Mark Zweig

The motorcycle that has me grinning every time I throw a leg over it isn’t the fastest or most expensive bike I’ve ever owned. It isn’t loaded with electronics, multiple riding modes, or a dashboard that looks like the flight deck of a Boeing 787. It’s a Janus Phoenix that started life as a 229 cc motorcycle and gradually became something uniquely my own.

Fully Alive: Why I Ride

by Mark Zweig | Jun 25, 2026 | Ride Life | 0 |

Motorcycle riding is a fully immersive experience Most people who don’t ride motorcycles...

MZ’s Moto Memories: 2001 Suzuki TL1000S

by Mark Zweig | Nov 27, 2024 | Legendary Bikes | 0 |

With colder weather finally here, and Thanksgiving upon us, besides being sure our RVs are winterized and our gas fireplaces are functioning, it could be time to think about what bikes we’ve owned over the years that we are most thankful for. One of those for me was my 2001 Suzuki TL1000S.

MZ’s Moto Memories: Honda VT500 Ascot

by Mark Zweig | Sep 27, 2024 | Legendary Bikes | 0 |

Business was good and life was sweet, and that always meant (for me, at least) that it was time to buy either a new (to me) car or motorcycle. In this case, it was a Craigslist ad in the next town over, Holliston, for a super clean 1984 Honda VT 500 Ascot. I always liked those bikes. They have 50 horsepower V-twins with 6-speed gearboxes and shaft drive, along with a radiator and a 1980s interpretation of flat track styling.

MZ’s Moto Memories: Honda CB550 Four

by Mark Zweig | Jun 10, 2024 | Legendary Bikes, Ride Life | 0 |

While visiting my folks in Kirkwood, Missouri one weekend in late Fall of 1979, I impulsively bought myself a slightly used candy blue Honda CB550-4 for about $575. The thing was bone stock and absolutely mint, other than it had some bad aftermarket accessories bolted onto it—including crash bars with highway pegs (never liked either of ‘em on my bikes), an enormous plexiglass windshield (never cared much for those either), higher handlebars, and a high sissy bar with back pad.