From my experiences you never see an overweight rider on a Ducati. I used to joke that Ducati dealerships had a scale inside the door. They would weigh you when you came in and you were over the limit they’d send you down the road to the Harley dealership.

I’ve been daily diving Fiat 124s for the last 10 to 12 years, they are cheep, plentiful, parts are readily available and inexpensive and they are fun to drive. This is a picture of my current daily driver. a 1973 124 spider with a later model 1800cc engine.

The side look like aircraft pontoons. When will someone make an anphibious airplane car. If some one already has I want to see write-up on it.

Here in California I’d want 1975 or older just to get under the wire for smog regulations. Then you can modify and give this care more power. If I was going for a daily driver, I’d want post 1982 to get the fuel injection. I wouldn’t pay over $5000 for an X1/9 between 1976 and 1981 no mater the shape. I’ve owned one…

I remember reading back in the 90s, as auto companies incorporate the use of wind tunnels in car design more and more eventually all cars will begin to look alike, as there is one shape for cars that works well in wind tunnels. Blame the wind.

Try a BMW 2002 where the rotors screw to the hub from behind. That’s fun as well.

I got a lot of use out of this book back in the 70s when I was trying to keep my $300 63 VW campervan on the road. Very well written and easy to understand for the budding mechanic.

I remember back in the mid 80s I was on the underside of the suspension side of the bay bridge (basically big metal and pavement reverberation chamber) leaving San Francisco at about 3:00 am. I was pretty much alone out there. I started to hear rumble growing in intensity and my first thought was oh crap it’s an…

The last GM product I’ve owned was a 1970 Chevy Nova. They have built so much crap and refused to back up their products for decades. It seems their motto is “you bought it its your problem now”. I have no idea how they stay in business. It must all those Chinese buying Buicks keep them afloat.

I agree with everything you say, but I still love owning and driving my 1973 Fiat 124 spider. I’ve spent days fiddling with the points and carburetors, but I love the simplicity of it. there is very little there that isn’t necessary. I’d own a few other classics if I could afford it. Not everything we do in life has…

why is it every time people video stuff like this the instant it really gets interesting the camera get aimed at the ground?

Some people just shouldn’t be allowed out in public.

Here’s what Kawasaki built for the war effort back in WWII

Actually private pilots are allowed into most areas where low level military training it done, as these areas are large and take up a lot of airspace. They are clearly marked on charts, and it is the job of private pilots, and military personnel to be alert and avoid this kind of accident.

So Xmas is an opportunity to rip-off it’s mindless followers. Looks like they’ve learned from the best of em. We all need a $5000 E meter that does nothing and costs $10 to produce. good job.

I’m seriously curious, what are the Scientology holidays? The birth of L. Ron perhaps?

“Tesla needs their crossover to be a big hit. Any way we can hope for a Model S or Model 3 wagon, though?”

I’m sorry but the engine is in the wrong place.

Although if we are talking roadways then we are talking oil and coolant and so on on a glass surface. That might make for a very slippery surface. In any urban environment at least 50% of the road surface is covered by cars during daylight hours limiting the efficiency of the panel, not to mention putting them in…

I know they say that corporations are people and all that crap, but if we sent the executives that made these decisions to jail, they might think twice. Corporations pay fines as a part of doing business, but you can’t send a corporation to jail; you can send the CEO that made the call to prison though. Why are the…