A KTM 1190 Adventure R (Part 6)
I’m happy to report that The Mountain Lion finally has a horn worthy of her stature and capable of actually getting the attention of distracted drivers and pedestrians. It took some doing actually and...
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Return To The Orange-Life With A KTM 1190 Adventure R (Part 5)
Last weekend The Mountain Lion passed her 620 mile break-in period so some maintenance was in order. I changed the engine oil and filter, reset the max RPM light to...
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Return To The Orange-Life With A KTM 1190 Adventure R-Part 4
The Mountain Lion was temporarily laid up for a couple weeks as I’ve been making some cosmetic and functional upgrades.The motorcycle gods and goddesses smiled up on me as my just recently ordered...
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Return To The Orange-Life With A KTM 1190 Adventure R-Part 3
Part of the fun (and cost!) of owning a motorcycle is making functional and cosmetic upgrades that make your machine unique, and an expression of your riding style and personality. No class of...
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Return To The Orange-Life With A KTM 1190 Adventure R Part 2-The Mountain...
At 9:59AM last Friday, I turned my new KTM 1190 Adventure R on to Bear Creek Road and began to accumulate the first real world miles. Test rides are wonderful things, and I’m grateful that CalMoto...
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Return To The Orange-Life With A KTM 1190 Adventure R
I haven’t worn this hat in several years. I haven’t worn it because until today, I haven’t had a KTM in my garage since 2013 and I typically do not wear items branded with things I don’t actually...
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2007 Porsche Cayman S For Sale $29,000
2007 Porsche Cayman S Located in the Bay Area, California $29,000 Carrara White with Sand Beige Standard Leather 6spd Manual Gearbox 55xxx miles Always garaged, no track days, enthusiast owned....
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The Birth Of A Ducatista
Definition In Italy, if you’re a Ferrari F1 fan, you’re a member of the “tifosi.” If you’re an Alfa Romeo fan, you’re part of the “Alfisti.” If you’re a Ducati geek, you’re known as one of the...
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In Praise Of Lightweight Motorcycles (Or, “I Believe I Can Fly”)
CB-550 Custom by Sofi Tsingos of GT-Moto. Photography by Brandon LaJoie It’s no secret that admist my GearHead madness, motorcycles fill a special place in my heart. Only my frustration with the...
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Ducati 900 Supersport-The (almost) perfect cafe racer
Cafe racers have been cool since birds rode pillion on their blokes’ bikes to the Ace Cafe for a late night cuppa. Stripped down to bare essentials, the cafe racer epitomized form and function. BSAs,...
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Slow down, you move too fast-how a scooter reminded me that faster isn’t...
There’s a saying in racing, “You’ve gotta slow down to go faster.” It usually refers to a rider (or driver) who is trying so hard to go fast that they’re fighting the motorcycle, and riding in a very...
View ArticleDear Santa, Here’s Our Christmas Wish List
Following a long, warm, dry autumn it’s been especially wet and gray here in Northern California over the past couple of weeks. Winter is clearly here for a while, which is both good and bad for us...
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Tales Of Woe And Aggravation-How Not To Get Burned During Your Restoration...
Anyone who has ever enlisted the services of a professional shop during the course of an automotive restoration has likely experienced levels of frustration ranging from mild to extreme. At best, maybe...
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In Praise Of Preservation
“The desire to respect well-preserved great automobiles is not a new idea. For decades, close conservators have not come out because of the pristine restoration focus that dominated the hobby. They...
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1964 Triumph TR4 For Sale In California
This Triumph TR4 was in storage from 1990 until 2014. It is a non IRS car with a 4 speed gearbox. It is best described as a mostly original car in good mechanical and cosmetic condition. It can be...
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Back In The Saddle Again In Texas At Colin Edwards’ Texas Tornado Boot Camp
For a deeper look at the philosophy behind Texas Tornado Boot Camp, and interviews with a few professional motorcycle racers about their experience check out our video feature here. Summer is coming...
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Triumphant
I’m writing this story in my head as I’m driving. Perhaps it’s to take my mind off the hundreds, no, thousands of things that could go wrong, almost all of which could lead to most unpleasant...
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