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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...

Amateur. I'm about to buy a motorcycle because it matches my helmet...

Our riding circle is terrible in terms of spreading farkle ideas like a virus. One of our riding buddies gets one of those silicone exhaust guards. Now we all have them. Another gets a seal saver that you can clip onto your fork tube. Now we all have them. I got a collapsible trail stand. Now...

Aw, that's a shame. It sure does look purdy. :(

The 1200 MS was a mind-bogglingly beautiful successor to the original ugly-duckling Multi. So surprised they kept the same moniker, it was truly a ground-up redesign in terms of aesthetics. Almost the exact opposite story to the current Monster... what the heck happened there?!?

Sometimes. If you look up "private equity motorcycle company" in the dictionary, I bet it will have a picture of MV Agusta next to it. Passed around not for its assets, but for its brand name recognition. Low units sold but considered a jewel in the crown due to its halo status. I don't think...

Typical story. Press and riders rave about it. Nobody buys it. Anyone remember the MT-01? Yamaha spent a lot of money bringing it to Canada. Huge splash in the moto-mags and the forums were abuzz about it. Never saw one on the road...