People tour on Hondas, too...and Kawasakis, too...and several other brands of bike. They’re different bikes with a different appeal - but BMW also sells a ridiculously luxurious heavy touring bike too: http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/us/en/bike/mod…

A passenger on a long highway cruise can successfully operate a beverage holder.

Damnit, I forgot to post Chevy Malibu yesterday.

I dunno - I think that Goldwings are amazing technology showpieces. Sure, they’re stupid if you’re a canyon-carving sport bike lover...but for heavy touring, nothing beats it. Some of the trim does look excessive (like the LED strip lights), but every vehicle has lame accessories available.

I’m not 100% sure about this and haven’t done the research to prove it, but I know a few people who ride heavy touring bikes exclusively on ling, straight highways. They claim that a narrow car tire lasts longer. Again, not scientific, but this is what I’ve been told.

I love it!

Man, it’s terrible that Rag and Bone did this.

Are you the guy who has been posting about your STR 911 on the Pelican Forums?

How incredibly sad. I have been participating in amateur motors ports for the last 17 years, and we lose an average of one every year. Last year, we lost an instructor at my local track during a Hyperfest event. Being local, and being one of our instructors made this a particularly devastating loss here.

Also, the 2016 Golf R will come to the US with a manual transmission. I’m sure that this will have an effect on lap times, but I don’t care about lap times. I do care about manual transmissions though.

Yeah, a limited slip diff was always in the cards. I figured that I’d do it while the motor was being rebuilt. That’s coming soon - starting to have problems with valve guide wear and oil consumption.

It’s an 88 G50 car with about 190k miles. I don’t know if it’s the syncros or maybe warn bushings - possibly even loose bushings. It’s only on the 2-3 shift that it gets a bit notchy.

A lot of this has already been covered, but here’s an idea:

* Aerostich suit
* Full-finger gloves
* Motorcycle boots
* Full-face helmet
* Noise-reducing earplugs

The peripheral vision argument against motorcycle helmets is a bit of a myth (unless we’re talking about someone with super-human peripheral vision or maybe Admiral Akbar). Normal peripheral vision is between 180-220 degrees. Federal law mandates that helmets provide a minimum of 210 degrees of peripheral vision (e.g.…

I’m not into any kind of mandatory bicycle helmet laws, but as a long-time mountain biker (who crashes often). I can tell you for sure that a helmet has saved me on a number of occasions. The evidence showing that helmets don’t make riding safer is only because (on the road), drivers tend to drive closer to riders…

You seem pretty upset about this, and I don’t see any indication that you care much about the perspective of the operators or the climate that they operate within (political, union, market, etc).

SouthWest did extremely well when the fuel prices went up. 2 years later, when fuel prices crashed again, SouthWest still ran ~90% of it’s fleet on fuel that wassignificantly above market, precisely because of their fuel hedging. Fuel hedging is a double edged sword.

You’re right that certain carriers do have some markets cornered, or at least choice is very limited. I am fortunate enough in that sense to live in an area with three commercial airports within an hour, so I do have a bit more choice than others. Still, I do often fly into small airports only served by one or two…

I’m not sure that I agree with the tone of the article. It seems like you’re outraged that airlines are turning to other revenue streams to line their coffers. The reality is that the airline business has always been a volatile one, with fuel costs being both the largest line item and the most volatile cost.