Someone on another forum said: "There's nothing wrong with wanting to be successful but it would be nice if you didn't kick your friend in the teeth to do it".

    This move,,,,after India dropped long standing 50% tariffs U.S. made motorcycles faced when entering India down to 40% in late February, in an attempt to circumvent warned U.S. import tariffs on Royal Enfields entering USA.

https://www.newsx.com/business/these-indian-companies-will-be-affected-by-donald-trumps-25-auto-tariff/#

So today is the day Trump announces his tariffs on the rest of the world.  So far the effect has added zero to his treasury but cost a heck of a lot of good will.  Personally I no longer buy US made products.  Last week I bought a new gas insert fireplace MADE IN CANADA!!  In honour of Trump's tariff day I found this song on the internet.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAZFIILFJ00

Herb Alpert was one of my favourite entertainers in the 60's.

This song was first performed live in the late 60's.  It's a story of a guy who wants to take a train but keeps screwing things up by going too early, forgetting his ticket etc.  It's a bit of a comedy of errors.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPhE5_27sXI

Our buddy Murry at Modern Motorcycles used to resurface rotors.  Not sure if that's still the case or not.

Rotors on modern bikes are much thinner than older ones, 4.5mm vs 7mm.

  Happy 90th birthday  to Herb Alpert, March 31, 1935.

 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBkQhFof_6diVHIljlnhk3lifhJAwzoeR   His complete greatest hits album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkrBmu8eYaM&pp=ygULSGVyYiBBbHBlcnQ%3D    “Spanish Flea”, performed live March 28, 2025, Buffalo,  New York.

11 The Parker, Ft Lauderdale - sold out
Feb 12 Van Wezel PAC, Sarasota – sold out
Feb 13  Steinmetz Hall, Orlando – sold out
Feb 15 Miller Theater, Augusta – sold out
Feb 16 Lexington Opera House,KY – sold out

Mar 25 Masonic Cathedral, Detroit – sold out
Mar 26 Goodyear Theater Akron – sold out
Mar 28 Buffalo State PAC – sold out
Mar 29 Shubert Theatre, Boston – sold out
Mar 31 Jazz at Lincoln Center - sold out

April 1 Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC - sold out

May 11 DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids
May 12 Byham Theater, Pittsburgh – sold out
May 13 Taft Theatre Cincinnati
May 15  Miller Theater, Philadelphia -   going quickly
May 16 Capital One Hall, Tysons,VA – sold out

Jun 19 Capitol Theatre Salt Lake City – sold out
Jun 20 Las Vegas Encore at the Wynn  – going quickly
Jun 22 Paramount Theatre, Denver
Jun 23 Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs

Aug 01 Tobin Center for the Arts, San Antonio
Aug 02 Winspear Opera House - Dallas
Aug 03 Rose State College Performing Arts Center- Oklahoma City
Aug 05 Kansas City, MO - TBA
Aug 06 Touhill PAC - St Louis, MO – going quickly
Aug 07 The Palladium, Carmel, IN – going quickly
Aug 09 Harris Theater - Chicago, IL – going quickly

Oct 02 Winnipeg, Canada - TBA
Oct 03 Minneapolis - TBA
Oct 05 Sioux Falls - TBA
Oct 06 Milwaukee - TBA
Oct 07 Omaha - TBA

Nov 09 Seattle - TBA
Nov 10 Portland - TBA
Nov 12 Santa Rosa - TBA
Nov 13 Sacremento - TBA
Nov 15 Los Angeles - TBA

  Music today, 2025, almost all facets and demographics , is nothing more than sewer floatsom . Utter rubbish. Throw in the virtue signalling, demonization of western basic values which built the 1st world, and todays “awards shows” are very much thievery of oxygen and electricity.

The F1 car can be had cheap once Lance is done with it.

Top fuel dragster is a bargain