https://crankshaftjournal.com/2020/03/27/road-test-zeros-muscular-sr-f/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20190626_1902561-1-e1585337677418.jpgIMG_20190626_1902561The modern electric bike is a visual contrast to the rogues' gallery of old machines in my garage. Yet longtime riders are likely to find it comfortingly familiar on the road.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20190623_0812586.jpgIMG_20190623_0812586https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20190604_1622157-e1585337326210.jpgIMG_20190604_1622157I can picture motorcycle traditionalists connecting with the SR/F, which is clearly a "real motorcycle," not an experimenthttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/zerods.jpgzeroDSEarlier Zero bikes like this DS model arguably lacked flair.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20190626_1902561.jpgIMG_20190626_1902561https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20190615_0842030-e1585335503358.jpgIMG_20190615_0842030https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20190225_1207299-e1585336612994.jpgIMG_20190225_1207299The SR/F flaunts its impressive-looking motor and big battery. It's a modern expression of the eye candy that cylinders, headers and carburetors use to represent. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bmwr9-e1585336291109.jpgBMWR9It is fair to compare the SR/F to big roadsters like the BMW R nineT. But Zero skips the Beemer's retro flourishes.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_20190604_1619587.jpgIMG_20190604_1619587Zero's new SR/F is a big, powerful-looking machine -- a departure from its ancestors.2021-11-27T22:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2021/11/24/an-82-suzuki-gs1100g-returns-to-the-road-after-decades-long-slumber/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_20211119_134245934_hdr.jpgIMG_20211119_134245934_HDRhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_20211119_133706536.jpgIMG_20211119_133706536https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211103_175900.jpg20211103_175900https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_20211119_134245934_hdr-1.jpgIMG_20211119_134245934_HDR (1)https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211103_175941.jpg20211103_175941https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_20211119_133733479.jpgIMG_20211119_133733479https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_20211119_133807467_hdr.jpgIMG_20211119_133807467_HDR2021-11-24T21:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2017/11/16/underrated-early-japanese-cruisers-combine-distinctive-style-major-horsepower/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20171106_1400504-2.jpgIMG_20171106_1400504 (2)The factory added Lockhart oil coolers to control the big engine's temperature.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20171104_1608126.jpgIMG_20171104_1608126https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20171106_1400504.jpgIMG_20171106_1400504https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20171104_1621407-e1510852618625.jpgIMG_20171104_1621407Swoopy styling screams "Disco Era."https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20171116_1124527.jpgIMG_20171116_1124527https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20171116_11261551.jpgIMG_20171116_1126155https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_20171116_1126155.jpgIMG_20171116_11261552020-07-24T02:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2020/06/07/mopeds-just-right-when-a-motorcycle-is-a-bit-too-much/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_20200321_1830013.jpgIMG_20200321_1830013https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_20200321_1831522.jpgIMG_20200321_1831522https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_20191011_1408550.jpgIMG_20191011_1408550https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_20180814_1807590.jpgIMG_20180814_1807590https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_20200321_1814432.jpgIMG_20200321_1814432A mild winter day is a nice excuse for a moped outing.2020-06-07T16:35:54+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2019/10/04/honda-cl350-scrambler-back-on-road-after-languishing-for-decades/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190929_1034343-e1570223339926.jpgIMG_20190929_1034343Jasper made a fun debut at the recent Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in New York.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190914_0930525-2-e1570223183379.jpgIMG_20190914_0930525https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190914_0930525-1.jpgIMG_20190914_0930525https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190914_0930525.jpgIMG_20190914_0930525https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190510_1359305-e1570221655286.jpgIMG_20190510_1359305I don't love the exhaust-wrap trend, unless want to cover up rusty pipes!https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190403_1449132-e1570222394761.jpgIMG_20190403_1449132Mice, bugs and other squatters left the clutch linkage and its housing fairly disgusting.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190403_1448310-e1570222249390.jpgIMG_20190403_1448310Lots of critters have camped out around the Honda's drive sprocket during its dormant decades.