![Back in June I did a day trip on my Suzuki TU250X but what I did not mention at the time but it was really just a test run for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/41309794970_3afe4b23c5_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Road Trip: Part 1 – Preparation and Starting a 4,500km Road Trip on a 250cc Motorbike")
![In the last segment we left off with a starter that was reluctant to start. If I had bought the locally made fish bonker from Day 1 this would have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180826_193119.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2018: Day 2, Part 2")
![Day One (Part 1 and Part 2) saw the Pontiac perform admirably considering it had just been revived for street duty a few days earlier. For the second day we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180904_163308.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2018: Day 2, Part 1")
![On the first portion of day 1 we drove from Lethbridge through the Crowsnest Pass into British Columbia. On second half we will continue on highway 3 before heading north […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/44436477781_e6048dbdaa_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2018: Day 1, Part 2")
![The Great Beater Challenge is an automotive event that gives unloved, marginal vehicles one last shot at glory on an epic weekend road trip. There is a scavenger hunt of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/43463125615_7b77140bd3_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2018: Day 1, Part 1")
![This is the third year of the Great Beater Challenge and I am proud to have participated in all of them. The event saw huge growth again going from twenty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180829_094154.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The Great Beater Challenge 2018 – The Teams")
![Just a quick note to let you all know that I did indeed take the Pontiac on the Great Beater Challenge. I am working on a updates right now and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cruising.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Pontiac and Great Beater Challenge Update Coming Soon")
![After finally getting the brakes sorted it was time for the Pontiac to hit the road for the first time since 1981. Follow along to see how the Pontiac fared. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/42368892770_97b8b741fb_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian – First Drive!")
![The Great Beater Challenge is the main reason I bought this Pontiac, and the event date is fast approaching. Too fast in fact. This is not reality television-manufactured drama, there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/44087269142_dee4064d43_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian – Back into Brakes and Other Odds and Ends")
![It has been quite a while since I have posted an update on the 1961 Pontiac Laurentian. Unfortunately progress on the car has slowed but it has not stopped. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/42841709894_767bb87bfa_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Affordable Classic: Cooling and Fueling – 1961 Pontiac Laurentian")
![We have moved servers. There seems to be a few users whose avatars did not come across. You will likely have to re-log in. If you see anything else comment […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Movingtruck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "We Have Moved (Servers)")
![In Lethbridge we are fortunate enough to have the fantastic Lethbridge Historical Society who shares out delightful period photos of Lethbridge and area on their Facebook page. Their photos are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/34721568_2113077752053136_3079550869025325056_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Mystery: Delivery Van")
![I know motorcycles are not really this site’s main focus but perhaps a retro inspired ride like the Suzuki TU250X would be enough to spark some interest. Failing that maybe […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/41330286464_53d6939085_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Road Trip: Crowsnest Pass, Waterton On a Retro Bike – Suzuki TU250X")
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