90% of the time it comes down to politics or a change-adverse culture of the company. Also, companies are usually reluctant to invest millions in updating their old systems that “seem to be holding up”. If the system doesn’t directly generate cash, they’re not interested in fixing it until all hell breaks loose...…

You'd be surprised at how incompetent many major corporations IT infrastructures are. This does not surprise me. If you're thinking "but I could do this in Excel!" you're right. 

I still subscribe to them, NY Times and a few other print publications. Do I need the Paper? No. But I know the quality of journalism print offers is vastly superior and more ethical and consisten than most online publications. I buy it to support that 

Cool story. Are the movie rights for sale? My little sister and 4 friends were in a 2017 Mazda3 and were T-boned by a 2008-era Expedition going 50MPH. All 4 of the girls walked away with mild injuries and the Expedition driver was in the hospital when his truck rolled. A safe small car is safer than a mediocre big…

In Europe Harley’s are also the icon bike of the worst people: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45019133

That’s the ultimate irony. The fact that the 115 year old American brand is LESS reliable than BMW, Italians and Brits. But then again, H-D knows that nobody is crossing the country on a Sportster or Soft Tail. In the US a motorcycle is just a toy to doddle around town. In Europe, people use bikes as their daily…

I completely agree. Buell could have been the modern, innovative, more affordable brand to target new demographics. And a brand that was unencumbered by a century of history, free to do whatever it wanted. I bet the H-D execs who killed off that brand are kicking themselves today

Oh, the straight pipes are so ubiquitous on Harleys I thought they came loud from the factory. But I agree, the owners are definitely the problem. The people who built this brand have unfortunately given it a toxic image to anyone who doesn’t like being that obnoxious

I agree, dropping Buell was a big mistake. They could have but modern, cheaper bikes and pursued a new demographic with Buell, keeping Harley for the boomers. Shame really

The easy money was in the H-D brand. Having Buell would have given them an open (yet established) brand to target new customers. Buell could have been the cheaper, modern, urban brand. Unencumbered by the Harley image and free to experiment

Maybe! It could be like Sperry boat shoes. Cool 30 years ago, not cool for 20 years, but now cool once again

Urban millennial here, who is actually interested in buying a premium motorcycle in the next few years: Harleys are tainted in our demographic.

My dad used to have a few tire stores that sold a lot of Goodyears (among other brands). They gave him a free set of demo tires for my mom’s minivan. It was a “revolutionary” new car tire they wanted tire dealers to push hard.

Kudos to Jalopnik for keeping this story in the news. It’s how a coverup gets the attention it needs. Reminds me of Reuters keeping their detained journalists in Myanmar on the front page every day, long after the other news outlets stopped reporting on it

This is probably a safety hazard. Imagine driving at highway speed, hitting a bump and one goes flying off. Those “christmas tree” fasteners are cheap, single use products that are drastically looser and less effective after each removal and replacement. If these have been taken off, sold on ebay, put back on, taken…

Well hopefully there’s at least two, because I’ve been doing the same (though I definitely can’t afford one). I agree that it’s a stunning car, but I’m going to miss the traditional super sedan.

6) It’s a proper sedan. Not a 4 door coupe. That alone is impressive in this day

Arianaspace?

This happened to a colleague and I. We were in Atlanta for a meeting, requesting a ride at 8am on a Tuesday. Uber never showed up so we took a cab. My colleague who requested the Uber got charged for a cancelation fee and an $150 cleaning fee. At 8am on a Tuesday. He complained to Uber. They disputed it. He reported…