I’ve been looking at almost every cruiser type bike in the $12K - $21K range and other than the single disc front brake this package is really, really competitive...YMMV but I think it looks really great as well.

So, self-proclaimed non-motorcycle guy has super strong opinion about a vehicle he's never owned which happens to follow along the lines of stereotypes and now we should all care?

did you skip over the entire article that talks about this bike being 60 lbs lighter then the outgoing sportster with literally twice the hp lol. Don’t be such an ass.

clearly written by someone who has most likely not owned a harley, and is not in their target customer base. 

If you want a $3000 sport bike then go for it.  This isn’t a sport bike. 

Give a company credit for making advancements when they’re due credit or they’ll just say “see, no one likes it. should have just kept the same old formula.” It’s not your cup of tea, that’s fine, but it’s competitive in the segment that it’s slotted in, which is basically just the Indian Scout, not the 5 sportbikes…

“The Wright Brothers didn’t fly.”

In 1964, it was estimated that each X-15 flight cost about $270,000, or $2.3 million in 2021 money to fly one highly skilled test pilot to the edge of space. Also it took about 30 days to refurbish an X-15 for its next flight. That was actually a really good deal compared with the almost concurrent Gemini program which…

Erik gets paid whenever someone comments about how insubstantial his posts are. Congrats, you just bought him dinner!

Branson experienced brief “zero gravity” because his “spaceship” was falling towards earth just like you would if you jumped out of a plane.

I’m not normally one to knock the writers of this site, I have stupid opinions too, but Eric consistently writes questionable content. It’s getting to the point where I’m going to stop clicking on his articles.

What he did is literally the same thing as what happens in the vomit commit- a parabolic flight path. It was just at higher altitude than in a 747.  Branson experienced brief “zero gravity” because his “spaceship” was falling towards earth just like you would if you jumped out of a plane.

Really?  I continue to wonder why is Erik Shilling still employed by this blog? I’ve yet to see anything of substance related to the automotive world (or plane/boat lopnik), in any of his writing. It’s all emotional psychobabble. I get the feeling he’s using us a cheap therapy outlet, instead of paying for the help he…

How ever much shade Erik wants to throw on this accomplishment, Virgin Galactic’s ship performed exactly as they planned and expected. In no way did it not achieve what they set out to do yesterday.

The government isn’t forking out the big bucks for Space Tourism, they’re forking out the big bucks for satellite delivery and trips to the ISS. If anything moving the space transport business to the private sector has dramatically reduced cargo delivery costs for the government.

This is fine and all but I find myself more impressed with James Cameron’s rich-guy feat than Branson or Bezos going into brief orbit.

*insert Stormy Daniels joke here*

Why the hate? Someone’s gotta fork over the big bucks if our governments won’t. Let the Bazillionare Space Race commence, and godspeed, I say. We’ll get some actual technological advancements that will further mankind’s journey into the cosmos, while also having a chance to witness some one-percenter explode on…

Was coming in to make sure this was posted

I was once forced to take shelter from a tornado .under an overpass on the KS turnpike. Back then (before cellphone warnings), it was possible to get caught by surprise like that. I was driving a semi, lightly loaded, and the tornado was heading towards me from the side. Most of the 4-wheelers on the highway that day…