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So it sounds like the guv has mastered #fakenews and have proceeded to #fakescience. For your protection and their pleasure.

It looks like I can just keep skipping along, in-city at least. I'm starting to avoid those days with cold evening rains though. While I haven't really had any close calls per se, the chances people are taking with limited visibility and traction seems to be going up.

It was a fine ride in today. A bit brisk, but easily handled by the wire.

Those skinny Italians look great for a while, but eventually the pasta catches up.

Keep those balls bouncing, gentlemen. Until the snow flies.

$700 is a lot of money for the average goober shopping retail. To hire a specialist in the GTA and pay for parts and overhead, $700 isn't unrealistic. Remember there's three levels of government breathing down his neck and they all want their cut to enjoy "THE DIVERSE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE". Don't...

Don't forget the weight. All that extra suspension and linkage piles on the kilos. Bring us the SR400 instead. It's all I need at this point and appeals to my inner Japanese hipster/secretary.

Ex-actly. It's all in the name: Gold Wing. The flat-6 is an motorcycling icon. Wish they would re-introduce the flat-4 in something, instead of wasting resources on styling exercises and concept bikes.

True, true. I'm a bit conflicted over the real steel. It should be exactly what I like and Kawi probably won't charge $13k+ for it, like Honda did with their attempt. The modern suspension and exposed motor suggests the smoky flavour of old bruiser machines without the bad habits. I'm thinking...

After seeing the fake (esp. cafe) versions, I thought maybe I had mis-spoken since they looked decent. Amazing how just a few small details can make or break a design.

Definitely, Honda should have stuck closer to the original concept bike--the differences are subtle but it just looks cleaner. Not a custom jobby exactly, more like a cool hand who knows how to coax a bit of *slouch* out of the CAD. The sort of bike one of the members of Boris would ride. A few...

Yeah, my sub 70 kph commute requires no special gear. Work boots and jeans pretty much covers it. I still need the heated gloves/jacket though.

Show me a Daffy Duck version and I'm sold. Bugs was cool enough but I couldn't relate to the unflappable "What's Up Doc?". Daffy's "I may be a coward, but I'm a greeeedy coward!" was more believable. Certainly more applicable to modern society, I think. Same thing with Sylvester. Hard luck...

What about heated pegs? Wonder if you could heat the boot enough to warm toes without damaging the rubber, plastic and glue. Maybe a bark buster-style cover? With proper clearance, of course.

The first word I thought of when I saw that radiator hanging under there was: wattle. No twin-shock on the back? It looks off and don't give me usual but but but! It looks OFF. Bet you that paint job on the tank is a cheap decal, a la the W800. Honda did a better job, IMO. A proper air/oil lump...

Muffler testing tonight at Blackfin's, 2 AM sharp. Loudest bike wins a free "Decihell" T-shirt.

Can someone point me to the actual marketing strategy documents that indicate this? It would be a curious read. I was under the impression that they intended to make *desireable* bikes and profit by doing so, like any manufacturer. As for what cruisers riders think (Euro or otherwise), I'd guess...

Harley-Davidson will do just fine and may not last forever. It's the hand-wringers I'm worried about, not a 114 year-old business. OHIP isn't magic, you know. For me, motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, trikes and bicycles all rock. Choice is good. Unicycles are weird though.

You can only get a happy ending if you go for a Layton.

Didn't distracted (cellphone) driving accidents surpass impaired driving accidents in Ontario 2-3 years ago? Not sure about the fatality rates though.