“A stitch in time saves nine” is the adage to keep in mind when preparing your bike properly for winter storage. It could save you as much as nine times the work – and money – later on. Of course, postponing that work until spring may be an attractive prospect on a chilly fall day; […]

The settingThe 1950s were a bleak period in British history. The country had an economy devastated by war, an industrial base undermined by worn-out equipment, and a persistent trade deficit that kept food rationing in place until 1955. But the fifties also brought great social change. The influence of American media, especially movies and rock […]

A young couple living from job to job and paycheck to paycheck bore twin sons in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. Gladys Love Smith Presley and Vernon Elvis Presley lived in a small, two-room house when the twins were born – the first died at birth, the second was named Elvis Aaron Presley. In […]

Aprilia and Piaggio are providing their elite scooters, the Scarabeo and Atlantic, for our city excursion. But we have to drive another 172 miles west of KC to pick them up at Salina Powersport. It’s easier with our other mounts, the Vespa and the BV 200 – Vespa Kansas is located in Overland Park just […]

Triples traced The BSA/Triumph triple story begins in the early 1960s. The autocratic, obstinate and domineering Edward Turner then ran Triumph. And while Triumph was part of the BSA Group, Turner ran his division as his personal fiefdom, resisting all efforts to introduce commonality in the BSA and Triumph ranges. Turner’s greatest contribution to the […]