Automotive

I am an avid automotive enthusiast and all around “gearhead”. As owner and operator of Port City Mopeds, my automotive interests are largely focused on motorbikes. In recent years, I’ve branched out into projects involving the restoration, maintenance, and repair of cars, trucks, and boats. I aspire to someday navigate the “last frontier” of automotive machinery - aircraft.

1986 Ford F150 Lariat

The flagship of my four-wheeled fleet. Acquired from a San Franciso-bound associate, I leaped at the opportunity to pick up this this low-mileage, rust-free classic. It’s excellent condition is unusual in the Northeast - I’ve done my best to keep this machine stock, clean, and in great working order. The F-150 “Lariat” features luxury options such as a color-keyed velour interior, cruise control, and air conditioning.

1976 Triumph BOnneville

Having fairly well mastered the restoration and repair of the Universal Japanese Motorcycle - vintage Hondas, Yamahas, and the likes - I was curious to explore British and/or American motorcycles. I had the opportunity to purchase this machine from a dear friend, who had started to restore the Triumph but soon lost steam. Though the design and engineering of the British motorbike is notably less sophisticated than its Asian counterparts, I’ve gained an appreciation for the “dumb”-simple engine configuration and brute capacity for torque production.

Custom features include a British-issue “manatee” gas tank, powdercoated black components and trim, and streamlined gauges, controls, and accessories to achieve a minimalist aesthetic and operator interface.

1964 Starcraft riviera

By my late 20’s, despite an upbringing in a seaside town, I had spent ashamedly little time on the water - I felt guilty for lacking the ability to traverse my native seaways under my own power. I couldn’t say no to this $150 junkyard special - the perfect solution to my sealust. It was a step outside of my comfort zone, needing to adapt my expertise with land-based automobiles and small engines to the 40HP marine outboard engine, along with frame, deck, and hull repairs and myriad other problems plaguing the 50+ year old vessel. A few weeks and a couple hundred bucks later and The Rock Lobster is a seaworthy vessel. She’s proven to be an excellent knockaround leisure boat, her namesake representing the exact type of beachside fun I like to have when I can spare a moment in our brief New England summers.