That's a good point, they get good mileage.  If I try real hard, my KTM gets about 20 mpg.  Maybe 25-28 mpg if I back it way down, but that generally doesn't happen.  If I want to go slow, I'll drive my truck.

As I recall, those V7s dyno’ed at less than 37 hp. For a 450lb bike, that’s weak. I’ve got a 400 lb, give or take, maybe 420, KTM Supermoto with 100 or so hp. Just about right. SVs have about 70hp, same weight.  I had a first generation SV (carbureted) that was an absolute blast to ride.  And they're cheap too.

The last one was sold 36 years ago.......

The only problem with the resale of it after a couple months if he doesn't like it is, you'll get about 50% of what you paid for it.  And that's all motorcycles, it's what I look for when I'm buying, they have very poor resale value.

Charlie, Charlie, Charlie....a 120hp Street/Speed Triple for a beginning rider? Might as well give him a GSXR1000, and a beanie helmet.

I live in an HOA. The old people with no life, that try to control everything, used to really piss me off. The last straw was when they reported my dogs to the city attorney, the county animal control people, and the city and county cops. “They bark at night.” Except they don’t. I joined the board. When you are at the…

No kidding. I just bought Mobil 1 Racing 4t for my KTM, from WalMart. KTM recommends MotoRex, which I think they own, $20/quart. Screw that. But I was very surprised when the bill at WalMart for 4 quarts of Mobil 1 Racing 4t, and a Valentines Card for the ole lady (I only remembered because I had to walk by the…

Hey, hey, hey, watch those JB Weld comments.

Because.......He's "Smart".

Hey, we turned a 10 year old kid loose on a YZ490.   He couldn't touch the ground.  We'd start it for him, straddle the front wheel and he'd climb on, pull in the clutch, put it in gear, we'd get out of the way, and he'd boogie off down the trail.  He wound up being a pro flat tracker, not because we let him ride a…

Well you have to beef it up. Harbor Freight sells a Mig welder for about $3.50, and it might last long enough to weld a couple of gussets and some drain pipes on the outside of it. Come on fellas, this here is your first weeks’ project in Dukes of Hazzard 101. If you’re real handy, you can get some of those recalled Ta…

At least until you got around the corner.

@Craigslist:

Mshe in Bugtussle, Kentucky.

I’ve had them blow up because I ran them out of oil. I’ve had them blow because I had a blown head gasket and overheated the crap out of it. And by blow up, I mean spin bearings, seized camshaft, broken rod, stuff where I couldn’t drive home.

So, you don't like the Mustanborghini?  But, when you own a junkyard and are getting ready to build a toy, it isn't like you get a choice of what comes through the gate.  A Mustang came through the same week as that Lambo, and there you go.  You use what you got.

David. You have my sincerest condolences over the loss of your Jeep hoods. But remember, suicide is NOT a rational answer.

I lived there for 39 years. Laguna Seca, Monterey Fairgrounds Shorttrack , Salinas Airport shorttrack and TT and autocross, Salinas Rodeo Grounds Flattrack, 1/2 Mile, Shorttrack and TT, the Monterey Peninsula was a hotbed of pro and amateur racing for decades, motorcycle and auto racing. Slowly but surely, as the popu…

If you put the wiring, transmission, and everything else on it also.

I wouldn’t own a Jeep. But I would throw money at this Ferarri. Maybe I could put the engine in something else, I have a mill, lathe, band saw and a TIG welder. I could put it in a Garden Tractor. Or Datsun Truck.. or a Jetski. Or a .... hell, I could get myself on YouTube on Insane Engine Swaps....