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.?

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.

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.

Having taken road legal bikes flat tracking before to goof off, not sure I see a problem here.

As others have observed, that’s not a trike, that’s a “trike kit” by Voyager, which is technically a *quad* kit as it just bolts on like training wheels. The good news is, unlike a custom trike conversion, you can take the Voyager kit right off with enough beer and swearing.

Condolences... and congratulations. Love what you’ve done here, it’s always a delight seeing a new Lanesplitter post pop up.

I’m with the crowd in liking the style of these bikes— YES PLEASE MOAR THIS HONDA— but yeah, questioning the engine choice. Nobody wants to bother with high RPMs when you’re trying to navigate a rocky field at 15 mph. I know not everyone is a torque addict, but off-road that torque comes in real handy, it’s a PITA to…

Who says you need all that for an adventure? This couple took their Ninja *250* from Texas to Argentina.