Unless you are doing Africa style countless miles on unimproved roads they don’t make much sense. On that kind of road though, big gas tank, cushy ride, more torque,less vibration and some weight to soak up the little stuff, they are fantastic.

As long as it’s electric start being short isn’t that bad on enduros. Kick starting a hot 600 with a carb when you can’t kick AND reach the ground at the same time was the absolute fucking pits though.

A Goldwing is just WAY better at touring. Like night and day better.

It might not smog in California if it’s newer than a 75. Which it might be.

I’m short, so I’ve always hated this segment personally. I prefer a scooter for around town, a standard UJM style for daily driving and a Goldwing for trips. And an actual race bike for the track, although my old TZ250 was a right pain in the ass. Offroad I’d rather have a CR500 with a flywheel weight than any enduro.…

Pull the drivetrain and all the trim without a VIN and trash the rest. Hell, maybe they just wanted the wheels, I’m sure they fit any Honda. Remember when everyone with Accord Sports was getting their wheels jacked? 

I tell this story all the time, but my mom was an absolute idiot at picking cars. My dad got stationed to West Germany and bought her a new car to take over. Her choice? Vega with an auto. You haven’t lived until you’ve rolled down the Autobahn in a Vega. We were regularly passed by 2CVs. I’m not even sure that Vega…

If your insurance scam plays out like an attempted carjacking then you should have every expectation of getting shot.

If you are going to buy old Japanese bikes, I’d advise staying away from one year only models (unless you can score a parts bike or 2), even if they are mostly parts bin specials. Unique parts for these were damn near impossible to get by 1990, much less today.

Yep. My kid moved to Hawaii and left a car that won’t pass in my driveway. I’m going to have to BAT it out of state. Luckily it has a bit of a cult following, so fingers crossed.

Nah. C8, easy.

Eh, I got a dog. He’ll find it if it’s worth finding.

Didn’t C&D make one of these with a motor in front AND back? Maybe it was a CRX.

Forget rage/fear. Lethal force is 100% justifiable here, especially with multiple assailants. You have no idea what their intentions are, a carjacking or armed assault might start the same way.

I just got new plates because my old one was evidently ticket worthy and as of 2 weeks ago we were at 9MM.

I mean, I would NEVER in a million  years even notice unless someone pointed it out.  And I’m a car guy.  Especially if they were ugly anyway. Like these.

You’d certainly need to polish.

Can’t drive it otherwise. ADHD thing. Can’t have any kind of screen.

But there’s at least a giant “Display Off” button prominently displayed which is about the best I’m getting in 2024.  At least I don’t need to paint over it like one of my work trucks, because taking it out wasn’t an option.

To be fair, I have talked to couple guys who like them because they cost way less to run than their exotics and they don’t mind parking it on the street or having it valeted. And even a shit Chevy dealer is a better experience than any of the exotics I imagine, if you’d like your stuff to be done in a timely fashion.