Are Ronal teddy bears still around? Hello AWOT circa 2001.

Tank is rather small for anything considered road usable. If the whole point of it is to ride it to the trails, through the trails, and back home then you’re going to be wanting for fuel capacity. 10k is a lot of coin. Honda is late to the game here but good on them for adding to the lineup.

Or just get a Vitpilen 401, which is half the price and probably just as fun and arguably looks cooler.

Tis but a very geeky joke. Zack is a helluva fun dude and an excellent motorcycle journalist. He can normally be seen in an aerostitch roadcrafter suit (dorkiest of dorky non-hipster gear that exists).

Structural Blue... lol...but it was a solid color choice for a show car. The red used on the Mazda concept was excellent as well. More of these, less of black. Totally agreed.

It’s not for everyone, but it sure sounds like you had your mind made up long before you threw a leg over. Self defeating a bit?

Did they fix that whole grenading engine thing?

If you are a new rider, do you want to buy the baby Scrambler, or a 390 Duke/CB500F + a full set of quality gear (and maybe even some extras) for the same price?

I can’t explain in my own words, but maybe this will help:

Dear Jalopnik,