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A Different Idea
Read more: A Different IdeaI buy a VW Baja Bug and have some ideas. #jkroams
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Biker B-Movies: The Wild Angels
Read more: Biker B-Movies: The Wild AngelsThe Biker B-movie that really launched the “Chopper Opera” genre is not Easy Rider or The Wild One, but it has familiar faces…
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The 2025 Post
Read more: The 2025 PostAnother lap around the sun for planet Earth. Deciding where the beginning and end of a circle are is a bit more than I’d like to fathom at the moment, but the beginning of a new year is always a good time for reflections. I don’t see reinvention though, but an apt time to simply look at progress, goals, check…
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Keep Them Doggies Rollin’
Read more: Keep Them Doggies Rollin’Sense of accomplishment is a funny thing. We can get it from summiting a mountain or fitting into our pre-Christmas skinny clothes. Really, who cares where it comes from? The main thing is, things must be getting checked off whatever list is in our head, or we wouldn’t likely feel it. The last two weeks though I’ve had one main…
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Biker B Movies: Masters of Menace
Read more: Biker B Movies: Masters of MenaceI want to start my own little column. Part movie review, part film history, and part stroll down memory lane. The “Chopper Opera” — a slang term for the straight-to-the-drive-in-movies that define the exploitation film genre — is probably my favorite sub-genre. While it is defined by hits like “The Wild One” and “Easy Rider,” there are literally hundreds of…
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Life Happens: Maintenance Struggles and Small Miracles
Read more: Life Happens: Maintenance Struggles and Small MiraclesUpdates on the last week of battle against the motorcycle maintenance gods, and a look forward at the next few weeks.
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First and Final Flights
Read more: First and Final FlightsOne quick note on December 17th. Back in 1903, this was the day Wilbur and Orville Wright made their first powered flights. They barely held the Wright Flyer of the ground and only managed about 120ft, using a sort of catapult that launched them into the wind. The Boeing 747 — itself over 50yrs old — is actually more…
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A Week of Frustrations
Read more: A Week of FrustrationsMostly just a rant this week, about fighting with a motorcycle to get major servicing done. I do divide it into sections though, so you can skip the rant and read the update part. If only motorcycle designers were so considerate when organizing things. #jkroams
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The Holiday Time Zone
Read more: The Holiday Time ZoneFixin’ bikes, plotting day rides, Thanksgiving feasts, and the preparation for a desert winter in the borderlands.
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Finding The Winter Groove Ain’t Easy
Read more: Finding The Winter Groove Ain’t EasyJust some musings about upcoming work on the bike, and some thoughts on possibly replacing it. Winter is coming, and the goals remain the same.
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