BACKFIRES

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When I read your Perspectives column in the January issue and saw the photo of the Honda CBX in your home, I took the magazine to my wife and said, “Look at this, Hun. Can I bring my motorcycle into the house?” The look I got from her is the same icy stare that followed other dumb (in her opinion) requests I have made in the past.

Ted Pasche Argyle, Texas

Don’t give up hope, Ted! Butter her up. Flowers are always a good tactic! —Ed.

caretaker for these fine machines.

Bob Iverson Life Member

It’s not too late, Bob. I’m working on de-rusting my CBX’s fuel tank and getting the carbs cleaned with help from the CBXperts at TIMS CBX and Jack at OldSchoolCarbs.com. Get with them if you need to, and get that thing running! Put it in your living room when you’re not riding if you can, too.

No sense not looking at something so beautiful on a daily basis, right? —Ed

SUBSIDIES ’R’ US

In the January 2023 issue on page 15 you are decrying the problem of E15 fuel being foisted upon us by a government that wants to control what fuel we burn, but then, at the bottom of the page, you lament that the government isn’t forcing us and our neighbors to subsidize the purchase