Yeah this is what irks me the most about articles like these. This is the same guy who defended calling a tube frame chassis with a mitsubishi engine and a fiberglass body a “McLaren F1" because it looked vaguely like an F1. And when people said “Hey, this isn’t actually an F1, it’s a bodied race car” he went super…
Why? All that will result in is two things
And yet the KLR is still one of the most durable, well rounded motorcycles ever made and continues to be the king of affordable all-rounders. It’s not perfect, so I won’t for one moment argue most of that you said, just bear in mind a lot of what you said is very subjective.
My one caveat to your post is the line - “so…
Bit late to this, but just FYI a KLR of any year that left a dealership, with a license plate, has NEVER weighed under 350lbs, since that “337lbs” or whatever weight was a “dry” weight. Gen 1 KLR always weighed at or around 360-370lbs with 3 gallons of gas, proper oil level, tire tubes, and the various bits and…
In response to superchargers, the way I heard it described by an engineer at Eaton is that superchargers work on the intake side alone. But a turbocharger needs some waste energy on the exhaust side to scavenge lost energy and *then* it can work on the intake side. So on the engineering and manufacturing side, it’s…
Since no one else said it, I nominate Initial D: Third Stage. But also the franchise as a whole. Third Stage is a movie, though, so it counts. Basic premise is still the same, local punk with an AE86 is a course specialist who spanks everyone on his mountain. But now he’s gotten a massive engine upgrade and needs some…
Yep, the game works great on a 3DS (or 2DS). Prices for the game are creeping back up, but you should be able to find a used copy for 20-30$ in box no problem.
Ugh, don’t remind me about how amazing The World Ends With You is. I got the remake and returned it the same day. They ruined one of the most stylistic and “new” RPGs in recent memory with tablet controls.....for a dedicated game console.
What bothers me about this pack in particular is that Ford already made a “Tremor” special edition truck a few years back which was really just a trim package, but it was effectively an apology for not having made an SVT-Lightning in a while. So now it’s an apology for not making a Ranger-Raptor?
Neat.
Neither was - no one stopped you from organizing online meetings or communicating with other citizens. Plenty of meetups happened while practicing social distancing and no one was told they couldn’t pray to their deity of choice during this time. No one stopped you from praying at home or watching your…
Given the time it came out, arguably no. It had some tight requirements for both WRC and road racing. And given that it was Audi/VW who made it, and they lacked experience making “big” engines, it was probably for the best that they made what they made. It’s rather telling that they finally did come out with a V8 in…
My dad was an Audi/VW/Porsche mechanic in the 80s and early 90s. In michigan. Even the FWD coupe GT was a beast in the now for that very reason. It also meant that used Audis with some needed work or repairs were commonly bought by the techs. The non-turbo ones were never very fast, but they could fix them at cost and…
Too few people remember that there was a time when “Quattro” meant “Banned from motorsport because you fuckers keep winning everything”
Audi Inline-5 turbo. Good enough to conquer WRC, Pikes Peak, IMSA, and Trans-Am in just one decade.
As much as I loved my old nighthawk 650, the charging system sucked, I hated the boxy headlight, the switchgear wasn’t awful, but the four carbs to sync was always a pain in my ass. Loved the bike, but if given the choice, I think I’d take the newer 650r today.
....the Africa Twin has been covered to death elsewhere, so we decided to test a couple of bikes that have been in the lineup for a little bit to see how they hold up.”
Having owned both of them..... hate to burst your bubble, but for a daily, the 2015+ FoST is better than the FiST.
Easy seatbelt retrofit right here:
That’s like suggesting I get Wendy’s spicy chicken nuggets when I say I want some hot Thai food. I get that *you* think the spice level is acceptable, but for someone seeking the real thing, it’s just an affront to all manner of good taste.
