As an RC36 owner, I couldn't agree more. (Better known as the 4th gen VFR750, styled after the NR). I usually tell people to try to guess the year of the bike... never gotten anything older than 2002. It's a 1996.

That's cool and all, but I'd rather do this.

Corvette takes the Mustang by a couple of years in terms of American cars, though there are arguably some truck nameplates that run longer. World cars, the Morgan 4/4 has been in production since 1936 and is still being made. The VW Beetle went from 1937 to 2003 in original form, though of course the name plate is…

Moose don't require fuel.

Too bad you have to pay $1.8M for the world's ugliest Evora just to get the watch.

Heck, we already know that boosted 1.3L was hella fast (500hp+, see vid), now 1.6L? Yes, please!

If the M5 in 8 years is actually the 760iL and weighs 6,000lbs, yes. Otherwise, no.

Haha, whenever I see a small car, I wonder how much faster the same engine could be in a motorcycle...

As in, you actually owned an NR, or do you simply mean in terms of impressive technology?

Hey, at least they painted this one. Progress.

Granted they should be; the Ducati and BMW systems came out first. I'm sure (or at least, you would expect) Suzuki, Yamaha, and Honda to likewise exceed the current systems... at least in a normal market where Japan wasn't suffering from some sort of cursed existence. But that remains to be seen.

And on this note, I'm going to sleep.

I don't know if you ride or not, but motorcycle electronics are very different than cars. To even activate these assists, you have to be a hell of a good rider. What these assists do is aid the rider in exploring the edge of traction with less risk of exceeding the same resulting in a nasty high side crash.

BMW's S1000RR, Kawasaki's new ZX-10R, and various Ducatis all have similar systems. Kawasaki's is actually claimed to be the most advanced, as it is continuously adaptive, rather than running off a preset curve (and comparing current sensor output thereto) as with all of the other systems. Expect to see Honda,…

I wasn't sure if you meant doing all that on board as a way to extend the range of an electric (as I proposed in my post, and if so, hence the image posted), or off the car. Obviously you mean the latter.

/Chumlee

Not sure if serious... if so, thermodynamics FTL is you.

Hahaha, no, definitely not. Horses for courses, my friend. 1996 VFR on the street for me, YZ250F for the dirt. The DR650 could do it all, but none of it particularly well. However, it makes good power, sips gas, and if you HAD to only have one bike to do it all (while on a budget and w/ good mileage), it's nigh…

Hey, somebody's gotta service that debt. Looks like GM's taking revenue-generation strategies from their financiers.

Offroad, onroad, rain, snow, 60mpg? DR650 says hai! About the only thing a bike can't handle at all is ice. Rider is another story, but with the right equipment all of the former are certainly bearable. Afterall, since global warming is going to burn us all alive, a little dampness won't hurt, right?