What’s it like to really rely on a motorcycle? I found out the fun way when I took delivery of Adeline, my 1974 CB450. Easy travel from Third Thursday at Blue Cat to my night’s lodgings gave me a terrific preview.
While back in Minneapolis/St. Paul to pick up my CB450, I attended Third Thursday at Blue Cat Motorcycle — an event that’s become an institution in the Twin Cities motorcycle scene.
Some adventures are about a destination. This one was about connecting with a new bike built just for me.
What I thought would simply be a fun day of vintage motorcycle racing and hanging out with friends turned into one of the biggest surprises of my moto career thus far.
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.
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.
