Ah yes, mad at our 374 HP trucks, because Germans aren’t known for fast or powerful cars...

Not to mention the cost of DEF. That stuff is nearly $3.00/gallon (if you buy it 1 gallon at a time, it runs closer to $7.00/gallon!). Did not realize that about the exhaust emissions, diesel tech has come a long way in the past 30 years or so.

For me, my all-time favorite layout has been this one:

Yep, I think you hit the nail right on the head! *grunt grunt belch fart grunt*

I don’t get the coal roller thing. Even when I stomp on the throttle, the exhaust on my truck is clean. The more powerful diesels, i.e. freight locomotives (and semis in good running order), seem to run clean despite having a massive engine running under a heavy load.

For gloves, I recommend some kind of built-in knuckle protection and a gauntlet. These look like they’re fairly solid and well-made:

No worries! I’ll be doing a double reply, here shortly I’ll have a list thrown together for you that should be both affordable and protective.

Maintenance, looking where you want to go, not riding like an asshat, everything on the list is important, but those 3 have saved me from needing to crash test my riding gear (except for that one time I rode like an asshat [on accident] and had to crash test my riding gear).

The only stoplight stories I have involve a night in Connecticut, my ‘89 Firebird against 3 ‘80s-model Mustangs. Nothing grotesque or out to lunch, though.

¡De nada! Glad I could help!

And there was much want by Jalops everywhere.

Sure! Are you riding street or off road? I can hunt around and find some stuff for you based on your riding style and riding gear size.

No problem, and same to you!

Good point - they’re typically designed to protect ankles in an accident and minimize the chance of breaking (the sport- and supermoto-style boots, the other types I’ve looked at don’t provide ankle support beyond what normal work boots provide.

Yep, gear has always been a must for me. I saw picture after picture of people that had been involved in motorcycle accidents, that’s why I made sure I had the gear before I even started it up.

The Teknic held up despite the fact I was bearing up about 180 lbs of additional weight while I was sliding. Absolutely I’d trust a $75.00 jacket as I’m sliding down the road! And I did trust that jacket, and it saved my skin in that accident. You can shoot down the idea all you want - while I was moving at 25 mph…

Well, hmmmm....on tonight’s episode of, “Why get a 2016 Camaro 1LT when you could have this instead,” we shop for cars in a price range of $30k!

Scorpion and Bell would be the only two brands I’d go for at a lower price point. I bought a Bilt (which is what I use now) - I can’t stand it, but haven’t looked into replacing it yet. The time is coming soon, though. I really do tire of having my faceshield fog up when the weather is wet and rainy, and there’s no…

All true points. I tend to cross-shop websites, and look at what the reviews say. I also tend to check gear out at the dealerships and fit check what I want to buy before getting it online anywhere. One instance, I ordered a nice-looking pair of gloves, those damned things hurt when I wore them.

I started with Scorpion when I started riding in 2007. Since then, the fit, quality, and overall feel of the helmets has definitely improved as they’ve developed their product lines.