Hope springs eternal, but so far all signs point to Euro-only. Official word will likely come in the run up to the AIM Expo.

Sure, we may have gotten snubbed on the speed-block livery, but at least Yamaha gave us the nod for the XSR700-

... Oh. Right.

Plot twist: the bike Marquez rode had the DCT equipped.

“I Have A P6 For The Week And Know Exactly What To Do With It”

Mmm, steelies.

The Quadrifoglio is great and all, but what about the rest of the line? A car is “good” when the base model is worth buying.

Econolines can never be cheap enough and they leak like crazy. I should know, I have a seething irrational hatred experience working with them.

Every single thing about Econolines is awful.

AAA on an unlimited plan?

Is it sufficiently disrespectful towards the establishment?

1. Quality of the noise is ultimately subjective (I quite like it, many don’t), but ultimately they’re just stating that it’s not silent.

Because most people can’t drive and refuse to learn. Even a memory-starved Windows build is going to be more reliable than the skill and attention of your average meat sack.

Not knowing where that information is coming from (the Energica site does not have a “Myths” section that I can find), a few things:

That the Energica Ego sits on dealer floors as Mission finally gives up the ghost speaks less to the broader state of the industry and more towards a sustained series of management failures on Mission’s part.

Goddamnit, this is what I get for glancing at Jalopnik on race day. I guess I’ll just have to learn my lesson and modify my behaviour going forward.

Unicorns today, pegasi tomorrow?

This helps illustrate why “retro” motorcycles are growing in production prevalence: bikes have progressed like mad over the last few decades, but when Apple thinks of “a motorcycle” they picture an old BSA track rat.

Good news! Some of the best beer west of the Rockies comes out of Salt Lake City. I’m fairly certain my local grocer stocks Uinta Brewing Co. purely for my own consumption.

That red, though. It’s like being in someone’s womb.

Fun facts about Tooele County, Utah:

1. For a short period in the late Nineteenth Century, the county voted out the Mormon-backed People’s Party and pretty much self-governed independent of the Utah state government (which refused to recognise the victorious anti-Mormon Liberal Party administration). This state of…

IMS is a big place, they likely don’t want to bother with anything pulling fewer than six figures of attendance per event day.