Did you already have the VW shirt, or did they throw that in with the car?

Brings back memories of my S-Line A3 - same engine and gearbox.

Not sure about cars, but in the motorcycle world, it’s very common - not just Harley riders decked out in full H-D gear, but all the BMW riders I know have at least one item of Beemer clothing - typically a jacket or pants. I have a Kawasaki hat and also Triumph and Ducati t-shirts.

Always worth doing IF it’s not a holiday weekend with lots of (slow) RVs on the road. Because otherwise you’ll find yourself getting really frustrated and doing something stupid, like trying to pass multiple vehicles on a blind corner

Excellent piece! 2000 miles is my longest multi-day trip, so 5000 is....wow.

You basically went past my place in Tahoe Vista, and I was there that weekend. If I’d only known...

At the risk of going off-topic, an I right in assuming Braun is the same company that makes my beard trimmer?

I already have my 2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000LT for long distance touring (2000+ miles in August), my 2000 Triumph Sprint ST for very fast fun (and previously for touring), my 2002 Yamaha V-Star 650 for chrome cruising and my Genuine Buddy 150 scooter for scootin’ round town.

Or rather than give money to Apple, go buy a copy of “Jupiter’s Travels” by Ted Simon or (even better, IMO) “Lone Rider” by Elspeth Beard. Just not from Amazon...

Bradley, I’m up in Tahoe, and would LOVE to try out the Cardo (I’ve been a Sena guy for years). Maybe even go for a ride 😁

All my motorcycles have headlight modulators (where you can set the headlight to CONSTANTLY flash, if the ambient light is sufficient). That, combined with a white helmet has people getting out of my way like I’m Moses and they’re the Red Sea. Which is useful. My bikes don’t look anything like cool bikes though - a…

But those are cop-specific lights. I assume we’re talking about just flashing the high beams to get them to move out of the way. Which is fine, although some folks can get pretty aggro about it

And that clearly says STRATO’S. Who is Strato, and why did he put his name on his car? Is he worried about someone else claiming it?

Ten Years After - “I’m Going Home” from Woodstock.

^^^^

How big are the fines? Like Dieselgate-level? Or just regular-level fines for blowing past regulations?

You're missing an Alltrak, is what you're missing. Just get one.

It STARTS at $37K??? What the ever-loving SHIT?!

I was trying to describe it to my daughter and here’s what I came up with:

I cycle across the bridge thrice-weekly at about 5pm, and it’s been CRAZY LOUD for several weeks now, as they’ve been updating the railings bit by bit. Maybe it’s only just now being heard at a distance, but when crossing on the bike with a stiff onshore wind, not only are you tilted sideways just trying to stay…