Author: chewyland

It looks like Honda is at least looking to take the CB350 globally. I have a feeling there is a massive market for this bike from old people exactly like me. Guys who want a sensible, efficient, cheap to ride adventur(ish) motorbike that has all the modern features (FI, disk brakes, electronics) and retain that cool old school look (I love the way this machine looks). Yes, there is LOTS of romance in owning a Honda CB from the 70s and 80s but you end up spending hours a month maintaining and fiddling with it + they are heavy as fuck, hard to start, 3x more on fuel and parts…blah blah..

These new bikes are crazy cheap and reliable and perfect for village cruising and mild off-road farm roads and hills. I am still dreaming of Bulgarian motorbike/tent camping…..I’ve only done it once in my life (on salt spring island).

If this machine is available to me soon….THEN this will be my bike. There is a guy at the Honda dealer in Plovdiv who will notify me when/if they arrive.

There will also be a scrambler version of this little machine…but only spy shots and chitchat…so far.

When it’s yellow, let it mellow.

When it’s brown, let it mellow.

The Bulgarian Leva has been a super stable currency because it’s directly tied with the Euro but it will FINALLY be nice to get rid of the Leva and start using a global currency. Great for tourism and stability of Bulgaria (and EU).

But we have to wait a few more years.

ARTICLE FOR YOU

….and is clearly indifferent about it.

Did you know Microsoft DOS is essentially exactly almost 40 years old?

It’s the US version (3.5) and still sealed. It’s time to party!!

My new (old) R51 is getting some updates. Installing Debian not directly from USB but through a “graphical” network install. You essentially download a little “stub” file with some network drivers (no wifi supported, obviously), sets up DHCP and you get a little menu where you choose what build you want with which packages. Then it just installs it for you.

This machine doesn’t support 64 bit. Can’t run anything new.

She is either dangling upside down from something, someplace…or napping. There is NOTHING in between.

Till tomorrow. But I just won a bid for a boxed SEALED copy of Microsoft DOS. I will be freshly ready for its inevitable revival!!!

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