As a lifelong car person, I had never ridden motorcycle, let alone owned one, until I drove 8 hours this summer to South Dakota to buy a Honda Grom, sight unseen. Since June, I've ridden over 5000 miles on the Grom in rain, snow, sleet and hail and that's with 5 weeks of being out of the state in that period. I now…

Stuff like this is why I look forward to reading anything Wes writes. Great insights and very few f@#&$ given that he might step on someone's toes with his perspective.

Brilliant stuff Wes. So many wins, but especially the part about the US mainstream motorcycling press.

I go camping with my dog.

(QUICK PERSONAL NOTE! This is my 100th column since I was officially hired by Jalopnik back in February. Since it marks the end of the road with my Ferrari, I think it's a fitting milestone. Thank you to everyone for the support, the kind words, the e-mails, the positive comments, and – especially to the many readers…

It's missing a wheel, does it still count?

This was my daily driver for a couple of years:

You ruined it for all of us, Doug. You and your dumb antics.

Chris Harris, Jalopnik writer.

And bikes give you the tools to deal with idiotic and unattentive drivers.

You lost friends because they were idiots, didn't wear the safety gear and didn't take the time to learn to ride properly. They also probably bought bikes that were exponentially too fast for their skill levels. It had nothing to do with any inherent danger bikes as a whole represent.

To me, these are the ideal proportions for a modern pick-up: short hood, long bed.