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/black2.jpgblack2https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190731_1044514.jpgIMG_20190731_1044514My 1970 CL350 looks much better than when it arrived in our garage. But it still has just the right measure of patina.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190510_1425039.jpgIMG_20190510_14250392020-04-24T17:58:12+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/10/30/when-a-vintage-bicycle-needs-a-home/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151025_1258001.jpgIMG_20151025_125800Unlike modern chain rings, the Atala's 52/40 rings are bolted first to each other, then to the crank.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151025_1731301.jpgIMG_20151025_173130Silk purse meets sow's ear? Perhaps, but the indulgent Brooks saddle looks great on the bike.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151030_091458.jpgIMG_20151030_091458Road-ready and looking downright presentable.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151022_090315.jpgIMG_20151022_090315The old Atala has a few chips and scratches but looks good overall -- a steal at $40.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151025_173034.jpgIMG_20151025_1730342017-09-18T13:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/10/29/review-mazdas-latest-miata-recalls-1989-original/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2016mx-528729.jpg2016+MX-5+%287%29https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151013_1232191.jpgIMG_20151013_123219https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151013_1231431.jpgIMG_20151013_123143Mazda's 2016 Miata seems to borrow some of its angry front-end styling from the old Honda S2000.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151026_171305.jpgIMG_20151026_171305Our 1995 Miata refuses to grow old. 2016-12-01T02:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/07/14/honda-accord-turns-40/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1985_accord_2nd_generation.jpg1982 Accord 2nd GenerationThe second-generation Accord arrived for 1982.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016_accord_9th_generation.jpg2015 Accord 9th GenerationThe 2016 Accord marks the model's ninth generation.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1991_accord_4th_generation__1_.jpgpriorhondaThe fourth generation included this 1991 station wagon.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1987_accord_3rd_generation__1_.jpg1982 Accord 3rd GenerationThird-generation Accords like this 1987 sedan had pop-up headlights. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ghs6210.jpgHONDA ACCORD HATCHBACK Generation 1First-Generation 1976 Honda Accord2016-07-14T18:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/03/31/fighter-jets-are-fine-but-lockheed-is-banking-on-airships/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hinden.jpghindenModern airships get their buoyancy from helium, not hydrogen as used in the ill-fated Hindenburg. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/airship21.jpgairship2A rendering of a Lockheed airship in flight.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/airship11.jpgairship1https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/airship1.jpgairship1https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/airship2.jpgairship2https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/airship2.pngairship22016-03-31T03:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/03/30/boom-plane-to-bring-back-supersonic-flight/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/concorde3.jpgconcorde3A Concorde of the British Airways fleet.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/concorde1.jpgconcorde1A Concorde of the British Airways fleet.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/boom-at-heathrow.jpegBoom at HeathrowA rendering of the Boom supersonic airliner at Heathrow Airport. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/boom-flying.pngBoom Flying2016-03-30T22:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/03/23/original-air-force-one-flies-again/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tu104.jpgtu104Russia's speedy Tu-104 jetliner began plying the skies when other nations were still using piston-engine transports. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/airforce12.jpgairforce12The Boeing 707 cut a handsome figure in the late 1950s. For the record, the Kennedy administration was responsible for giving the plane its Raymond Loewy-designed paint job.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/connie2.jpgconnie2The Lockheed Constellation that served as the first Air Force One for President Dwight D. Eisenhower needed lots of work before returning to the air.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/connnie.jpgconnnie2016-03-23T02:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/03/19/who-is-your-favorite-pikes-peak-winner/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/michele3.jpgmicheleMichele Moutonhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/michele2.jpgmichele2Mouton catches air during a 1980s rally. Spectators could get close back then.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/michele1.jpgmicheleMichele Moutonhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/michele.jpgmichelehttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/peak.jpgpeak2016-03-19T16:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/03/07/hear-that-sound-mopeds-have-returned/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hobbit.jpghobbitA vintage Honda Hobbit ad.