CLEARLY you’re not a spy. A spy can see themselves getting REALLY excited over a car that makes no noise.

It’s cool if you don’t get it. There are a ton of different bikes out there. As long as you can find one you do like, whatever, dude. Right?

I think the appeal is that they can do most things pretty well. 200 miles of freeway, bomb some fire roads, carry a little speed through twistys and then back on the freeway to go home. The average person is going to get very frustrated and possibly injured if they go beyond a very groomed two-track.

I’m not a “Jeep guy” but almost ALL of the concepts they’ve put out look like something I’d buy. I doubt I’d ever buy one of the current Wranglers though.

I’m going to go back and read this fully, but I just want to quickly say that regardless of the desire for broader changes to import laws, we should let our service personnel bring back whatever the hell they want. Put your life on the line for Uncle Sam? Have a Skyline. Or a perfectly good old Rover, as the case may…

1. If one shows up at the Ducati agent for an ‘adventure test ride’ without a Papal nomination beforehand, do the dealership staff still slap you in the face at the door as they do with potential customers of the street models?