Singing the exhaust pipe blues? Do you have melted plastic or heat stains on your chrome exhaust pipes? Get Blue Job and clean your pipes!

Blue Job Can

Once again HLFX Dave from the Road Grits Cafe comes through with another product reccomendation. Yes, Dave knows his Love Rubs!

I’m not much into cleaning and polishing. My bike is no trailer queen show bike, but I was pissed when some plastic got melted onto my pipes. This can happen from sneaker and shoe soles coming in contact with the pipes, rainwear, stray plastic bags in the wind, etc… Another common problem is bluing of the pipes from heat. Dave suggested I get Blue Job to clean my pipes.

This polish with the funny name is highly reccomended for cleaning chrome exhaust pipes and removing heat stains. It is available at J&P Cycle.

Regarding the J&P Cycle website: you can go to J&P and do a search using product name. J&P Cycle has Rider Forums where people discuss products and problems like cleaning stains and melted plastic off their pipes.

J&P Cycles

If you have any secret techniques for cleaning your pipes or have experience with Blue Job, please leave comments on this post as we would like to hear about it.

Buell 1125R showing up Ducati?

Buell 1125R tearing up race track

Those guys over at Cycle World are probably having a fit. I know they like Buell, but they love the Ducs! They can’t write more than two pages without mentioning Ducati. Check out the story at The KneeSlider. Go Buell! America’s Sportbike kicks red Italian motorcycle butt!

Click here to read about the new Rotax engine.

Men who ride Harley Davidson are Sexier than the average Joe, here is proof!

Motodromomania - a real neurosis?

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I just started reading On The Road - Successful Motorcycle Touring by Dr. Gregory W. Frazier. On the 2nd page of the book there is a paragraph about a mental disorder that goes like this…

Motodromomania: An extreme form of a psychological disorder associated with motorcycle touring, also known as two-wheel vagabond neurosis. It is classified in the catagory of impulse control disorders. Those diagnosed with this disorder have an abnormal impulse to travel by motorcycle; they often spend beyond their means and sacrifice lovers, jobs, and security in their lust for new two-wheel touring experiences. Motodromomaniacs feel more alive when traveling and no sooner return from a tour than they start planning their next tour. Much of their waking thoughts are spent fantasizing and talking about motorcycle touring and often their nocturnal dreams are filled.”

No kidding that’s what Dr. Frazier wrote so it must be a real disorder.

This hard cover book is only available through the Motorcycle Riders Club of America Riders Club Library and only cost me $9.00

I’ll do a post about the book after I’m done reading it and tell you more about the Riders Club.

You can purchase and read Riding The World also by Dr. Gregory W. Frazier. The Doc has traveled around the globe 4 times by motorcycle. I’m sure this will be a good read.

Vintage Motorcycle Hill Climb Video

Jesper Bram, publisher of Helmet Hair Motorcycle Blog, finds the coolest motorcycle video’s. Not sure how he does it, but you have to check out this movie clip from a 1930’s motorcycle hill climb competition. Click here to see an excellent quality B&W clip of vintage bike racing.

My First HOG: The Painted Pig

My first Harley Davidson motorcycle

You never forget your first! Your first beer, your first girl, your first kiss, your “first time”, your first wife, your first divorce, your first Harley, the list goes on. Here is a story about my first Harley which is similar to the story of my first wife, and my second wife too for that matter!


My first Harley was a story of love and heartbreak. We had some great times together, but the relationship ended in an expensive break up. Not much different than my first two marriages. I lost more on the bike than I did on the two divorces combined. [Read more →]