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10% of sales went to the US. Not peanuts. Largest market for KTM bikes was in India at 20%. 2024 numbers, which were significantly below 2023 figures.

If I was Bajaj, I'd take a look at all the duplication of bikes that compete with each other: KTM EXC 500, Gas Gas ES500, Husky FE501 KTM 890 Adventure R, Husqvarna 901 Norden KTM 690 Enduro R, Gas Gas ES700, Husqvarna 701 Enduro KTM 690 SMC, Gas Gas SM700, Husqvarna 701 Supermoto KTM 390 Duke...

In the dirt world, the auto-blipper can be nice because it doesn't upset the chassis when you downshift, thus preserving traction - very valuable when downshifting while entering a corner or going down a steep hill. Having said that, nothing beats the satisfaction of a perfectly timed...

Is the CBX250 the same bike as the CBF250? If so: https://grantward.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/honda-cbf-cbx-250-twister-workshop-manual-english-optnopw.pdf

Damn that sucks. Get well soon, @MacDoc!

Everyone's different. I only regret selling one bike I've ever owned and that was because we had to liquidate everything to travel full-time, and it wasn't a small bike. Personally, I like all bikes. Big, small, red, orange, blue, heavy, light, whatever. I like motorcycles.

Probably price. Thieves and scammers know that if they lower the price enough, many people will ignore all sorts of glaring red flags if they believe they are getting an incredible bargain.

AI detecting if images and videos are AI generated... It's like the radar-detector-detector-detectors cat-and-mouse game between police and speeders.

The AirTag works within 30 feet indoors/100 feet outdoors of *any* Apple device, not just yours. As long as anybody with an Apple device walks past your luggage within 30-100 feet at any time, it will transmit its location through that device to Apple's Find-Me network over their mobile or wifi...

You can't replace the battery in an InReach. What you are describing is incredibly over-complicated and expensive and unreliable to get the same, relatively cheap, user-friendly, reliable functionality as an AirTag. I have an InReach and an AirTag. I would never ever use the InReach for...

Most airlines won't allow you to keep a battery-pack in your check-in luggage: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/power-banks Just use the AirTag. This is *exactly* what it was designed for. Anything else is a kludge that is overly expensive, overly complicated...

Good idea in theory. I have mine set to leave breadcrumbs every 10 minutes. However, my InReach v1 runs out of battery within 24 hours. And it won't connect to a satellite when indoors. Also, when searching for unreachable satellites, it will burn through the battery much quicker. Plus it...

Just to make sure the bike isn't stolen or has a lien on it, run a UVIP on the VIN number at Service Ontario. If it really hasn't been registered, then it shouldn't show up, but if it does show up under someone else's name, then run, don't walk, away. If the bike is still registered under the...

It's not that hot that it would evaporate instantly.

I used Apple airtags on my luggage on our last trip. iPhones are prevalent everywhere in the world. Baggage handlers, airline personnel, they all carry Apple devices. We were able to track our bags the entire way of the trip. Problem with GPS-based trackers is that they don't work very well...

Yep. This was on a dirtbike, so I didn't care if there were little scratches on the pipe. If you want your chrome to be nice and shiny, take your time scraping the plastic off and use a very soft scraper.

Melted my rain pants on the pipe of my enduro. Used oven cleaner and a plastic scraper to scrape off the residue. Bring the exhaust up to running temperature and don't use anything harder or more abrasive than the pipe itself or you'll scratch it up.

Welp... that's enough internet for today...

Even if your helmet isn't worth a lot of money and you don't mind the strap being cut and the lid stolen (because hey, D-ring locks are soooo convenient!), it's still a major pain in the ass to have to call your wife or buddy to bring a spare helmet to where you and your bike are at. Had my...

Apparently I'm not the only one...