I was guessing it had the rudimentary throttle body injection system. I stand corrected.

Emissions, lower compression, timing retardation...all can be fixed with the right amount of know-how and skill.

True enough.

I hear you on Duc’s speaking to you, they have me for some time, I’ve just been hesitant to get into one at the moment. Not to say I wouldn’t in a few years, when my budget is ready for that kind of investment...

True enough, in a fantasy world it could be interesting to watch. Maybe a drag race (I use the term VERY loosely here) from high-Earth orbit to the moon, and use boosters on the way back?

Thanks! My favorite bike is a naked, the ZRX 1200R. With that bike, though, after acquiring one, it typically comes with a list of mods I want to do, like Ohlins (either telescoping or order a new triple tree to fit inverted Ohlins), wheels (stock ZRX wheels are heavy), carb jetting, exhaust, and so on. By the time…

It looks like it’s packing everything I’d want in a bike. Torquey, beautifully-sounding L-twin. Lightweight. Ohlins all the way around. Styling is quirky, but aggressive enough to look like it’ll kick someone’s ass one moment and then go back to sipping a latte the next.

Solar sailing. Use large parasols that can catch the solar wind, and see whom gets to the finish line first. Use rockets for the return journey.

I’d go for it and bring it back to life if I had room in the budget. It looks like it’s in excellent shape. Probably just needs new seals in the carbs, maybe needs some wiring, a few bits and pieces. This bike could be made to run for under $100 if I’m guessing right. Maybe more if the electronic ignition conversion…

462 pounds the bike’s also not light

Perfectly stated. COTD.

You know, seeing it being put in that perspective, I can now see how driving like that would get old. There’s gotta be more to life than just visiting the same place again and again. I’d have fun doing a run on the beach every so often, but that could not be my only wheeling haven.

What happens when a self-driving car gets its signals crossed with an autonomous semi? Anyway...

Was that an earthquake? Wait, no, that was the collective U.S. trucking industry shuddering at the thought of autonomous trucks.

I’ll put my first car up here (I wish I had a pic of it, this one comes pretty close):

That looks like a good prop for the next Mad Max movie.

That place looks like it’s a fun way to roam around off road. I’d have issues doing so with my current vehicle, but given the right machine it would be a lot of fun.

I suppose anything could become tiresome after a while, but that would not be the case for me. Then again, I have this odd fascination with this truck’s performance on sand...

This one did. It was a 2004, had a 5-speed, managed 25 mpg on the highway at cruising speed, and taught me how to shift properly during, erm, spirited driving sessions.

Well damn, if that didn’t look like it would be a blast. Even if it’s driving around in circles on a beach over and over again, that just...would not get old.