This. One of the first things I taught myself after learning to ride was how to resist the temptation of ever putting my feet down, which involved a LOT of slow-speed practice, clutch control, and balancing. All because there’s nothing more embarrassing than the guy or gal who has to duckwalk a bike.

This is possibly the most rich person thing I have ever seen.

Ahhh, Sean— NOW I know why you never bit on the “Get thee to Cornerspin and do a story!” recommendation... you were out doing this.

Actually, that brings a question to mind: if you’re a former Blue Angel / Thunderbird pilot rotated back onto the line, do you get to plaster that on your aircraft in any way? Insignia, livery, etc.?

Wait, so the entire function of the gun is dependent on that little flap opening while the plane is flying at 300 MPH?

In the dirt? You can’t crash in the dirt. That’s just a momentary loss of verticality.

That’s the Zumwalt’s sister ship, the U.S.S. Beldar.

This. SOP for in-shore transits in areas where terror threats exist (think U.S.S. Cole, only airborne)— U.S. vessels do the same thing transiting Suez and the Straits of Hormuz. No big deal for the Russians, either.

Volvo people assured me that they are car people, and as such would love to do something like the Concept Estate. The only problem is that they are currently building two car factories on two continents, giving you a new wagon at Geneva, finishing up their new Cross Country variants, building a compact you can…

I’m so sorry, count me in that Schuberth-don’t-fit club as well.

That was my first ever helmet. Heavy and bulky, and the visor got a little jammed up after opening and closing X number of times, but for the price a great “first” helmet or a passenger spare. Once I upgraded to a Shoei lid, however, I’ve never looked back.

Same reason Voltron never busts out his sword until the end: THEATER.

Yup, just do it like the C-130 Senior Scout: put everyone in a box, load in the box.

The advantage over the car is the same as a motorcycle: you can step off at any time, you’re visible and easy to speak to in public, and you have a better situational awareness sitting atop a vehicle versus sitting within one.

It’s interesting to note that the Can Am, with it’s extra wheel, performed the best here. It’s inclusion at all is puzzling, but it’s interesting to see the areas where it excelled versus where it stunk (see below.)

I feel terrible that I came in here for this... leaving confused.

Yeah, I went “huh?” at that, too. It’s one thing to not include armor; it’s another thing entirely to preclude the option entirely, it makes no sense.

Dagnabbit, after you’re gone Annalee, not too many writers left around these parts to vouch for a cranky-yet-loving original commenter, grrr.

Just wait until they discover how much of the US is wasted on empty wilderness, the internet will choke on the hashtags.

Nobody online puts effort into puns anymore, these days it’s all just stream of consciousness.