You don’t live where 90% of the ash are already infected or dead.

I’m not familiar with that invasive species. The maples in Ohio haven’t been affected from what I know.

Maple is the new trend in baseball bats and you don’t have to worry about the emerald ash borer killing you before you’re ready to be made into a bat.

If you’re a petrolhead, you’re as concerned about smiles per gallon as you are about miles per gallon.

It’s that same thought process that said Japanese + poor quality in the 80's or Korean + poor quality in the 00's. China can build high quality, it’s up to the general contractor to specify and pay for it.

At a greater expense. Profit is not the same as sales. 300,000 units that have no profit are not the same as 50,000 units that make $2k each.

Profit margin. All the vehicles you listed sell for far higher prices while not costing much more to build.

I love my KTM (a 450XCW which is an EXC without the extra street equipment). I use mine for enduros and enduro oriented dual sports. It’s a great machine!

Because Yamaha wants KTM/Husky and Beta to make those sweet dual sport dollars? It really does surprise me since plenty of the Euro bikes are sold each year and Yamaha did step up and build a direct competitor to KTM’s XC lineup with the YZ-X bikes.

With a Beta and KTM in the garage too. I like your style.

That bike exists primarily for the Euro market and their graduated licensing system. I’m friends with my local Ducati dealer, they only brought in the minimum amount of Sixty2s that Ducati North America forced them to.

Obviously there is more to it than baseline EPA regulations. After all, these ratings are what the manufacturer is willing to live with and still offer a warranty.

They sure were tough. I used to jump mine at construction sites quite a bit. I’m sure I had it 3 or 4 feet off the ground on several different occasions. Solid axles front and rear may not give the smoothest ride, but they hold up to teenage abuse quite well. I did manage to tear up the rear end, but it was just the…

Aww man, you’re hitting my right in the feels with that pic. I learned to drive on an ‘86 Comanche (2.5 4 banger with a 5 spd). It eventually became mine when I went to college. I loved that truck!

It’s an ‘11 and you’re fooling yourself if you think it’s based on breaking point. It’s about taxes and registration. https://jalopnik.com/truck-sizes-classification-explained-from-tacomas-to-1613958192

It’s based on the GVWR as defined by the gov’t for tax and registration purposes. https://jalopnik.com/truck-sizes-classification-explained-from-tacomas-to-1613958192 No way my ‘11 F-10 with 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS stops worse than an ‘82 F-350 with drum brakes at all 4 corners

I wonder what the F-250 max payload actually is considering the stated numbers are based on the GVWR limitations to be registered as a 3/4 ton truck. I know my F-150 with a payload rating of 1800 pounds handled 2.38 tons (yes, 4,760 pounds) of gravel without breaking. It was only a short trip of 5 miles or so from the…

The diesel doesn’t burn completely, some that’s left over remains in the cylinder and washes the oil off the cylinder wall, leading to premature ring and cylinder wear.

Another piece of the puzzle is the combustion chamber shape (and piston crown). It turns out the old true hemis of the 60's are about the worst shape possible for preventing detonation. Modern engines have very flat combustion chambers (and piston crowns) in comparison.

And that extra spring pressure takes energy (HP) to overcome. When it comes to an internal combustion engine, more smaller items will be better than less bigger items when comparing the same displacement. It’s why a 1000cc 4 cylinder superbike like the BMW S1000RR makes more power than a Ducati 1199 twin and Ducati…