I dream of a world where Subaru ignores the trend of removing small cars from America and does a surprise announcement of the return of the Justy, with a 1.6l turbo with a 6 speed and a more eco (but still AWD) hybrid. Conveniently arriving just in time for a recession to catch all the other car companies with their…

I tend to agree. I had a gen 2 for a while, and I’ve had a gen 3 OBXT the last 3 years. I park next to my coworker’s gen 4 at work a lot, and I’d be hard pressed to call it a wagon, or see myself wanting one. The Gen 3 felt big when I got it, but compared to my wife’s Tucson or even the newer WRX it feels just about…

Well shoot. Aaron, you seem to have bought every old nugget car (and bike) I’ve always thought about buying but never gone through with, as well as done the rally things I’ve always wanted to do. I think I remember reading about you doing ice racing in upstate ny once a few years back - something that happens nearly…

That was my answer as well for the same reasons. Hijacking your post because it’s the right answer (and my original one is buried)

I feel pretty safe in my OBXT. Handles great in all weather, can do some moderate offroading, is virtually invisible in new england, and is fast enough to get out of it’s own way when needed.

Oh no doubt. I believe there was probably a bad seal or something somewhere inside the bike. But since it only ever happened during startup and then only if the bike was leaning, I never bothered to tear into it. I had the bike 2 years, then my dad had it for 6, and now a friend of mine has had it for another year and…

As someone that has experienced an oil soaked rear tire before, it’s not fun and I’m glad you’re ok. My old ‘81 maxim 650 had a propensity full on PUMP oil out of the engine breather tube and into the airbox if started while on the side stand. Wasn’t a big problem once I got used to it, but when I was first figuring…

I think a swap is the only choice. And honestly, if you can get a truly rust free shell to use, this might be a good way to put a new angle on the whole ‘DT does up a rusty jeep for Moab’ thing. If the challenge is no longer ‘can it be made to drive’ but ‘how close to a mint factory example can we get this’, I for one…

Oh hey, it’s the Pleasure Evo

Treatland or sometimes ebay so far. I know I’ve ordered from a few places in the past only to have them close up shop a month or two later.

I’ve got 2 Vespa Piaggio Ciao’s, although I haven’t had them running in a while. I’ve got everything to do a full rebuild of at least one of them so I’m hoping to make that a winter project.

As someone who has ridden motorcycles for the last 15 years I agree. The only people that actually care about the wave are brand new riders and people riding Harleys who will never wave to anyone except another Harley rider. If the whole biker wave thing just went away I think we’d all be better off.

I agree with you, except that the NY DMV website actually uses the word moped in parentheses after its definition of limited use motorcycles. I don’t see how they can really get anywhere with that argument.

Yeah I admit it’s a totally pedantic thing that is lost on the general population. As someone that owns 2 actual mopeds though it does get annoying. 

As long as the top speed is under 30, NY defines them as ‘limited use motorcycles’ and waives the M endorsement. They also don’t require a title or an inspection, but are required to ride on the shoulder at all times. My guess is in NYC where the speed limit is under the top speed, that last one doesn’t really matter.

That’s how it’s been in NY for a long time (I got a conventional gas moped here 17 years ago). It seems they’ve now updated things to remove the engine size restriction and classify only by top speed, presumably to allow for electric vehicles. The DMV website refers to them as ‘limited use motorcycles’ officially, but…

See, that is a very sensible looking contraption with an accurate name

I get what you’re saying, I own 2 actual mopeds in new york state so I’m familiar with their definitions. The NYS DMV website refers to them as ‘limited use motorcycles’, but does say ‘commonly refereed to as mopeds’ - so at least in NY moped is recognized as a colloquial definition rather than a formal one. Just…

I admitted in my comment I knew they chose ‘moped’ to differentiate themselves from the other types of scooter shares out there.

I realize you are just using the term from Revel’s own website and branding, but I’ve got to say it: These are not mopeds. They are scooters.