Never done it in a car, but I found out my 450lb bike will leave the ground with just a speed bump and a bit too much throttle.

“A bike is also an example of an inverted pendulum. Just as a broomstick is more easily balanced in the hand than a pencil, a tall bike (with a high center of mass) can be easier to balance when ridden than a low one because the tall bike’s lean rate (rate at which its angle of lean increases as it begins to fall…

Are the Subaru flat 4s interference engines?

Yes, they are ridiculous and awesome.

Also, an air compressor or bicycle pump with a pressure gauge is a great thing to keep in your trunk. 

Take the stickers off, put the wheel back on, replace the boards with bikes, and I’d drive the hell out of that. 

Fair point, but that’s why I said “a large number of us.” It’s true not everyone needs a car.

My only point is that they’re a luxury, not a necessity for most of us. Doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with them, and I agree the mechanical ones can be pretty interesting!

I’m not sure who you’re talking to, because that’s not what I said. 

Apparently, we can’t edit comments right now! I’m sorry that last line I typed reads way too harsh. I don’t judge anyone for liking watches, I just don’t think it can have the same impact on your life that a fun car can.

I can understand liking watches because they look cool, or have an interesting design, or some serious engineering behind them.

Apparently a lot of Yakima accessories have built-in bottle openers.

I don’t know that Toyota has ever been boring in the last few decades.

I can only speak for myself, but hating this thing has literally nothing to do with GM. I try not to generalize about manufacturers, because they are just constantly-changing groups of people who happen to work together. Almost every one has made some good cars, and some shit ones. I enjoyed driving some GM products,…

Drive an NA Miata. It’s “one of these,” but without all the maintenance issues.

Dude...you’re on a motorcycle. You’re gonna get hit with shit regardless, a bit more won’t hurt. And it’s only more if your bike has a tail shorter than the back of your rear tire. 

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