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I started by commenting here back in 2012. Then I started a little Kinja car blog/life diary when the powers that be allowed Kinja users a lot more freedom. Fast-forward to 2020 and I became well-known enough that David Tracy chose me to be one of the new writers here! Read more

It’s getting really weird! :) I love the bike, but my two month loan has entered its 16th month. That seems like it should be wrong, but Zero seems totally fine with leaving it in my care for some time. Read more

You won’t see complaints from me. :) I have 8 bikes, each fulfilling something within me. It really is amazing how good a Gold Wing is at eating miles. Read more

You pretty much have to ride with a buddy because picking these big beasts up, even on a flat dry gravel road (which is what many think is “adventure”), requires youthful strength or great core/leg strength....which most men over a certain age don’t have.
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It sure is. But then the Gold Wing stops being fun once you leave pavement for something harder than a dirt road. But yeah, if you only ever ride on blacktop it’s hard to beat! Read more

Yay! Yes, go forth and experience new kinds of bikes! ♥ If you’re feeling weird, you can go absolutely freaking crazy like I do. One of my favorite bikes in my stable is the 2023 Zero DSR/X that Zero won’t pick up my 1976 Suzuki RE-5.

LOL oh Jalop please bring back COTD because this is gold. Read more

I still wish Stellantis adopted a policy of dropping a Hellcat in everything. A 200 Hellcat, Pacifica Hellcat, Dart Hellcat, and ProMaster Hellcat would have been absolutely hilarious. Read more

That's the dumbest, greatest pitch I've ever heard. I'd buy it! :D Read more

That part, too! Plus I think these off-roaders look way cooler in two-door guise. Read more

Maybe the Red Bull hasn’t kicked in yet, but the two-door Jeep take doesn’t seem to explain why you shouldn’t buy specifically a two-door Jeep. I mean, the entire answer could be applied to any 4x4, truck, or vehicle often bought as a status symbol. Read more

As my wife/attorney would suggest: Sue them both. The cop admitted that they’re ticketing drivers out of retaliation for the dealership’s screw up and the dealer made the screw up in the first place. Read more

The aircraft attempted to depart a little over a day before Milton made landfall. The current reported cause of the crash was an engine failure, which wouldn’t have anything to do with an incoming hurricane. For more context, the local commercial airports were open until that morning/afternoon and there were still… Read more

The wild thing is how quickly the highways devolved. I was just in Florida on Saturday and the roads were clear, same with Atlanta when I was driving through on Sunday. By Monday, I heard from my connections down south that I-75 turned into a parking lot, which is nutty. Seems I somehow got in and out of Florida… Read more

Very true! Porsche chose between two hot trends (at the time) and thankfully chose the correct one. Minivans have been reduced to a niche while SUVs are basically the default answer for many buyers. The Cayenne was very much the correct choice. Read more

Fun fact: When Porsche decided it needed a third vehicle in its lineup, one that would be a volume cash cow, the company went through a handful of concepts. In the end, Porsche whittled the concepts down to either a fast minivan or a fast SUV. Of course, we know that Porsche chose the latter. Read more

Good stuff! In my case, the corrosion was so bad that the positive lug just wasn’t connected to anything anymore. Ah, the Midwest. lol Read more

Mickles, one of the officers, a 26-year-old woman and Delpeche were all struck by bullets.” Read more

Ah darn! Sometimes it’s hard for me to tell the difference between exaggeration and seriousness. :)