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Berk-San the fly catcher:

China’s Shaolin Temple By Joe Berk I posted a blog yesterday about Chinese pocketknives and drew a few comments (as I know I would). One of them mentioned Shaolin martial arts, and that prompted a response from me about…

All those watches have Berk thinking about time:

The Wayback Machine: Aging Out By Joe Berk A wise man once said there comes a time in every man’s life when he decides to hang it up…his riding days are over. I guess the follow-on comment has to be: Is that true? …

Lithium for the masses:

A Shift In Battery By Joe Gresh I was going to do a bunch of stories on my solar power system that powers my shed. I may still do that but this is more of an update on the batteries I use to store the solar power. Wi…

Smoke 'em if you've got 'em:

Ray Price and the Legends of Harley Drag Racing Museum By Joe Berk What I knew about motorcycle drag racing up until a few weeks ago you could fit on the head of a pin and have room left over for the Gettysburg Address. After a visit to To***co Road H…

Huber resurfaces:

Dos Ojos Cavern Dive – Mexico By Mike Huber Introductory Disclaimer: So as I have been writing these blogs the last few years it’s quite enjoyable and therapeutic to literally vomit out the stories without having pressure to p…

Hoochy- Choochy girl:

It’s Miller Time By Joe Berk On our recent visit to Milwaukee, we visited the Miller brewery. It’s in the center of the city, right on West State Street, nestled in the town’s hills. Those hills will …

Berk tries light weight, fragmenting bullets. I'm guessing it would not be good to get hit by one. Although, your walls will look better:

ARX Bullets In Two 9mm Pistols By Joe Berk About three years ago I had dinner with good buddy Robby at a Mexican restaurant outside of Atlanta. Robby bought some sample bullets for me and one of the flavors was a 65-grain 9mm A…

The California fires from Berk's house:

Apocalypse Now By Joe Berk No, it’s not another movie review. It’s what’s been occurring here in the Southland since Wednesday night. We’ve had our share of forest fires in the 50 years I’ve been living in this …

Big Boy! And I don't mean a hamburger:

Green Bay’s National Rail Museum By Joe Berk That picture above? It’s a Big Boy steam locomotive cockpit! Look at all those valves! Green Bay, Wisconsin. Say that name, and most people think of Vince Lombardi and the Gree…

Berk nibbling at the edges of politics:

ExNotes Review: A Complete Unknown By Joe Berk I don’t go to the movies too much anymore, although the theatres have dramatically improved their seating and some even sell complete meals you can eat while watching the movie. …

Take that overweight, overwrought, over farkled coffee cruiser for a ride:

ADV Cannonball Press Release By Joe Berk This press release came in the mail a few days ago and I thought I would share it here. ADV Cannonball Rally A mix of curated motorcycle roads and a checkpoint rally for the ultimate ca…

Suck, squeeze, bang, blow:

ExNotes Product Review: Yonligonju Compression Tester By Joe Gresh If you’ve been keeping up with us here at ExhaustNotes you’ll know I had a lot of trouble getting Zed, my 1975 Kawasaki Z1 900, running correctly. In between rebuilding the…