I'd settle for one that hasn't rusted into oblivion.

If someone from Texas could chime in here, are scooters considered "motorcycles" of sorts? IE, Where I'm from scooters are classed under the "limited speed motorcycle" category. One of the defining characteristics of this class is a "step through design", which means that the seat is not between the legs.

That sounds like something I could actually afford. I'd be okay with this.

It's kind of sad. My dad was exactly the same way. For the majority of my life, my dad has always had a Pontiac of some sort. He had a Mopar before I was born, and an Olds once, but it's always been all about that red arrowhead for him. Between shuttering Pontiac, and the issues that Pilotman brought up, he was…

Needs to be brown. How about something from Fender instead?

I don't know. This is the manufacturer designing things for 'real men and women' and not 'anorexic twigs'. This could be considered a victory for them.

You raise a good point. What about if the system searches for the fuel map upon activation, and copies to internal memory, then erases is upon sensing a shutdown?

How about just using the Raspberry Pi as the ECU, and keeping the fuel map on the USB drive? Then you can have two layers of security.

For certain services, it can be cheaper to go to the dealer. e.g. From Toyota, oil changes can be a ton cheaper if the car requires 0W20 oil. Toyota dealerships can get that stuff in bulk. Not like pallets of bottles, but as in a tanker comes in and fills a big tank of it.

If it's not for sale, what are they doing with it?