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We rode in the rain quite a bit with the phone GPS. Even when stopped and with gloves off, you have to wipe the screen dry (and keep it dry) for the capacitive screen to properly recognize your finger. Otherwise you'll suffer ghost touches and improper tracking of your finger motions. Same...

Most of the phone's internals are solid state, so no moving parts to damage. What has changed in the last few years are the stabilization motors utilized by some of the higher-end cameras, and those can get wrecked by the vibrations from the motorcycle unless it is adequately dampened. Here's...

Nice. Enjoy the trade-in process!

Nice. Enjoy the Mav!

Just spent the last few weeks on a rental with my phone as GPS. It's cheap (basically free), and hook-up is easy. Google Maps is simple to use and is up-to-date, and all the pros & cons that you've already mentioned above. However, the #1 downside for me is that changing anything on the...

Motorcycle mistakes I've only made once: Taking off my jacket and putting it on the seat of the bike, with part of it touching the hot exhaust. Forgetting to put the kickstand down, or thinking it's down when it's actually partially retracted, then letting the motorcycle slowly begin its long...

I have a 3rd Gen Tacoma bought brand new, very reliable, but I've heard the 2nd Gen (05-15) are pretty dependable as well, especially post-2010 refresh. There is a substantial fit and finish upgrade on the 3rd Gens, but some owners prefer the 2nd Gen 4.0L engine over the 3.5L 3rd Gen. Never...

Not getting any bikes with your woman is a pretty good indication that you married the wrong woman.

It really depends on how much better the best bikes are compared to the rest of the field, as well as how talented or how compatible certain rider's styles are to the bike. So many variables. The 800cc Desmos were real stinkers as was Ducati's first attempt at the 1000cc. All that was masked by...

The new R1300GS has a feature where if it detects its on its side, it will call Emergency Services on your behalf. After the first week of ownership, my bike would probably flash this message on the TFT dash: "You have exceeded your allotted SOS calls for the year. Please purchase an additional...

On the other hand, lots of high milers with multiple owners. If a bike has over 200,000 kms, is still running well and is on its sixth owner, that tells me the bike itself is fairly reliable out of the box, because chances are, one of the six owners will have abused it or not properly...

18" rears. Good thing not a lot of street bikes will be affected, just a handful of mostly dirt-oriented, middle-weight ADVs. Off the top of my head: F800GS/F850GS/F900GS 790/890/1290 Adventure R/901 DesertX Tuareg Tenere 700

Yeah, needs longer suspension and taller ride height. You gotta get that sexy SM "thigh gap" look between the front fender and wheel...

If there's a motorcycle out there, there's a motorcycle owner who will try to SM it. (No, not S&M) Here's a Norden 901 Supermoto conversion. Not something *I* would have done, but it's not my money...

Ah, nothing more fun than beating on a Stupid Retard! (Can we say that in 2025?) Unfortunately, more cubes comes with more weight, especially when you start getting into multi-cylinders, so we're straying a bit from the classic thumper SM formula And you're right, the 690/701 and 698 are really...

Yep, not many people are cross-shopping a T7 if they're looking to get a DRZ. It's like saying, "$55K for Tacoma?!? I can get an Acura TLX for that price!" Apples-to-apples competitors for the DRZ I'd say are CRF300L, KLX300/SM, WR250R/X (now discontinued). Similar use case. All hover around...

Vehicle sales in a small town is such a different experience. One dealership of each brand means you either gotta be prepared to go out-of-town to get a good deal/experience, or suck it up and deal with sh!tty salespeople/price for the convenience. Thankfully, I have a lot of time on my hands...

I believe as of Jan 1, 2025, non-Euro5+ bikes cannot be sold or manufactured any longer in Europe. Dealers will have till the end of 2025 to clear MY2024 stock. Some motorcycle models have gotten ahead of this curve by lazily slapping on EFI on their dated carbed bikes and/or increasing...

The new DRZ is definitely coasting on its history and nameplate. It's a cult bike and Suzuki is hoping the cult-following will swallow the new kool-aid. "Upgrades" have been way too mild to justify such a price increase. 20 lbs heavier and still a 5-speed. And the kicker: almost $3500 up from...

Win At Will. This is what racing against an alien looks like. 😳 Really reminded me of the Rossi domination years at Honda, when he'd toy with Gibernau and Biaggi by letting them pass him and then with only a couple of laps to go, he'd decide to pull the pin and Win At Will. Good to see him...