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tomosgreen.jpgtomosgreenA 1977 Tomos moped, courtesy of Second Stroke Mopeds. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/garellis.jpgGarelliS2016-03-07T14:58:58+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/02/29/u-s-sets-record-for-highway-travel/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trucks.jpgtrucksCheap fuel gave truck and SUV sales a boost.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/gas.jpggasFalling gasoline prices helped boost travel in 2015.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jam.jpgjam2016-02-29T19:40:43+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/02/19/can-you-name-the-longest-lasting-cars/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/avalon.jpgavalonToyota Avalons like this 20-year-old model are known for racking up the miles. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ford3.jpgford3Ford's large pickup trucks are among the longest-lasting vehicles according to iSeeCars.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ford2.jpgford2https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ford.jpgfordFord's large pickup trucks are among the longest-lasting vehicles according to an iSeeCars study.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ford.jpegford2016-02-19T03:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/02/10/making-the-boat-fit-the-car/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_20151209_124945.jpgIMG_20151209_124945Here is how the extensions slip over the car's stock roof rails.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_20160210_131437.jpgIMG_20160210_131437The rails made use of old wood that had been lying around for years. I cut it to size with a trim saw.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_20151212_133658.jpgIMG_20151212_1336582016-02-10T20:34:29+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/02/10/for-snowcat-lovers-nissans-tracked-trio/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/nissan2.jpgNissan2Nissan Winter Warrior in action.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/snowcat.jpgsnowcatA snowcat, similarly equipped with four tracks. It is still among my unfulfilled driving fantasies, along with a steam locomotive and a Ferrari 312T.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/nissan1.jpgnissan12016-02-10T00:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/02/08/record-setting-ocean-liner-to-sail-again-after-rebuild/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ship1.jpgshipA rendition of how the ship could look following the planned rebuild, which includes adding decks.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ssus_09.jpgssus_09Even in its current, derelict state, the record-setting ship is impressive.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ship3.jpgship3The historic ship has languished at a Philadelphia Dock since the 1990s.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ssus_04.jpgssus_04The ocean liner S.S. United States, lookinng sharp during its glory days.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ssus_01.jpgssus_012016-02-08T23:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/02/01/autonomous-flying-car-inches-closer-to-production/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/terra3.jpgterra3TF-X on the roadhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/terra2.jpgterra2Hanging barbell weights apply stress to the one-tenth-scale wing models. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/terra1.jpgterra1Terrafugia Transition extends its wingshttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tfx1.jpgtfx1An artist's rendition of the TF-X in flighthttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tfx2.jpgtfx2https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/nsx1.jpgnsx12016-02-01T18:30:19+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/01/28/real-hoverboards-arriving-at-honda-civic-prices/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/arca2.jpgarca2ArcaBoard in actionhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/arca3.jpgarca3ArcaBoardhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/arcaboard.jpgarcaboard2016-01-28T16:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/01/20/street-twin-we-ride-triumphs-new-starter-bike/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_20151221_132336.jpgIMG_20151221_132336The Triumph poses with Bowman's Hill Tower in Washington Crossing park.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_20151221_132442.jpgIMG_20151221_132442The new entry-level Triumph is nicely finished and, while not cheap, it looks more expensive than it is.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_20151221_132459.jpgIMG_20151221_132459The Street Twin's 899cc engine (which Triumph calls it a 900) has fins for appearance and liquid for actual cooling.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_20151221_125857.jpgIMG_20151221_125857Triumph's 2016 Street Twin has a vintage look masks modern features including ride-by-wire throttle, anti-lock brakes and fuel injection.