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This week, as we head to the AMA Vintage Flat Track National Races at Short Track New York, it brings back great memories of the start of the series we created.  Don and I moved from the Philly area to Brackney, PA in 2003 and by then he had been racing the AHRMA Dirt Track for years. We actual …

Joe Bolger was one of those guys that I am lucky to have spent some time with over the years.  He was always kind, humble and a true renaissance man when it came to motorcycles.  Joe was always just as happy to see me as I was to see him when we met up.  I appreciate a man that always …

Don Castro, Champion Flat Track Racer and AMA Hall of Fame Inductee, was the definition of form and function.  His bikes performed amazingly well on the track and looked like they could be dusted off and taken to a concourse bike show the next day.  Even with his factory Triumph ride, ther …

Circa 1999, I had been a few years into vintage flat track racing my Bultaco Astro.  The new millennia was on its way and I figured it needed a paint job.  As usual, I am not one to just slap some paint and stickers on and call it a day.  This one was my own race bike and had to have …

Even though I have been around motorcycles for a little over 30 years, I don't really considered myself a motorcycle person. Before that, my first 27 years on the planet, I was basically oblivious to the two wheeled world. So maybe that is why I am so fascinated to know and meet people that have a …

This past weekend I attended the Potomac Vintage Riders Bike Show and Swap Meet.   I have been going to this event for about 20 years and it is always a great reason to get out of the shop in the middle of winter.  Being a veteran at this event, it is also great to see old friends.  Y …