Read histories of those eras— cities were LITERALLY covered in shit. Every city, no matter how beautiful or advanced, was a fetid cesspool when it rained, and a shit-dust covered mess when dry. Rich or poor, you never escaped the smells— or the disease.

I want to hate this— OF COURSE I still want tactile buttons, dials, and switches— but if we’re going to HAVE to do the screen thing in cars, this is probably the most awesome way to do this.

Geez, that photo above is like a university diversity checklist come to life.

Seriously underrated sketch that I never forget at Christmastime when people ask me for what I want.

Better get started.

This thread is useless without performance numbers, the ONLY thing that matters here.

Worse requirements, if you can believe it.

The Gold Wing’s always been somewhat unappreciated as the “retired couple’s” touring bike, but the latest generation is flat-out fantastic, it even made me consider getting one for touring and I’m well south of fifty. Yeah, they’re big bikes, but so are the equivalent H-D and Indian baggers.  Plus, if you’re never…

It’s astonishing to remember in our lifetimes that Chrysler was once a member of the “Big Three” but just Chrysler itself is now a rounding error on GM’s or Ford’s balance sheet. Jeep and to a lesser extent Dodge have value, but Chrysler is nothing but a name now.

I guess I struggle to see the advantages here, at least via all the (poor) reporting I’ve read online.

Pro-tip:

Here’s another fact: breathable mesh riding gear is a lifesaver between 75-95 degrees, but is useless above ~95 degrees— worse than useless, it’s actively dangerous.

Yeah, I don’t see it. There’s absolutely zero business case for laundering a Russian SUV through an Italian marque to sell in the U.S. market that isn’t lacking for comparable product. This thing smells like a Russian mobster-fueled RICO investigation waiting to happen.

I want this movie, please.  Feel free to embellish.

I like to ride rather than drive my dream roads. I’ve been blessed to have enjoyed most of the great North American roads on a motorcycle, but I need to spend a lot more time in Europe. I’ve done the Dolomites and the Pyrenees, but need to hit the Alps, the Balkans, and Greece.

A lot of cranky people in this thread who clearly don’t ride a lick.

Ducati is one of the world’s biggest manufacturers and has a robust dealer market even here in the US, especially after its explosive growth over the past decade.

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But there’s also a lot to be said for how our garbage infrastructure doesn’t value anyone not inside a car. Take the Bronx in NY, for example: Four cyclists were fatally struck in a three-month time frame over the summer. Did the borough decide to add robustly protected bike lanes? Nope!