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My wife rented a CB1000R for a few weeks, it had the older Fireblade engine in it. Nice power! The new CB1000F would have the current Fireblade engine in it, they're estimating 150-155 ponies. Noice.

I don't think I've ever impulse-bought a vehicle. Gestation time from, "that looks interesting" till the time it's parked in my garage is generally 6-18 months. Shortest time would be a bike that I'm replacing with the next version. Sold my R1200GS because it was getting long in the tooth, and...

Mazda introduced a concept car a couple of years ago, the Iconic SP: Hybrid electric and dual-rotor rotary engine. Might be called the RX-7 when it hits production. Might be unveiled in 2026. Might be interesting...

I have no problem with EZ-Up Eric. However, when Eric forgets to weigh down the corners of his EZ-Up, he becomes EZ-Up-Up-And-Away Eric. And then he quickly becomes Runaway-Canopy-Rick, the whole paddock having to deal with his EZ-Up flying into bikes, trucks and RVs... :oops: And of course...

GWS Brine!

In the same year that Tron came out, there was another movie in the theatres which had a production cost of $33MM. By the end of its theatrical run, it made $39MM worldwide, but failed to turn a profit after marketing costs were factored in. By every metric, it was a box office flop. That...

I have used oil in every motor I've owned for decades. I have never had an oil-related failure - ever.

I've seen a few MotoGP races live, here are some thoughts: - are you a grandstand person or a gen pop lawn person? Qatar and Thailand have no lawn seating, it's all grandstand. In hot and muggy countries like Malaysia, I'd pick the shaded grandstand personally, or cart around some kind of sun...

I'm not sure how you can say that without knowing what Amazon's cut is going to be? I've been in sales and marketing my whole life, I've worked for multiple manufacturers and dealt with sales channels like distributors and retailers who sold our product. I know most retailers would be ecstatic...

All depends on how much Amazon is taking a cut on. Seems to me the Amazon involvement is just an ordering/payment front-end to the dealership experience. When I buy a motorcycle at the dealership, it takes at least two trips to the store - first visit to put a deposit down and the second visit...

As stated before, fastest trap speed does not necessarily translate to fast lap times or race wins. Here is a motorcycle example: The Ducati Desmosedici GP8 was the fastest motorcycle in a straight line on the GP grid that year. By far. Marco Melandri, one of the smallest and lightest jockeys...

I've subscribed to a voice-over-IP service which gives me a telephone number that is separate from my mobile service. I use it quite often for two-factor SMS authentication and have not noticed a lot of spam, so the companies that I do use it for have been fairly responsible in not selling my...

Was shopping for some various alcohols for our "Orphans Thanksgiving" party last week. I've been doing some investigations on Canadian whiskey, read a lot of good things about Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye, but everywhere was out of stock. Saw this on the shelf so I picked it up on a whim...

Because the Nurburgring is a race track, not a drag strip. Vehicles still have to brake and turn instead of just stomping on the loud pedal and keeping your foot buried there. Anyone who watches racing knows that late-braking, high corner and exit speeds are the keys to lap times and winning...

Just a bit more info about the sale: Indian revenue is small potatoes to Polaris, accounting for only 7% of its total business. Polaris still retains a minority stake in Indian after the sale. Private equity group is Carolwood LP. In its history, Carolwood has never sold a company that they...

Went on Cheap Tuesday to see this. Did I enjoy this movie? Yes. Very much so! The visuals were spectacular and NiN soundtrack was a perfect complement. Ducati continues their partnership with the Tron franchise, but most intriguing of all... a Hypermotard snowbike!!! They didn't hide the...

Texas Pacific Group, a private equity firm, bought Ducati from an ailing Cagiva in 1996. They took the company public in 1999, eventually selling it back to an Italian investment firm in 2005, who in turn sold it to Audi in 2012. During Texas Pacific Group's ownership, Ducati continued...

100% This is Cody. Cody watches MotoGP and WSBK, so we decided to keep him. Then he inexplicably started rooting for Miguel Oliveira. We had to give him up because of that.

I always err on the side of caution and buy the motorcycle. Last thing you want to do is anger the twin Eye-talian Gods of Thunder and Horsepower...