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Steven M Scotten

Strange news item

Did you all hear about that custom and rare car collector that died of carbon monoxide poisoning while running his foreign cars in his garage without opening the garage door? The coroner’s report said he died of auto-exotic asphyxia. … I just bought a sign to put on my wall.

What a difference an inch makes!

New Progressive 412 rear shocks on the Stone. They’re all shiny and chromey and I wish I’d gotten black covers instead. The shiny chrome makes the rest of the bike look dirty. I’ll try cleaning it and see if the chrome starts looking good. Replacing the rear

Cold! (or: wimping out from too much time in California?)

I believe that I’ve got motorcycle parts waiting for me at my mailbox and I’d like to get some time at my friend’s garage to do some work on the bike this afternoon, so I got up early this morning and headed in to the office before

Did Churchill filch that phrase?

General John Burgoyne wrote to Lord George Germain in 1777 that Vermont “abounds in the most active and most rebellious race of the continent and hangs like a gathering storm on my left.” Happy Presidents Day!

50bookchallenge #6/50: <u>A Twist of the Wrist</u>, Keith Code

I can’t tell you how many people have told me that I absolutely must read this book to learn to become a better rider. It seems to be an almost universal selection for the motorcyclist’s bible. What I did not know before opening the cover was that it’

Expensive Hobby

Lets see. In the past few days I’ve done quite a bit of shopping. Here’s the list: * Progressive rear shocks * Rear fender * Corbin saddle Today I finished my list by making a grand tour of the Bay Area. Unfortunately I didn’t find anything I liked at Road

50bookchallenge #5/50: <u>The Sound of Waves</u>, Yukio Mishima

I’ve read this one a few times and keep on coming back to it. It’s nothing but a sweet, well-written love story. It holds no surprises and is frankly a bit predictable, but forgivable for so straightforwardly being exactly what it is. The only thing that separates The