EJ really is a 20+ year old engine and it shows. An FA25 would make things right.

Well, cocaine is cheaper than it used to be, but that botox....

Maybe it works better now with the better electronics, but the V-Due used 1997 technology.

The problem with the V-Due wasn’t really the motor itself, it was the attempt at getting fuel injection to work on a two-stroke. Power band was so narrow it was damn near unusable.

Agreed, My response was also a bit facetious, which doesn’t always come across very well online.

Really enjoying all the two wheel coverage here lately.

As far as I’m concerned, Rossi won the title in Japan and the championship has been over for weeks. Since then, I’ve woken up at 3AM to watch a soap opera about motorcycle racing.

I don’t have any problem with what Rossi did. Not one little teeny tiny bit.

Tacos and knee dragging might explain my entire existence...

Same. Thing. Here.

The one true starfighter:

I’m all about bike safety and definitely wear a helmet (in a state that does not require me to), but if you’re going to start mocking certain riders and act all high and mighty, something must be said about the fact that sport bike riders are involved in many more accidents (something like 4x as many) as…

For $100,000 you could buy 200 Hyundai Accents and control the flow of traffic wherever you go.

You need more supremoto stuff! Convert the people! Become a believer!

Groms are very available where I live, but that’s mainly because I live in Alabama where needing to go 70 mph or above is almost a requirement to get anywhere within reasonable time. But that’s not what the Grom is for.
That being said, I love it. I was worried at first because of it’s lack of speed and power, but,…

I’m on my sixth bike, fourth custom. I saw some potential and took the time and money to build it the way I wanted. It’s fast, fun, and I think it’s gorgeous.

CR500af (1991 CR 500 motor in a 2004 CRF250R frame).