Motorcycle LSR is a special kind of crazy. We go out to watch them run at El Mirage a couple times a year. The struggle for traction is real.

To clarify: It was a noise abatement turn they missed, not a “miss the mountains” turn. They would have been plenty high had they continued on. Only wrench in the mix was if they decided to discontinue their climb for whatever reason.

That was a noise abatement turn. They only needed ~3500 feet to clear the mountains, ten miles ahead of them.

That’s the old switch. It was updated back around 2000, in order to be more user friendly. 

That’s my strategy as well.

Next door neighbor back in the ‘70's had a black one. It was a great drive-in movie and beach cruiser. Fit a half dozen kids or Boogie Boards in the trunk.

Have you heard the story of Bob Hoover pouring a tea?

We did a road trip up to the wine country in a diesel Rabbit truck. 450 pounds of passengers up front and 180 pounds of German Shepherds in crates in the shell on back. Gave the 18 wheelers a run for their money over the Grapevine. 50 mpg for the trip.

I’d have gone with Tesla driver occupant. More fitting with the Jalopnik boner for all things Musk.

I saw one fly down at El Toro back in the ‘70's. It made a couple passes then turned its nozzles toward the crowd and lit the burners. Climbed out of sight. It was glorious. I have some std 8 (no sound) film of it up in the attic somewhere.

Autotrader thinks it’s a thing:

ND.