Let's Go Camping!

I'll drive.

Yer Doin' It Wrong

No, no, no. Invite three or four of your less talented friends to join your cover band so there will be someone to carry the heavy stuff out to the van while you chat up chicks after the show.

The Borderline Boy Is Never Allowed In The Carpool Lane

The True Borderline Boy Appreciates Chicanery

Le Mans, 1969.



The Ford GT40 is of course the greatest ever slot car, so we've all driven one.



Picture from SlotForum

When I Grow Up, I Want To Work For The Telephone Company

You dig the hole, I'll be right back with the pole. We'll be done by noon.

Making Your Own Boardtrack Racer Qualifies You For Honorary Borderline Sociopathic Boy Status

Here's to you, Mister-I-Built-A-Replica-Of-An-Early-Twentieth-Century Board-Track-Racer-From-Scratch-And-Made-A-Blog-About-It But-Didn't-Put-Your-Name-On-It But-Your-Wife's Name-Is-Linda. Good jerb!




For comparison: Here's a picture of a 1914 Cyclone from BSBFB favorite Motorcycles of the 20th Century



See the bits and pieces become a bike at: Boardtrack Replica

Theory Of Evolution Conclusively Proven By The Automobile Industry

Conclusive proof we are the direct descendants of hamsters:

Let's Go Surfin' Now

Everybody's learnin' how
Come on soil your wetsuit with me
Come on soil your wetsuit with me



I do believe that the jet-ski operator is engaging in foolhardy behavior. It looks dangerous towing that guy out there.

Laird Hamilton, the Water Man

I Think I'm Required To Warn You Not To Try This At Home...

...but for the life of me I can't think of anywhere else you could get away with it. Hey! Hold my beer and watch this:

The Borderline Boy's Always Odd, Always Even

We sort things out ourselves. Parents spoil everything. Before you know it you're wearing a uniform.

If The Terminator Ordered A Motorcycle

The Confederate Motor Company

Lotsa gibberish on their website:

"The Fighter clarifies opaqueness and nullifies hype with straight-forward true to concept certitude. At the source is a classic right triangle. Proportion is classically derived. Scale is middle way. Bearing exudes structural permanence. Human integration deploys yang energy, vitality, and power in the most simple, pure and direct form. Geometry is optimized for the medium and/or long disciplined journey of sensory heightened motion. Torque to weight is maximized. Engine, suspension and ergonomic luxury and ease of use is optimized. Materials utilization is the finest. Individual piece and component specification is highest and best. "


No, no, no. Yer doin' it wrong. Try this:

This bike is totally rad and bitchin' and goes fast and scares normal people and makes women shed clothing and bartenders offer free drinks and policemen wave you on by and rockstars envious.

See? Much better.

The Borderline Boy Does Not Have Star Wars Sheets. He Has A Truck Bed

After a hard day of being told to stay off your neighbors' lawns, the discerning Borderline Boy crashes in style in his GMC bed. Hmm. No smoking.

Bed by: Patrick Amiot and Brigitte Laurent
Photo by: Armstrong Associates
Via: ArtCar Central

No Word On Bullwinkle's Vespa

From:Motorcycles of the 20th Century

Be Careful About Forbidding Violent Video Games For Your Children

The unintended consequence might entail them growing up and driving around in a go-kart while throwing fruit at everyone.

Clarkson Drives Borderline-Boy-Hall-of-Famer Fangio's Maserati

Yeah, You Can Sit At My Desk. I Wouldn't Pull That Lever If I Were You

The F-4 Phantom Ejection Seat ergonomic chair.

I Love The Drifters

Just pop an old Honda CBR 900rr motorcycle engine on a four wheel chassis and you're off. You should be able to handle 125 horsepower or so, right?

When You're Little, You Collect Plastic Cars

When you're big, you collect plastic cars.

My Epiglottis Is Full Of Bees

Can't Land. Bears Will Eat Me

How's The Surf In Iowa, I Wonder

Our Honorary Borderline Sociopathic Boy of the day is Iowahawk. He's got the right idea. Make things. Go fast. Make things go fast.

Pythagora Switch

An old favorite at our house. From a Japanese children's program. "Pythagora Switch" translates roughly as "Rube Goldberg Machine." Waste time elegantly, we always say.

What Can Intergalactic Brown Do For You?

Five-Year-Old Swedish Borderline Boy Saves Father. Additional Lifespan Spent Alternating Between Pride And Embarassment

Water winged whippersnapper to the wescue!

It's OK. I'm French. Didn't You Notice The Beret?

Plumbing For Boys 101

Section A: When it's hot out, find a wrench.

The Borderline Boy Is Analytical About His Allegory

Heroism Feels And Never Reasons And Therefore Is Always Right.

If You Can't Get Your Pants Caught In The Chain And Burn Yourself On The Exhaust, It's Not A Proper Motorcycle

From: Motorcycles of the 20th Century

When I Grow Up, I Want An Airplane With Teeth

Note to nagging mothers: Technically, the fellow standing on the biplane wing at 1:30 is "outside," so you can stop telling him to go there now.

Airshow Extreme