Current Triumphs are good, modern motorcycles from a modern factory. The sad thing with the British industry is that if you delve into the history you can find times when the engineers and designers wanted to modernize to compete with the ever increasing numbers of small displacement Japanese bikes but they were put…

Also, use high quality tools and connectors. When I took my aircraft maintenance training (didn’t get me a job but that’s a rant for another day) the tools and connectors we used were revelations compared to the Canadian Tire stuff. This goes for the simple crimp-on connectors which look just like the cheap rubbish.…

No, not really. But if Triumph and BSA had copied some of Honda’s engine design features they probably wouldn’t have slid so deep into the abyss in the 70s.

I think he needs someone to show him how to wear a mask properly. Try doing something like sanding with a mask fitted like it is in that picture and your lungs would be full of Bondo dust - and it isn’t going to work any better as a contagious disease filter.

Almost anything can do a barrel roll if the figure is properly flown - but the PA-24 isn’t certified in the aerobatic or utility category and the type certificate prohibits all aerobatic maneuvers including spins. The Shrike Commander isn’t an aerobatic aircraft either but look at this (maneuvers not reccomended if…

I did all my power training on a Cherokee 140 (when I started the power training I had my glider pilot’s license and about 150 hours already) and it had the overhead crank. Piper used it a lot. I got used to it by the third flight - the first two flights I would initially turn it the wrong way about half of the time.…

“This suit does not shut up!” “Did it say munitions monitoring system? Does the left arm turn into a chain gun?” Gordon Freeman (via Ross Scott)

A 240SX successor that starts at $67,000? Might be a little expensive for that model name.

I also want other car companies to get on the explosive name wagon. The Volvo Dynamite, Jaguar Gelignite, Skoda Semtex, Chevrolet C4... actually I guess the Corvette fans have already done that one, informally anyways.

I causes me physical pain that a board decided years and years ago that it was to be “Pikes Peak.” Either spell it the way the possessive form of a proper name is supposed to be or just change the name to Tava!

Wouldn’t the insurance on a GTI or Veloster N be kinda high when you have a new teenage driver to be covered?

Suzuki made a 250 four cylinder rendition of that era Katana in the 90s. I would love one of them. An 80s literbike with a turbocharger isn’t for me though. Hell, I found the 1990 RZ-350 I owned to be too damn fast for my slothful riding style!

Meanwhile, inside Elon’s head:

If I were going to buy an Acura crossover it would be the RDX but that’s just because it’s named after an explosive.

The best thing Rolls-Royce (starting in 1904) did was hire Stanley Hooker. The second best thing they did was bring him out of retirement to get the RB-211 back on track. The worst thing they did was mismanage that program so badly that it destroyed the company and led to it splitting up.

Farewell, good luck and that current dream car of yours? If you can afford it, just buy one new while you still can - unless you do find a truly mint used one for sale. I think you’ll like it. The climate control system is three knobs and three buttons too.

It looks like the pictures were taken under a blacklight bulb, other than that I just see the same cheap, cheesy looking collisions of planes and curves enclosing screens with the sort of eye-gouging graphics you’re subjected to on a TV sports show.

I’ve seen a few Norvins (in magazines and books) that looked pretty damn good - though it seems to be strange to wrap a tubular frame around an engine that was almost a frame in itself originally! The Black Shadow has quite a bit of allure but even if I could afford one it gives me pause that even Peter Egan never…

Nissan Canada still lists the Micra (as a 2019 model!) with an MSRP of $10,488 - about $7,900 U.S. - so something in this price range should be possible in the US too. Potential sales and profit may not justify it though.

Suzuki GSXR-750LTD