I thought it was one of those fibers from a drive-thru car wash, the kind with the big roller brushes

I think you’re right about the pricing, although I would hope they can get it down to under $13K. Considering the Africa Twin has features like off-road suspension and an Apple CarPlay compatible LED touch panel that are missing on this model, I think it’s possible. In the US market, Honda does tend to price their…

Welcome back Rob! I’m a motorcycle guy, if that’s worth anything. There were three trim levels of this bike when new, Standard, Custom, and Special, and the ad doesn’t say which one this is. RE’s US website says you can get a new one of these for $6200 with a warranty. Of course you would be adding dealer prep and…

I was going to say Gen 1 vs Gen2 Barracuda.

“which major competitors the Chinese disqualified for this event to make sure they win a medal.”

They’re really stacking the deck over there. I was watching speed skating today, the Chinese skater shoulder checked another skater like it was roller derby. But then the skater who got bumped was given a penalty for…

“..there are no indications as to what that company is.”

I wonder if it could be Ssangyong, which was just acquired from Mahindra by Edison Motors. The ink’s barely dry on that deal though, so who knows.

I “LUV” the little Chevy pickup. It may be a crapcan but I always liked those trucks, even back in the 70s.

The Ural motorbike is wildly overpriced, IMO.   10K is nearly what it cost new.  Current value is probably less than half what they are asking.

Kelvinator brand is now owned by Electrolux:

What a tragic life one has when every topic makes one think of Trump.  Maybe get over it already?

having the “I” in there is helpful.  Just saying “95" could mean US-95 which runs through Arizona, Nevada and Idaho.

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…