Rebuilding these isn’t worth it. 350,000 mile engine, do a compression test, low compression on cylinder bla bla bla. Eventually the valves wear into the head. Or the rings let too much oil through. You could rebuild the engine or just get a low mileage Japanese engine for $750 off eBay. Stab it in over a weekend and…

Lasts way longer if you clean them with alcohol after sanding and then spray on several layers of UV sealer and then wax it after. But I’d just get some new headlights off Rock Auto or Amazon and consider it done if you didn’t want an afternoon project to mess with.

You’re in a Gawker bubble. The majority of people do not give a flying flip about gas efficient cars.

Nobody who hated the Hummer is buying Raptors today.

My parents cross shopped the Tundra and GMC Sierra in 99. They claimed the Tundra was crazy fast compared to the GMC - I always assumed Toyota put some super low 1st gear to give it good off the line performance.

I love all the comments that are like “why doesn’t anyone make a simple manual rear wheel drive sports car anymore?”

A mid-engined Corvette but it’s a sign of the times for sure. They are abandoning their goal of building an aspirational sports car for a middle class, middle income person who may be retiring after years of work, instead targetting the ultra-wealthy. More sign that we have a barbel shaped income distribution.

I’d wager most of the oil is being evaporated out the tail pipe. That’s how stars are made!

Some guy on this site tried to argue with me that his Mazda crossover had “SOUL” unlike my mass produced emotionless Toyota.

Honestly, people who just buy bikes to do on “random weekends” end up being the ones with problems. You need to keep your skills sharp and practice using it as a means of transportation, not treat a bike like a novelty to use once a month.

I’m not positive but I’m pretty sure (tried doing some Google searches with no luck) that India has pretty strict tax brackets for motorcycles. That’s why they sell a lot of 350cc Royal Enfields. Kind of like how gov of Europe caps you at 47HP for the mid-tier license

Take the MSF course. You spend a few hours learning in a classroom. Then two days of doing exercises in a parking lot. They provide a bike. After you finish you get a waiver to take to the DMV to get your M2. Was $200 when I took it. Only requirement is to have boots that cover your ankles and a long sleeve shirt of…

So many Czech automotive/motorcycle companies were massively ahead of their time. Makes you wonder what could have been if they didn’t disappear behind the iron curtain.

Problem is the hybrid adds a lot of money to the price. Now that gas has jumped in price it might be worth it though.

I love how everyone talks about Volvo building magnificent cars. All they make is dorkmobile CUV’s for aging middle managers.

Go to a Walmart and buy some motorcycle gear

Probably the full size with the rusted through frame

A cafe racer isn’t a tangible thing you can give advice on. A cafe racer could be a 1950's British twin in impeccable condition. It could be a butchered 1983 UJM with a seat made from a skateboard. It could be a 2019 Yamaha XSR700. It could be a 250cc CSC Chinese direct-to-consumer bike.

Man, I feel sad for that guy. Hot rods are “uninspired conformist dreams of lost youth”? People like to express themselves in an artistic way even seemingly “uncool” people. Hot rods are fun. The people that build and accessorize them are nice. Get a safer car? Dude...what are you even doing on this site? The world…

Calling tracking this thing “lunacy” when supersport motorcycles exist is kind of eyerolling.