Chico King Pale Ale:  What to say about this one?  Well..I couldn't finish it.  It just didn't taste good.  I'm not sure if it ...

A really yummy combo of malty pilsner base, with up front fresh hops.

And no, I'm not talking about making Bud Light, using 50% rice for some sugar/starch.  In this case, I'm talking about malted rice, ...

My old Fiat 124 (orange one on the right) appeared in this months issue of Practical Classics magazine. Looks like it enjoys life in Engla...

I've done a bit of yard work over the past few weekends.  Tonight I finished off the walking path, using some "shasta chip" s...

Snatched the motor out of the DKW this morning. It had a little water in it, but hopefully enough trans fluid to keep demon rust from formi...

Still a bunch of details left to do, but he runs for the first ever.

I cracked open my first couple bottles of my latest home brew, an American Pale Lager.  I've worked on this recipe a few times, and thi...

I made a trip to BevMo, and over to our local Grocery Outlet today, to pick up some cheap Port.  I wanted to get an idea of what the low-en...

I thought this was a decent intro to Port, as written by Jack Busch: http://www.primermagazine.com/2011/learn/the-10-minute-guide-to-port ...

This is actually the first budget Port I picked up, over the Christmas break. It relieved me of $6 at Trader Joes, which has a good selectio...

I'm starting to take a shine to Port, so I've decided to do a bit of tasting with some cheaper options. The latest is a bottle of Tu...

I started to assemble the new bike a few days ago, and before I knew it, I had a rolling bike. Most everything is semi-gloss black, but I...

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I got the engine assembled for the project bike.  It is a Yamaha GT80 base, which is a 80cc two-stroke with 7-ports and reed valves.  Very ...

I fabbed up some footpegs for the project bike. These were on a spare crash damaged Yamaha GT80 frame, so I cut off the mounts and welded t...

Here is the headlight glass lens with a few coats of Krylon yellow stained-glass paint.  It gives it a nice amber look. The tai...

My neighbors Camry got hit and run last night.  It appears the culprit is a silver Honda product, thanks to some silver colored front bumpe...

I fabbed up some headlight brackets for the project bike.  I needed something to mount the CB160 headlight assembly, to the S90 forks. I de...