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_20151221_133742.jpgIMG_20151221_1337422016-02-05T20:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/01/21/post-office-honors-vintage-pickup-trucks/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/3-0_usps16sta017c.jpg3-0_USPS16STA017chttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2-0_usps16sta017b.jpg2-0_USPS16STA017bhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/0-0_usps16sta017.jpg0-0_USPS16STA0171938 International Harvester D-2https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-0_usps16sta017a.jpg1-0_USPS16STA017a2016-01-21T02:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/01/11/pacifica-is-an-odd-name-for-chryslers-new-minivan/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/autoshow1-018.jpgautoshow1 018The 2017 Pacifica is shapely -- for a van.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/autoshow1-020.jpgautoshow1 020Chrysler's new minivans attracted lots of attention during today's Detroit auto show pres preview.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/autoshow1-021.jpgautoshow1 021Chrysler unveiled the Pacifica at the Detroit auto show. The new van replaces the long-running Caravan and Town and Country nameplates. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pacifica.jpgpacificaChrysler's original Pacifica had station-wagon styling that did not click with car shoppers.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/autoshow1-015.jpgautoshow1 0152016-01-13T18:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2016/01/02/honda-begins-deliveries-of-4-5-million-jet/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jet2.jpgHondaJet First Conforming AircraftThe HondaJet's cockpit includes the latest "glass panel" instrumentation.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hondajet_429_01.jpgHonda's Entry Into the Very Light Jet (VLJ) MarketThe HondaJet's over-the-wing engine mounting setup is a departure from traditional aircraft design.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jet1.jpgjet1Honda has been working on its jet airplane -- on and off -- for 30 years.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jet0.jpgjet02016-01-02T04:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/12/23/expect-a-more-truck-like-ridgeline-from-honda/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ridge3.jpgridge3The first-generation Ridgeline was an odd duck among pickup trucks.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ridge4.jpgridge4Honda's new Ridgeline desert-racing truck hints at how the street version will look.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ridge1.jpgridge12015-12-24T03:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/12/23/as-u-s-traffic-worsens-will-tuk-tuks-catch-on/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20151222_160947.jpgIMG_20151222_160947https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20151222_160947_edit.jpgIMG_20151222_160947_edit2015-12-23T03:08:15+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/12/07/velosolex-sighting-recalls-a-treasured-test-ride/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/robert.jpgrobertRobert Redford rode a Velosolex in "Three Days of the Condor."https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/velo1.jpgvelo1https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_20151205_204530.jpgIMG_20151205_204530A vintage Velosolex motorized bicycle.2015-12-07T04:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/29/moto-guzzi-v9-travels-30-years-back/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/v71.jpgv7Guzzi's V7 machines have recalled 1970s styling for several years.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/v7.jpgv7https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/guzzi1.jpgguzzi1The V9 Bobber's ingredients include a dash of Harley-Davidson Iron 883. https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/guzzi4.jpgguzzi4Here's a "Cal 2" from around 1984. Its tank, seat and fenders share the new V9's design language.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/guzzi.jpgguzziMoto Guzzi's new V9 850cc cruiser recalls the California II of the mid-1980s.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/guzziv9.jpgguzziV92015-11-29T17:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/10/22/safest-cars-for-teens-are-not-the-stuff-of-dreams/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sub.jpgsubA few-years-old Subaru Outback is a safe choice for new teen drivers, the IIHS says.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2011_element_ex_005.jpg2011 Honda Element EX2011 Honda Element EX.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/citroen1.jpgcitroenMy high school dream car, the Citroen DS19, was ahead of its time safety-wise but would not impress the IIHS today.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151015_150359.jpgIMG_20151015_150359Based on the inscription, local high school seniors have taken over this 30-year-old Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan that probably used to belong to Grandpa. No electronic stability control, but at least it is large and solidly built.2015-11-22T05:12:24+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/10/23/vintage-wagoneers-and-why-fake-wood-is-cool-again/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151018_1453321.jpgIMG_20151018_145332https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wagons.pngwagonsOne look at Wagonmaster's inventory can trigger flashbacks to the 1970s and 1980s.