This website began in the early 1990s, I don't even remember exactly when. It was at first merely an outlet, a vehicle, for technical writing. I created articles generated from my life-long experiences as a career motorcycle technician, shop manager, and vocational instructor since my completing the training program at Los Angeles Trade-Tech in 1975, to the present. With now more than fifty years in the powersports industry, and a writer by inclination, I'm still at it.

Speaking of writing, all the written material on this website is original. That's virtually all of it, as I have borrowed almost nothing. Any non-attributed reappearance of my work elsewhere is unauthorized plagiarism, and where found a quick heads-up regarding it would be appreciated. In fact, let me know of even attributed copying, if you would be so kind, as I prefer that others link rather than merely copy.

In 2005 I took this website commercial when I began producing how-to booklets, starting with Rebuilding the Honda CBX Carburetor, which has sold over 3,000 copies to virtually every country in the world. Even Honda R&D bought one, in addition to several well-known repair, performance and resoration shops. There are more booklets now, and Lord willing, there will be many more. The site as an information source languished for some years due to other commitments, but in 2012 I was able to put a plan together to revitalize the site and devote much more energy to its maintenance. Since then I have added a lot of content. The Motorcycle Project will always be about celebrating vintage Honda motorcycles with their owners and fans. That's you! I sincerely hope you get something from it. Take the time to tell me so. I would enjoy hearing from you.

The website has gone through several iterations. Angelfire, Tripod and similarly cheesy, free hosts in the early days; visual improvements as better coding was used; a few different retail hosts, ISPs and email addresses; a monstrous exploit that wiped me out, making me start all over; and a few domain changes and expansions--all round out its history up to now. It's been a wild ride, I can say without cringing from the cliche. It's been fun.

And it still is. Having learned HTML 1.0 early on and finding adequate facility in MS Notepad on the desktop, I enjoyed assembling the many pages the site has today. But then as I say it languished while other things took precedence. Then I discovered the iPad. And more precisely, an unbelievable iPad app. Six iPads and counting, I'm still using it. Suddenly, working on the website was a pleasure again. For many years now I have been able to add an article or edit one literally in seconds. Writing in real time, no uploading, no Notepad, no multiple windows. It's incredible. FTP Client Pro is unlike any other app, tablet or desktop, that I have found. Every few years, I download new apps and try them--even Android ones. None come even close.

What the smart phone is to Gen Z, my iPad has been to me, primarily because of its facility in regard to my website. We're inseparable. In the nearly twenty years that I have owned iPads, I have, unexpectantly, become disallusioned with them. They've become less tools and more irritating court jesters. That must be what their advocates want most, I don't know. But not this user. In fact, if not for this one app, I wouldn't own an iPad. If not for this app, I wouldn't find enjoyment in having a website.