I never recommend new motorcycles to beginner riders. Better to buy a cheap-ish used bike to learn on, because beginners inevitably drop/crash while learning how to ride. That said, the Grom is absolutely a good learning platform. All the skills you need to ride a big motorcycle (clutch and throttle control, gear…

Let the hate flow through you

How about Jon Voight’s LeBaron?

No, I don’t think you have it right. I believe the article is saying they *can* do that, not that it is normal.

From the article:
“Nuremburg has 2.45 MWh of storage, and it only needs a 200 kW green power connection to the low-voltage network to get things going and keep the storage modules filled.”

It’s not vacuum (which is air pressure that is less than atmospheric pressure). It’s air at high pressure (such as 100 psi). When there is no air pressure, the brakes are applied. It takes air pressure in the system to release the brakes. That way if there is a failure in the system (like a broken air line in the…

Not even close

Better dead than red (/s)

This is still Jalopnik, right? I’m wondering how his brakes failed. A big rig like he was driving surely had air brakes, a system where air pressure is required to *release* the brakes. If the air pressure drops, the brakes are applied. It is a fail-safe system. Even if the pedal wasn’t working, shifting down and…

Off-topic, but your statement “you.... don’t want to use your hard-earned god-given profit to help the poor.” is simply not true. The U.S.A. is the most charitable nation on earth. But Americans want to donate to the causes of their choice, of their own free will — not have the government force them to donate (via…

“the original cost of the Binz work exceeded $180,000. Apparently, that wasn’t enough since, on top of that, the first owner added another $57,000 in upgrades.”

Doesn’t look like it.  Where did all that money go?

“Equal force is justified, lethal force is not.”

It varies by state. I’m pretty sure “He needed killin’” is a valid use of lethal force in Texas.

I think it’s a modern Twin-Cam softail that’s been customized.

Ssangyong means double dragon in Korean. But yeah, they have some dumb model names. One of their truck models is “Rexton Sports KHAN”.

What? The eszett ( ß ) was a thing long before the Nazis came to power.

“I don’t have the data to know if a $400 helmet is better or not.”

As long as you are comparing helmets that meet comparable safety standards (DOT/Snell/ECE or whatever), at higher pricepoints you are paying for lighter weight, better build quality, fancier paint, better venting, higher quality materials (like more…

Rob says it’s not the same car. 

I’d bet that the majority of Missourians don’t know what a charcuterie board is.  No offense intended, my family is from Missouri.  That’s just how it is.   Maybe their search terms were “what the hell is a charcuterie tray?”

Even if mechanically sound (which is questionable), this thing needs loads of clean up.   The asking price is about double what I think it’s worth.  No Dice from me.

Brougham Shaq-illac-a