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20151018_145317.jpgIMG_20151018_145317Survivor SUV: This 1975 Jeep Wagoneer is a nice example of how long a well-cared-for old truck can last. when meticulous2015-11-22T04:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/10/30/honda-recalling-nearly-304000-accords-for-faulty-side-airbags/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/honda22.jpghonda2A 2008 Honda Accord sedan.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/honda3.jpghonda32015-11-22T03:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/01/ural-sidecar-motorcycle-has-surprising-family-friendly-appeal/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20150802_141608.jpgIMG_20150802_141608Like many elements of the Ural's design, its dashboard recalls the 1950s.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20150717_150312.jpgIMG_20150717_150312Even in the tight sidecar, the kids enjoyed the ride -- especially our younger son.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20150802_141224.jpgIMG_20150802_141224The latest Ural bikes have disc brakes on the motorcycle as well as one on the sidecar, replacing old-fashioned drums on earlier models.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20150707_111400.jpgIMG_20150707_111400We rode the Ural cT with up to four people on board.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20150802_141312.jpgIMG_20150802_1413122015-11-22T03:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/03/can-you-name-this-car/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151101_152829_edit1.jpgIMG_20151101_152829_editThe Sonett's lines are more attractive from the rear. Aesthetically I put it in a group with the Opel GT, Triumph Spitfire GT and MGB GT of the same era.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151101_152755_edit.jpgIMG_20151101_152755_editThis rare Saab Sonett III turned up Sunday at Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, N.Y.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151101_152849.jpgIMG_20151101_1528492015-11-22T02:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/10/21/wheres-my-flying-car-back-to-the-future-day-holds-disappointment-promise/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/terra.jpgterrahttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/honda21.jpghonda2A motorcycle can make your commute faster, if a bit more dangerous.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/honda2.jpghonda2A motorcycle can make your commute faster, if a bit more dangerous.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/icon.jpgiconThe Icon A5 amphibious aircraft can land on water, runways or grass airstrips.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_20150611_200618.jpgIMG_20150611_200618https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/terrafugia12.jpgterrafugia1Terrafugia's Transiotion flying car promises to cut travel time by rising above traffic jams.2015-11-22T01:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/09/subarus-3-row-suv-give-it-a-name/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sub3.jpgsub3Subaru tried to cast the Tribeca in the adventurous image of its other vehicles.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sub1.jpgsub1Subaru's last three-row crossover, the Tribeca, sold poorly due in part to its cramped rearmost seats. Clunky exterior styling didn't help.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sub2.jpgsub22015-11-22T00:51:38+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/10/indian-recalls-more-than-7600-motorcycles-to-fix-brakes/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/roadmaster1.jpgroadmasterIndian Roadmasterhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/darkhorse1.jpgdarkhorseIndian Chief Dark Horsehttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/chiefvintage1.jpgchiefvintage2015-11-22T00:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/10/range-rover-evoque-convertible-prettier-than-the-murano-drop-top-sort-of/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blazer19711.jpgblazer1971If only the Evoque could be as fetching as the 1971 Chevrolet Blazer.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/murano1.jpgmuranoNissan Murano CrossCabriolethttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/range21.jpgrange2Range Rover Evoque Convertiblehttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/range11.jpgrange12015-11-22T00:34:27+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/11/are-triumphs-new-1200s-an-answer-to-ducatis-monster/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tri.jpgtrihttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/monster11.jpgmonster1Ducati Monster 1200https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/triump21.jpgTriump2Triumph's new Street Twin, Thruxton and Bonneville will be in dealerships soon.2015-11-22T00:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/11/starting-an-italian-motorcycle-collection/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ducati41.jpgducati4Ducati's former design director Pierre Terblanche is seriously underrated. His controversial 999 superbike has a unique shape (I like it) and is bound to become collectible in another decade or so. Right now they aren't old enough to be "cheap" and probably never will be. But a 2004 S model for $9,499 seems reasonable.