One morning recently I was on my KTM 525 MXC sitting just below the trail head to “SUPER SECRET TRAINING LOCATION 2″. To get to SSTL2, you pop off Highway 121 where there is a narrow looking trail going up rather steeply to the top of the hill. It looks daunting, but it’s really no …
What has been your shortest period of car ownership? I was studying the automotive market for Pony Cars yesterday, and I was reminded of a Mustang that I had briefly. I don’t remember the year and I don’t think I have a photo of it… but it was blue and had a V-6. It had …
Please bring back the Ranger pickup truck. Other companies still have small pickups in their line up and they are selling well. The Toyota Tacoma, the Chevy Colorado… What happened to the Ranger? They didn’t sell? Did you actually look at the Ranger? It looked like the front end of an Escort… it didn’t look …
As I said before, I have a Top 3 list of SUV’s. I’ve studied the current market in detail, and compared all the vehicles in this segment. I’ve dismissed the Cross-Utes out of hand as they are not true SUV’s. This does not mean that I’ve dismisses a Unibody construction, but vehicles bases on car …
I’ve been looking into the SUV market and I’ve grown fond of three of the new models available. The number 1 and 2 of my choices will be discussed in a future post. Number 3, I do like a lot, but it is under powered compared to the others, and well… every time I look …
Due to a couple comments by my Father, and seeing a few running around town, I’ve been thinking about Jeeps a lot lately. So I wandered over to Jeep’s official brochureware site to take a look at the line up. Jeep doesn’t have one. Jeep makes the WRANGLER, which is a stand alone icon of the brand. …
Every time I get ready to get a new car, something happens and I don’t… and I’m stuck on my bike. Like this… Her Explorer died on us. Transmission decided it didn’t like having teeth on the gears. So, here is her new (to us) Ford Expedition. I actually really like it. Big, Solid. Stable. …
I’m pretty solidly on record for hating the Ford Focus. Since it first came out, they’ve just irritated me. But now Ford has actually made a good one. I wouldn’t mind an ST at all. Just not in yellow. Make mine in Black, Silver, or Red, thanks.
Okay, so the KTM is so far doing just fine in the snow. Save for the small “Endurance” LCD dash/trip computer… which died on me. So I have no speedo or Odometer… which is no big deal. The bike handles as I expected it too in the snow, or even a little better. This is …
Ducati has made a very interesting machine. It’s a Motorcycle… but I just can’t tell what kind. I’m talking about the Multistrada 1200. The bike a technological powerhouse. ABS, Traction Control, and the valve tech that Ducati uses in their racing bikes, just tuned for low end power and smoother riding. It gives fantastic on …