From what I understand from my daughter, it’s there but understated. The whole god/religion thing is far more prevalent in boy scouts, and it annoys me deeply. I was a scout growing up but dad was army, so all of my troops were on base using military facilities and run by soldiers (including my dad, and, yes, it meant…

Yes, because clearly Canada is a third-world shithole that doesn’t police its’ own drugs. I mean, just yesterday I read about the Great Xanax Die-off of 2012. Why ever could we possibly want drugs from a place as poorly maintained and unsafe as Canada?

*headdesk*

I just want one of those kz1000's.

I hopped on a monster at a ducati open house last year (sat on it, didn’t ride. It wasn’t that cool of an open house). It was not the most comfortable of bikes. I can imagine it would’ve been unhappy after too long. Also applied ass to an Aprilia Tuono. That was surprisingly comfy for me. Either way, both are freaking…

As a likewise cynical military brat, I agree. It’s purposeful. Survivor’s have a harder climb seeking reinstatement, especially survivors who married him only eight years ago (ignoring that little detail that they couldn’t legally marry before then, the military would still play that card in court).

Awww, thanks for taking the time to let me know that I can have an opinion. I appreciate that! (I actually do appreciate how polite you were, all snark aside).

I can certainly dig that. Buddy of mine rides sportbikes and sport tourers because his tail bone is a tender dainty thing. A forward lean puts weight more on his hands and chest than his booty allowing him more time on the saddle. I ride standards and dirtbikes because I can’t stand much weight on my hands (they go…

A lot of people that don’t ride cruisers, or, really that don’t ride harleys like to talk about how the cruiser (ie harley) market is stupid. How they purposefully choose under-performing, low-tech, outdated boat anchors on two wheels that have the turn radius of a conversion van. Cruiser riders get all het up by this…

We’ve got a strong indian dealer here. My buddy just bought a scout. Having ridden it, that bike is pretty solidly badass. Note that I did not say badass for a cruiser. I’m a pretty dyed in the wool cruiser hater and my only complaint about his bike after the ride was that it was too low for me. Realistically, that’s…

Want to do this SO. Freaking. Bad.

I don’t make resolutions like lose weight or save money. That’s just setting up the new year with fresh failure.

Indeed. It’s mindlessly stupid. My primary jacket is eyebleed hi-viz yellow, and my serious inclement weather clod jacket is silver. Honestly, I don’t like that it’s silver, but when a guy offers you a $450 jacket in great condition (that fits my big ass) for $40, you pull out the cash and don’t gripe about the color.

From my (admittedly limited) understanding, any product sold under auspices of fraud is tainted by said fraud. This in itself produces a questionable legal status. You may be ignorant the dirtbike you bought was stolen, but you could still get in trouble for possessing/operating it if it comes to light that it is…

Hysterical? The hell are you talking about?

*blink* You really don’t understand what I’m talking about.

You’re completely missing the point regarding the statement that dealers swap engines all the time. Dealers swap in engines of the same fuel type, displacement, etc, ie the same engine essentially. This means the VIN still accurately reflects the proper drivetrain in the car. You do understand that the VIN is not a…

The operative phrase here is “for now”. It will remain that way only because VW has moved to buy them back and correct the problem.

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THIIIIS. The real blasphemy here is a bunch of swedes dropping a 2.3 i4 into a car and it NOT being a B230FT. I’m aghast.

*facepalm* No. WAY more goes into this than just swapping out the engine. WAY WAY more. The entire fuel system from filler neck to the engine is different, the ECU and harness and so forth are all different, and, in some cases, even the sheet metal is different from gas to diesel units (no idea if it is in this case,…