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You're right - I haven't ridden one. To be honest, I've just read a few of negative reviews. I must ask though, what kind of mileage these things get? 10 mpg? I guess some of things I want from a bike is being able to throw it back and forth in the twisties, get the front wheel up occasionally...

Gee. I had been considering selling my old Honda Shadow to help raise funds for an '06 A model, but knowing that I'd be missing a big chunk of the next riding season kind of puts a damper on it. I'd hold off selling the old bike first, but the wife isn't cool on having multiple bikes at a time...

The V-8 Boss Hoss also has a reverse gear (since one person can't push the thing) and weighs in at over half a ton. You need three football players to get it back up if you drop it. It is a mutant of a bike IMO for guys with cheese for brains.

So this thing shifts itself? You push a button and the machine does the rest? Kind of like my 1964 Dodge Dart? Maybe this is the leading edge of the wave of the future, but unlike having an electric starter, this thing would have dire consequences of making me forget how to ride a standard bike...

I've heard about guys skidding and losing control of the rear wheel on the bloody mess the front wheel makes. If you can avoid them, do it. As for the moose v CB750 shootout, it had to be a headshot or else the CB'er would be the one getting scraped up and carted away. People get killed in...

Cool bike. I'm very close to going down to the local dealer to plunk down the $500 PDP for an '06. I heard they worked hard on the heat problems, and made the bike more adjustable (bars, screen, seat, fairing and shocks) and added a 12v outlet to boot. This could be the year for me. I'll stick...

Geez is that like a 300mm rear tire? Put a big fat guy on it and his fat girlfriend on a pillion and that bike would do a good job as a steamroller.

I keep my cellphone in my zippered pants pocket. I won't be able to hear it, but I'll probably feel it vibrate ^_^ and at a convenient point can pull over and check to see if the old lady or someone else important has left a message. Keeping it on my person rather than in a tank bag or fairing...

Looks a bit like somebody copied Jesse James' El Diablo.

Jeez you guys have never been to a third-world city? I was in Taipei last year riding in a taxi and had to keep my eyes closed. I wouldn't call what the scoots do there "lane splitting" - I'd call it "road anarchy". The lane markings, stop signs, the traffic lights, right-of-way... these are all...

Is "Genesis" the Yamaha code name for the Road Star motor?

It's a made-up photo. And besides, when has HD ever made such a cool looking softtail chopper. I know those holes in the downtube are some famous designer's trademark (from Biker Buildoff) but I just cannot remember who.

Rumour has it Honda is coming out with a new Luxury Touring boat for this growing market segment called the "Platinumwing". It has twelve cylinders, weighs 2,000 pounds, has truck shocks, aircraft tires, and has a built-in deep-fat fryer where the top box would be on the Goldwing.

I think the rationale behind the kill switch is that if you go for a slide (especially on the lefthand side) and your key is on the side of the bike, you might just get off the bike with the fuel pump still getting power and spurting gas out a ruptured fuel line, and the battery still providing...

I'm totally with you on that. I have a bad feeling gasoline (and diesel fuel, propane, etc.) is only going to go up in price. When gasoline stays above $3.00 (and maybe as some predict hits $4-5), the alternative fuel vehicles will come out of the closet and those of us concerned about the...

The Kawasaki salesguy himself told me I'd be really dissapointed with a Connie - dated technology, mediocre performance - but on the positive side, one of the least-expensive able light-touring bikes (he refrained from calling it a sport-touring bike). "don't let the fairing fool you, this is...

So this is the new motor series - the "F" parallel twin?

Recently my old Shadow broke down on the side of the road and after calling a friend with a bike trailer to come help me, about a dozen sportbikes passed me looking me over. A Harley Electraglide with a guy and his wife/girlfriend were the only ones who stopped to see if I needed help - and they...

I've been wondering if there are any diesel bikes. This would be great to have in one of those end-of-civilization scenarios since diesel fuel stores far longer than gasoline. Of course someone would steal it as soon as you parked it outside the local biker bar. Probably would also be great to...