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ducati31.jpgducati3This 2000 996 is a later and arguably better development of the beloved mid-1990s 916. The 916 has a cult following and would probably cost at least twice as much as the $4500 asking price here. Yellow bikes also tend to be discounted compared with red. But if you like yellow...https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/duc.jpgducI love the 851 -- developed in the late 1980s as the first of the production desmoquattros. By 1992 they had stronger engines and modern upside-down front forks. At $7,495 it seems like a bargain, but plan on another thousand or two for cam belts and other services to make it truly roadworthy.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ducati61.jpgducati6The 900 Super Sport was the definitive Ducati sport bike of the 1990s. Early versions had bugs that were worked out by 1993. It's worth a look for $5,995.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ducati21.jpgducati2An asking price of $65,000 for this 1974 Ducati 750 Sport on Cycle Trader seems like wishful thinking -- and it is. However, prices for these early bevels are going up fast. An 860 GT or 900 Darmah would be relative bargains.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ducati01.jpgducati0https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20150606_184359.jpgIMG_20150606_184359Tubes and gear covers for the bevel-drive valve system stand out on this "round case" 750 engine. 2015-11-21T23:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/12/honda-to-reveal-new-fuel-cell-sedan-in-los-angeles/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fcx_clarity_101.jpgHonda FCX ClarityThe first-generation FCX Clarity looks like an enlarged Honda Insight.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4151028_017h1.jpgHonda Clarity Fuel CellHonda Clarity Fuel Cell2015-11-21T23:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/13/mercedes-is-known-for-station-wagons-but-not-this-one/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/benz01.jpgbenz01967 Mercedes-Benz 230 S Universal Wagon.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/benz11.jpgbenz1From the side the '67 Benz looks like and American wagon from a decade earlier.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/benz21.jpgbenz2A lovely interior includes plaid door panels.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/benz31.jpgbenz32015-11-21T23:25:59+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/15/do-old-cars-spur-holiday-spending/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/benz41.jpgbenz4Many people imagine a scene like this when they hear "Mercedes wagon." This is the well-known 123 model from the 1970s and '80s.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151115_125522_edit1.jpgIMG_20151115_125522_editJ. Crew's gift-laden Triumph roadster captures the spirit of giving (and buying).https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151113_1859231.jpgIMG_20151113_1859232015-11-21T23:20:32+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/17/bmw-reveals-electric-sportbike/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bmw21.jpgbmw22015-11-21T23:12:07+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/17/old-tractors-move-into-collector-car-territory/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151116_132913.jpgIMG_20151116_132913https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151116_132900.jpgIMG_20151116_132900International Cub Lo-Boy2015-11-21T23:10:52+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/18/a-new-1946-cub-returns-to-the-air/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151116_1113511.jpgIMG_20151116_111351https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151116_105930.jpgIMG_20151116_105930Low and slow over Sussex, N.J.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_20151116_111405_edit.jpgIMG_20151116_111405_editThis rebuilt 1946 Piper J-3 Cub benefits from a few modern safety features, like navigation lights, landing lights and advanced communications.2015-11-21T23:08:43+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/21/multistrada-1200-enduro-ducati-finally-gets-dirty/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/beemer2.jpgbeemer2BMW R1200GS Adventurehttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/beemer.jpgbeemerBMW R1200GS Adventurehttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/multi4.jpgmulti4Ducati's seat design makes it easier to stand while riding the Multistrada Enduro.https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/multi1.jpgmulti1https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/multi3.jpgmulti3Ducati Multistrada 1200 Endurohttps://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/multi2.jpgmulti22015-11-21T22:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/2015/11/12/the-gentlemans-agreement-ii-mixes-drinking-and-driving-almost/https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jude3.jpgjude3https://crankshaftjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jude1.jpgjudeJude Law and Zhao Wei prepare for the road.2015-11-12T00:54:25+00:00monthlyhttps://crankshaftjournal.com/about/2015-10-15T02:03:13+00:00weekly0.6https://crankshaftjournal.comdaily1.02021-11-27T22:44:03+00:00