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Spotted – August 1 – August 21

The first couple of weeks were a real dud as far as car spotting. It wasn’t until I spotted a Honda Beat in its JDM zebra upholstered glory in the HEB parking lot that things started to pick up. Blue … Continue reading

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Spotted – July 24 to July 31, 2021

2021 Ford Bronco – Boss yelled “New Bronco!” and pointed out the window. Looks like a new Bronco pulled in the sparsely filled lot. Pulled to a stop and folks popped out and started fiddling with the roof. It was … Continue reading

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Biomotive – 2012 Triumph Tiger XC

Back in 2012 I bought another Triumph Tiger. I took it on the only really long motorcycle trip with a friend, an experienced motorcycle traveller, circumnavigating New Mexico. My buddy’s approach to motorcycle touring is founded on the principle that … Continue reading

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Spotted – July 1 to July 23

6th Gen Camaro V6 with missing catalytic converter. The noise was not bitchin’. Good luck, buddy. Everyone for about 5 blocks knows you got the base model. Some sort of Harley Davidson with the special S&S Fartblaster Megaphone exhaust. Ape … Continue reading

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Biomotive – 2017 Ford Focus RS

While slurping my healing lunchtime pho in February 2017, I figured I’d buy my self a gift for surviving chemotherapy. Six months of nausea deserves at least a hot hatch, maybe a muscle car, and researching cars was a solid … Continue reading

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In the Garage – Filters and Air Cleaner Mounts for Mercedes

At 195,300 miles, I replaced the two fuel filters, the air filter, and the air cleaner mounts on the 1982 Mercedes 300D. The clear, inline filter was showing some crud and was turning an unsavory color, so I replaced it … Continue reading

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Spotted – June 15 to June 30

I’ve started to go back into the office a couple of times a week. It’s helped with my daily step count as I take a couple of walks up and down an adjacent reasonably active, but slow moving street. Good … Continue reading

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2006 Bonneville T100 Suspension and Brakes

Suspension and brake upgrades. Continue reading

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In the Garage – 2021 Zero SR/F (New)

I got a big electric cat-the Zero SR/F Continue reading

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The Masked Ball

Back to the Little Longhorn in a Stage 2 way. Continue reading

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