I live in a country (Hungary) where lane splitting is legal and bikes can park freely on the sidewalk if they leave enough space for pedestrians. When I go by bike, it feels like I live in a different city. I can go downtown without the headaches of gridlock and lack of parking spaces. With two kids, I’m in no…

“you really have no business nannying” - this, I completely agree. You want to wear a helmet? Fine. You don’t want to wear a helmet where it is legal not to wear one? Also fine. Everybody has the right to do what he/she considers good or bad for him/her, be that riding, eating, drinking, smoking, running or whistling…

Same here. I ride a lot in the city and the bike gets dirty fast. I don’t mind a bit of rain as my Dainese wet suit keeps me surprisingly dry - didn’t expect that from those pesky Italians - while rain provides plenty rinsewater. The faster you go the more power the rain has to dislocate the dust particles. I got lots…

“Life is like a penis: those people who suck usually blow it.” Words to live by.

Awful. Haven’t heard the word THAC0 (to hit armor class 0) in ages. I’m getting old. Thank you for the chance to reminice and the urge to dust off that flailed paladin build I have somewhere in the house. And athltete-types do suck.

Where I live and ride (Hungary), lane splitting is legal only if the cars are at a COMPLETE STOP. This is very important, because moving cars often move erratically, while stationary cars do not. It leads to some awkward moments of merging when the line of cars start to move, but it’s predictable - you can see the…

I know this is an old article, but thought about it a lot in the past few days.

The second paragraph exactly describes how I felt when changing from commuting on a bicycle to riding a bike. On a bike you no longer have the option to just disappear from the road - get off your mount and continue on the sidewalk - like you have on a bicycle in the city. Also, bikes have license plates, so…

I’m also looking at one of those as first bike. Looking at candidates from 2005-2006: SV650, ER6N (naked version of the Kawasaki Ninja 650, not sold in the US) and the Hyosung GT 650, the last one is 20% cheaper. Could you tell me about how it compares to the competition?

Exactly my thoughts. Seems like another excuse for an attractive female (artist) to get naked on (anything) to promote her (work) and get likes/followers on instagram, not for her artistry but for her curves.

Great article. Interesting to see the difference between the US system and the motorcycle license system in my country (Hungary). We have to take three separate exams to get a riding license: