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This describes me, for the most part. For my street bikes, I've largely been happy with my choices for a few years, then either I or my circumstances change, and I change bike accordingly. Hawk GT was perfect as a new rider, and I also learned alot about both the perks and pitfalls of...

Which colours? I'm partial to the Schwantz one myself...

Seems @robertv19 has been hit with the same affliction: TV shows currently watching Wouldn't be arsed if it was some here whose posts just make me roll my eyes, but I want to be able to read both @crankcall and @robertv19 's contributions. Against my better judgement in some cases, but the...

Not holding my breath. They've got us all much more fixated on each other with wedge issues (trans rights! guns! abortion! gay marriage! refugees! affirmative action!), meanwhile they laugh, untaxed, all the way to their globalised offshore bank. Then we wonder why we can't afford the same stuff...

The T-Max has a much more complex drive system than a typical scooter. On my Burgman 400, there's just a CVT belt that drives a centrifugal clutch, which is about as simple as it gets but isn't super efficient. The T-Max has an auto wet clutch that drives a CVT belt that then pushes a final...

230 odd years of development makes for some amazing possibilities with ICE motors. It's astonishing to me that motors can do this over and over and over without exploding. As for making it better, if ever there was a video crying out for a super slow-mo camera, a la Mythbusters...

$7k for a 2014 R nineT with 40,000 kms is not necessarily a great deal, but considering this is the cheapest one of these I've seen by about $2.5k, it seems reasonably priced. Shame about the stupid exhaust that's likely deafening... Log into Facebook

A quick summary of the KTM Racing situation from David Emmett, (tied for the best MotoGP journalist with Mat Oxley): KTM, Insolvency, And MotoGP - What We Know, And What Happens Next | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks Well worth a read, though there's nothing definitive. KTM is adamant that...

It's actually close to €3B in debt per KTM's own filings as part of their voluntary restructuring application to the courts. What will tell will be how the restructuring affects the various Bierer Mobility AG holdings, including the various companies that operate race teams across the world...

I guess it depends on your use case. Both times I've had RW flats in trucks has been partially caused by the bed being fully loaded (once on a logging road when the sidewall tore on a sharp rock, once coming down the Skyway when it was under construction and what was a slow leak from a screw...

The guys on the Front End Chatter podcast did a relatively deep dive into this after one of them got a fairly long interview with the KTM head of marketing. Sounds like the causes of failure are mostly related to finger follower manufacturer tolerance and possibly followers that were too hard...

Is the budget for new or used? If it's used (it better be if Ridgeline is on the list! Good luck finding a new non-Black edition, and those are $60k), you can pick up a low-mile '23 Santa Cruz Ultimate for <$40k that ticks all your wants and needs except for hybrid. They're so much cheaper than...

I'm definitely not expecting Facebook to scrutinise every Marketplace listing for authenticity! But I also don't think they should punish folks for being honest about something being a fake be deleting their ads while allowing those who are truly shady to stick around. I'd prefer they just left...

Even crazier, if their numbers are accurate and not 'creative accounting', the €1.43B lost since July 1 represents €11,140 per bike (!!!!) if the ~150000 production from the first half of the year is extrapolated over the five months since. It's sort of hard to fathom. Meanwhile, they've been...

KTM reported today that they owe €2.9B (!), which is astonishing because they reported a debt of €1.47B on June 30. To have doubled that debt in the space of five months suggests either some terrible terms for missing payments or the numbers were being fudged back in June. No wonder Bajaj and...

Ohlins does the same with the OEM Ohlins that comes on the R versions of bikes compared to the $1500+ shocks you buy. The OEM ones are often similar quality to the budget items, just with yellow springs and a bit of gold anodising. But these so-called Brembo master cylinders on Bookface and...

While we're on the topic of dodgy accessories, I'll add parts. Have had my eyes peeled for some Brembo radial brake and clutch masters, and the majority of stuff for sale is fake. Like this: Log into Facebook There are a few tells besides the sloppy casting, but the biggest one I can see for...

Their brand, they're free to whore it as they like. But if I see an Arai with a Supreme logo, it makes me not want any Arais. Granted, they only ripped off the consumer by 40% by slapping on a Supreme logo from new ($999 USD to $1398 USD when new), it's the folks paying more after the fact on...

Do not get me started on how Supreme exposes the insanity of false scarcity and the psychology attached. The fact that both Arai and Ducati participated in the scam tells me a lot bad about those brands. It is enough to make you a heavy-duty nihilist:

But it has 0 issues, says so right there in the ad! Also, fluid are good. Carbon fibre parts, too! C'mon, this isn't a Rolls Royce dealership...