I wish I still had my circa 1990 Infiniti Q45 shop manual. The whole damn thing used anthropomorphic car parts and a dopey looking mechanic in the illustrations. It looked like it was written for kids.

Um, this is a rumour. By which I mean it's nonsense. Subaru is already duly denying it. C&D ain't checking its facts on this one.

I want to make a PipBoy replica with the Reatta display.

Cheaper to insure too. Up here in Canerduh they haven't figured out that it's still a sportbike despite the lack of body panels. I pay 1000$ to register my 916, but someone with a Monster S4R or Streetfighter pays half that (yes, we all get ripped off, just to different degrees).

Indeed I am in MTL. I was prez of the DOC here for a couple of years. I don't participate much in the club scene anymore. I met the DOCC cats once at a show but never went to the trackdays.

The F4 is the only bike I would consider to replace my 916. And ONLY because of the way it looks. Tamburini is a genius, it's hard to believe he came up with that design in 98 and it still looks bleeding edge today.

I am indeed a luddite when it comes to bikes. I've ridden everything from Urals to Gixxers and everything in between (my profile pic is me on a Honda monkey bike). I always gravitate towards the machines that are a bit raw, rough, and challenging. That's my definition of fun.

Looks like they ripped the dash out of a late 90s sportbike actually. Be careful, the oil pressure light is on.

My dad's garage is the old school setup - it was built in the early 1900s. It's wood with a concrete floor, and no insulation. A bit small but charming. He installed a wood stove to work during the winter (so fire control is a neccessity, seeing how it is built like a barn with exposed wood beams).

I seriously miss the glass bead blaster I had at my last mechanic gig. I refinished half the external parts on my bike in an afternoon with that thing. I still look at components and household objects and think "hmm, this would look good if I stripped it and bead blasted it."

...and a 3D printer.

It's ok. Audi can do what they want. I lost interest in the way Ducati was going about the same time they hired Terri-blanche to pen the hideous 999. They gradually moved away from their quirky roots into the mainstream, I preferred them when they were still weird... Oh god, I've become a motorcycle hipster.

Sounds like a typical newbie rebuild. Focus on the useless cosmetics and a few drivetrain bits and ignore critical repairs that should have been addressed on day one. If he hadn't spent his time fussing with light switches and smurf guts he might have had the time and money to do the gas tank.

At first I thought "eh, kinda rough looking and the proportions aren't great. I could probably build a more detailed version..." but once I saw it majestically cruising though the air I didn't care anymore. That thing is awesome.

Sorry, double post.

Correction: it's the goddamn batmobile.

My first choice would always be the McLaren F1, but I would also consider one of these.

#2 - I'm shocked. Really. I never would have imagined a vaporware upstart coming from the wild blue yonder of left field would be denied a govn contract for reliable and well proven federal vehicles.

There is an exit along the Ontario 401 for Hell Holes. Yes, really. [www.ruralroutes.com]

We've had full CF wheels on bikes for a while now. Only the mounting hardware is metal. It is staggering how much difference they make on a sportbike. I rode one bike before and after (a Ducati Monster) having them installed and the difference was night and day. It went from slow steering to changing direction like a…