In that case they just end up competing directly with the two other nostalgia brands; H-D and Royal Enfield. Right now they have their sidecar rig niche, and are probably doing well enough in it.

It looks like the four engine mounts are placed as before, but then there’s no reason to swap the newer Ural engines for airhead BMWs: Under the new (American) management the quality became infinitely better than before.

Should’ve mentioned that the Ural traces its roots back to BMW’s air cooled boxer, to the point where you could easily swap the engines (same engine mount positions) and get the rustic experience of a large, sturdy and inexpensive sidecar bike (the pre-1990 ones are still dirt cheap), but with a BMW’s quality & reliabi…

In Denmark - the country of bicyclists - the police will nail you to the tune of $200 (and rightly so) for being on the phone while bicycling.

Is it just me, or is there something mildly disturbing with that video of CT holding the steering wheel?

When living on Manhattan ages ago, occasionally a defunct one-truck fire station would come on the marked. Or a small church, wedged in between other buildings. Both types of dwelling had gates or doors large enough for my Caprice dinosaur, but then as now, their prices were not within my budget. 

C’mon, playing the national anthem wasn’t done to take the piss on the English. If they’d want do that, I suggest doing something like what US carrier pilots once did to one hapless Brit exchange pilot: The nickname (which apparently all pilots get) he got was ‘Lothar’ - Loser Of The American Revolution...

C’mon, he was just being a fool and harming no-one except himself. We can handle a few of them.

A few aircraft have rear wheels to deal with intentional or unintentional overrotation: Concorde and its Soviet cousin the Tupolev Tu-144 (actually the Concordski just had a tail skid) for the non-planned ones, and the Saab Draken fighter jet when using the whole fuselage/wing as a speed brake.

It’s been a while since I read about the incident, but I clearly remember reading (New York Times?) that the guy who was run over wasn’t involved with harassing the car driver.

Seems the irony was lost. Only one of them cares about auto workers, and it isn’t the orange one.

Swallow SS1, fast & elegant bird and a fast & elegant car.

The Range Rover driver more likely acted out of fear, panicking and trying to get away from danger. The guy he ran over wasn’t the one striking the car, but merely part of the crowd of idiot riders.

The Japanese beat them to it, though, Kei car style:

Years ago the renowned British motorcycle magazine BIKE for several years alternated between the GS and the GoldWing, when naming the year’s best touring bike. Given that few GS’ see gravel under their tires, it is still mainly a wonderful road bike.

Wait a minute, didn’t The Former Guy, in a rare show of bipartisanship, express some concern for the auto workers too?

Now would this one get the writer fined?

‘Fraid irony or sarcasm is lost on them.

If you move there, see if you can find the lexicon ‘Dangerous Animals of Australie, Vol. 1 to 19'.