Ride Log: The Proving Run
On a lovely spring day, I took the GL1100 out for its first real proving ride. Meeting up with my buddy Bree, I’d play the part of wingman — escorting him and his Bonneville into Chicago for the first time.
On a lovely spring day, I took the GL1100 out for its first real proving ride. Meeting up with my buddy Bree, I’d play the part of wingman — escorting him and his Bonneville into Chicago for the first time.
The Mrs and I make a return trip to Alma, WI with a group of friends and encounter yet another vintage Honda adventure in ill-timed mechanical failure.
My quest to own a vintage Honda Elite 250 scooter takes me down one dead end, then onto the backroads of Indiana.
Honda’s Elite scooter sparked my love for riding as a young boy. Now it’s time to have an Elite of my own.
My Honda CB750 was a terrific restoration project. Bringing this bike back to life was challenging, but selling the finished project was especially rewarding.
It’s time for handlebar swap #2 on my Honda GL1100. This meant making new control cables, and sourcing a new hand control because of an obscure part that gave way.
Two old Hondas take us up the most scenic road in Chicago, and my desire to add a scooter back to our fleet is stronger than ever.
I work in an industry where “done” can sometimes have a very subjective definition. So one of the things that I really appreciate about working …