So sorry, but I have sold out of the replica Scott Face Masks. Thanks to everyone who supported this fun way to raise some money for a deserving family. In the next few weeks, I’ll post how much you raised for the Dave Miller family. Again, I’m so sorry if you missed out. If you have any questions, you can contact me at jimmymacontwowheels@gmail.com.
UPDATE JUNE 12, 2020: Sorry to inform everyone that we have sold out of the Scott Face Mask replicas. We want to thank the folks who supported the fund-raising effort for the Miller Family. I will be posting the final amount raised for the family from the mask sales in the next few weeks. But just because the masks are sold out doesn’t mean you can’t help. You can hit the following link and donate directly to the Miller Family. Check out their GoFundMe page here SAD NEWS MAY 22,…
Messy Nessy, a well-curated website you need to visit during these times, just posted a great story and interview with Elspeth Beard, who at 23 years old set off on her motorcycle, and didn’t return home until she’d traveled the entire globe. Check out the story by clicking here. Also, Messy Nessy posts “13 Things I found On The Internet Today” every Monday. I highly recommend checking in each week. There is always something very cool and unexpected in her lists.
Harley-Davidson has taken a beating in the financial press recently and it appears that 2020 is shaping up to be the roughest year yet for the 117-year-old company. The company’s CEO left town in February after the product expansion and new-rider programs he championed failed to ignite investor confidence or reverse (or even stall) the company’s declining sales performance. The news of his replacement, a guy tapped from an athletic shoe company who already sat on the board, has helped the stock rebound slightly, but I predict a very short…
I’ve wanted to write a review of the Vicious Cycles’ 2019 album, “Motorcycho” for a long time. But there’s been a problem. A friend wrote album reviews for Trans-World Skateboarding and I could always tell when she had met the band. The reviews of artists she knew personally were more positive, and I guess, less objective. That’s the problem I had writing up any Vicious Cycles release. Did I like music because I liked the band members or because I liked the music? I don’t believe anyone can write an…
This 1980 Kawasaki KZ650 Running When Parked may be the most sano offering we have stumbled upon. The paint and chrome looks great. The blue header pipes might point to a lean fuel mixture, but aftermarket pipes “blue up” pretty easily. The rubber and plastic appearance points to a bike that was stored properly. The $3,500 asking price is crazy high for a non-runner that is not particularly collectable (Kelly Blue Book pegs the value of a running KZ650 at $1650). But as Francis said, “everything is negotiable, Pee Wee.”…
I fell into a deep rabbit hole while searching for black-and-white motorcycle race images on Google Images and then one shot stopped me cold. It is a pan shot of two racers in wind-cheating tucks, hauling down a dirt track at speeds that must be approaching 35 miles per hour. You see, these competitors are not on Harleys or Triumphs or BSAs. They are racing Honda S90s and both have the determined look of competitors racing for a world championship. I was mesmerized by the shot and lucky for me…
We’ve seen super expensive Running When Parked. We’ve seen diamonds in the rough. We’ve seen junkers that the owners should have paid the buyers to haul away. But we’ve never seen anything quite like this Honda-CBR-600-powered BMW motor-less motorcycle with sidecar Running When Parked. Yes, you read that correctly. Somebody started with a salvaged BMW K75, tossed the engine, added a sidecar and then powered the three wheeler with a Honda CBR 600 power plant mounted behind the passenger compartment of the sidecar. I know there is someone who will…
First time hefting The Speed Kings, you’d be forgiven for assuming it is just a coffee-table book to add to your motorsports library. The Speed Kings, at 375 pages and a whopping 4.6 pounds, is so much more than a coffee-table book. The Speed Kings is actually three books in one that presents the reader with an in-depth, well-researched and visually-stunning history of America’s Motordrome Racing. THE BICYCLE BOOK The first book inside The Speed Kings deals with the history of bicycle velodrome racing when motorcycles were introduced to “motor…
There will never be a better time to tackle a Running When Parked project and this Yamaha would be a great place to start. The saddle and grips suggest that the bike has been sitting in the sun. That’s not great. However, the graphics make the bike look worse than it is. The plastic appears to be pretty good as does the engine, pipe and wheels. The seller is not asking too much and I’ll bet he’ll work with you (even if he says “firm”). Something you don’t see very…