@SJRNWT: ha ha ha, no other manufacturer offers anything when their phones drop calls. Don't tell us you've never had signal loss on your rim/nokia/motorola/etc phone...

@Martamius: your point is valid - this might not be the bike for your needs.

@the9thdude:

@jlevee: i do a bit of touring myself, but that doesn't mean the Brammo won't have a market. I can see myself extending the life of my VFR and getting a Brammo for weekday use.

@Martamius: you're missing quite a bit in your first impression. This Brammo will almost certainly destroy any 30+ year old motorcycle in terms of:

@sirrix: as mentioned by others here, responsible motorcycle riders don't rely on the noise they make to be safe.

Driver error biggest culprit in all accidents

America: continent (conveniently categorized as North and South for your convenience)

Krewson indeed writes much about nothing. His former career must have been a background extra in Seinfeld. Dude, it's a car, not a philosophy book.

@dennis636223: "short period of time"

If you're truly a cheapstake, you would not own a car at all. Bus tickets always win a cost comparison.

And everyone thought it was just the online services that were DOA....

@dennis636223: indeed we cannot predict the future. So let's revisit this issue when 2010 financials are released.

"we can't pave our way out of this"

Technical feasibility of an SST has been there since the 1960's; economic viability has not.

@dennis636223: i have to disagree. There are many extremely well-built Windows PCs on the market. Falcon is just one example.

@dennis636223:

@monkey314159: I use both everyday, and there is no question that I can do more productive work with less overhead and maintenance on the Mac. Your needs may vary.

@bslayerw: You do realize that companies are in business first and foremost to make money? This year the market cap of Apple passed MS. This means that Apple is better at making money than Microsoft — dramatically better, because it makes more $ with so much less overhead.

@BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: The problem with chrome is that few modern vehicles have metal bumpers, they don't need metal window retainers, etcetera. Manufacturers finally realized that chrome is a very expensive, very toxic process which doesn't provide the anti-corrosion protection that it was originally intended to provide.…