I always thought of the Honda Goldwing as the S-class of bikes. Able to eat up many miles in supreme comfort, with more cylinders than necessary and fantastic build quality.

Oh, it’s noticeable when on-cam. One example was the Honda Interceptor VFR 800. It wasn’t a typical VTEC motor, it would switch from 2-valves to 4-valves per cylinder at around 7000 RPM. It actually did nothing for performance, but it was implemented for European emissions requirements. However, when it got on cam,…

Your post is incorrect.

I didn’t say that they are bad cars in any way. They’re just the exception to the market rule right now...and now is actually a good time to buy one.

Point taken. However, from a technical perspective a car does not handle like it is on rails, and that article oversimplifies how a car turns. There is always a certain amount of slip angle (along with tire deflection, suspension loading, weight transfer, etc). Polar moment of inertia does come into play during any…

The 996 and 997’s were better cars than their predecessors in every measurable way...as is the 991. As you say, there is something missing in the steering feel of the 991. But there’s something missing from all of the later cars, even though they’re better in every measurable way.

Woah, calm down there.

Well, it isn’t exactly the fault of the 911-buyer that the 928 wasn’t much of a market success. The 928 didn’t play in the same market as the 911, yet Porsche wanted to woo 911 buyers into buying a far more complex and far heavier car with the “wrong” type of engine in the “wrong” place and no racing pedigree (also,…

Sure, it’s your life. I like to be more visible when I ride too, that’s for sure. Most aftermarket light offerings are pretty weak, I agree. I’d love to see more turn signals integrated into mirrors too.

To each their own, I guess. I tried them on my bike and found that they were too small and shaky to be usable.

I hope that I’m not coming off as too negative here, but I am having a difficult time taking your article seriously. What’s funny is that nearly everything that you mentioned can be changed on an aftermarket basis. What’s funny about that is that most aftermarket solutions make the bike worse for having them.

Very good point.

Maybe you’re right...but I always thought that the Miata was a good platform. It’s not a huge list of mods, and I see turbo Miatas at every track day running reliably. I always thought those cars were better suited to a supercharger, as the throttle response is unhindered by turbo issues.

Agreed. The key is good pads and fluid. I boiled my fluid with stock pads and street fluid.

Just want to point out that comparing power figures are meaningless without taking weight into consideration, and the Toybaru weighs around 500 pounds more. I’m not going to do a power:weight ratio comparison, because doing so with these cars kind of misses the point. In my opinion, they are about fun and nothing else…

Very good post, but I would do just the opposite wothe thr Bremo package. What the Brembos will bring to the table more than anything else is heat management more than stopping power. The stock brakes should be more than competent at hauling a car down at autocross speeds, fully capable of locking thr tires.…

Hahahaha! Most cars have this upgrade. My understanding is that the turbo valve covers are stronger and are less prone to warpage & associated leakage from around the valve covers.

For the record, Doug, my B7 Audi S4 Avant got more attention from the dealers from that (several mechanics would get excited about it and come out to talk about the car with me).

Came here to post this. Left happy. Well played, sir.

I know them well, but i wasn’t enthusiastic anot extra condensors in my fenderd. I just got mine working well enough (blows 41 degrees on a 90 degree day) just be increasing the size of the evaporator and recharging. Hopefully, it will continue to work well.