Unpopular opinion: F truck drivers. Seriously. They drive like idiots, break laws, cause insane traffic and take lives. When I’m President, commercial vehicles over ~10k won’t be allowed on the roads during rush hour. I got a car delivered the other day and the driver was bragging/complaining about having driven the…

I hope Alta does well and can figure out how to actually monetize their brand. They build sexier bikes than Zero, and I would say they handle much better, but Zero remains the practical choice (if you can call an electric motorcycle “practical”). Also, 2 nitpicks; charging time would not be reduced by going from 110V…

Great writeup! I’d throw DRZ on your list too, as it’s mellow enough to learn on, but not so tame that you’ll get bored with it.

I’m a die-hard biker: the only things I care about in life are my wife, my dog, and motorcycles (not making that up). The swastika bullshit that has taken a rise in the recent resurgence of shitty AMF shovelheads is fucking terrible. Those idiots justify it one of two ways: 1) it’s a Buddist symbol for good luck…

Hah! My transmission overheated in Buford. I think the whole town was for sale recently...just Googled it; sold for $900k in 2012.

I commute on the bike year round (pretty much) around Boston. I cut my teeth riding in CA, so I’m comfortable lanesplitting, but I generally only do it when traffic is at or near dead-stop. I’ve had some people try to block me or open doors, but I ride pretty nimble bikes, so it hasn’t been an issue. If I was on an HD…

SO MANY MEMORIES

This is where I’m at. They’re great motors, but were abused to hell and are now pretty rare. When you find one with less than 20k on it, you can assume it’s spent most of its life on one wheel with original oil in it.

We’re talking about a 20-30 year old sport bike motor. Yes, it absolutely needs to be rebuilt after unbolting it from the frame. Plus, if they’re targeting a “learning experience”, an oil cooled bike with out of spec valves, shitty charging system and out of sync carbs is going to be a nightmare.

Was really excited to see this since this is an idea I’ve had on the back-burner for a while. I’ve even gone so far as to buy a domain name, but haven’t done anything with it. Not how I planned to execute it, but still neat. I must say, really disappointed in the engine choice. Not because it’s a bad motor, but…

I knew all of those, but the absolutely infuriating part is that none of these rules are universally followed. What’s the fucking point?!?

I’ve lived in MA, OR and CA and all have some sort of inspection process. MA has safety (like you describe, where you take it to some garage and they check lights, broken glass, too much rust, worn ball joints, etc. and they also do emissions). OR and CA only do emissions. Part of me likes the MA inspection process…

Aether product is unreal. I finally bought a jacket from them at their big sale last year, after lusting over it for a few years. Quite pleased.

That I can definitely understand

Who’s been asking for this bike? As in, is there any actual demand?

That thing has been on CL for at least a year

Speaking of sidecar museums...if you’re ever in central Maine (like 40 miles north of Bangor) there is an incredible sidecar museum in Howland run by a guy named Ed. It’s free and Ed is pumped to show people around. He’s got an insane collection of sidecars, oddball motorcycles, strange bicycles, weird boats and…

I like ADV bikes, but I agree with you...they’re okay at everything, but great at nothing.

Denim over leather, huh? That’s my only question.

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