1973 Honda CL350 Scrambler An Absolute Steal
If this bike is still available when you hit this link, I will be totally surprised. Although the ad doesn’t say “running when parked”, it is implied. The owner parked it 7 years ago and…
Author: jimmymac
Good Vibes, Cold Brews And Fast Memories: The 2023 Carlsbad MX Reunion
Can’t believe it has been seven years since Jimmy Mac On Two Wheels attended a Carlsbad MX Reunion. Man, what was I thinking? The annual gathering at the Vista, California, Booze Brothers Brewing Company (that…
The 2023 Honda SCL500 Is A Non-Current Model No Matter How You Slice It
I’m in the camp of riders who think the new Honda SCL500 Scrambler is a cool-looking bike perfect for running errands or carving canyon roads. Our camp understands that the modern-day scrambler is no longer…
Oregon’s Desert-To-Pines Backcountry Discovery Route
When the merry route mappers at Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) announced their latest addition, the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route (ORBDR), I started planning. I use a dual-sport bike (a Suzuki DR-Z400) so I attack the…
1977 Yamaha IT400 A Fun Project To Bring Back To Life
I uncover many ‘Running When Parked” bikes that will never run again. This is not one of them. It is obvious that the bike was well used and modified (that shock reservoir strapped to the…
Suspected E-Bike Fire Kills 93 Year Old
Spectrum News NY 1 reports that a 93-year-old women died after a fire broke out below her apartment in Queens, New York. A charging three-wheeled e-bike is currently suspected as the cause of the blaze…
The 2023 SRC Team Reunion
The idea of a Society of Racing Cyclists Team reunion (formerly the Skunk River Cyclists Team) came from Paul Vine and was immediately championed by another former team mechanic, Calvin Jones. These two spearheaded an…
Jimmy Mac Digs Through The Scrapbook
Looking through scrapbooks is sure fun. Fishkill, New York, in 1971. My brother Gerry is sitting next to me on the borrowed Foreign Car Clinic VW bus. Don't remember the track or year. Photo was…
Fire kills Four At E-bike/Scooter/Moped Store
Spectrum News NY 1 reports that four people died and two others were critically hurt after a fire broke out inside an e-bike shop housed on the ground floor of a Lower East Side apartment…
70-Year-Old Zundapp Super Sabre Running When Parked
This bike turns 70 this year just like me! It hasn’t run since 1973. Those are impressive numbers for a Running When Parked. I don’t need to give buying advice. If this is the missing…