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Amber DaSilva
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Staff Writer at Jalopnik. Sucker for big adventurous motorcycles and tiny sporty cars. It doesn't make much sense to her, either.

The 390 Adventure made it into the first part of this series! https://jalopnik.com/here-are-the-latest-and-greatest-beginner-bikes-in-the-1850226607/slides/16 Read more

I actually hadn’t heard of this podcast! I’ll have to check it out Read more

This vest doesn’t use a tether, it has accelerometers and gyroscopes to determine if you’re crashing. It’s also surprisingly breathable -- no trash bag effect until it’s inflated, and at that point you’ve probably got more on your mind than the temperature  Read more

The Civic Type R of the era may not have come to the U.S., but it made 182 horsepower. Not far off from the Integra’s 195. Read more

Honestly, I’d rather have this than most Harleys on the market (save maybe a Sportster S). Maybe Harley will list them wholesale, after they age out of the rider academy Read more

Also, this is XR150L erasure! https://jalopnik.com/the-3-000-honda-xr150l-wants-to-make-you-a-motorcyclis-1850174695 Read more

I can confirm that the 310GS rules as a beginner bike. Word to the wise — an aftermarket windshield makes it a lot more comfortable on the highway

Subaru wouldn’t confirm whether a hybrid version was in the works, but they didn’t confirm that one wasn’t coming either Read more

I’m gonna tempt the Kinja gods with a large image here, but EVs are welcome at Gridlife! That event had a Model 3 running in time attack alongside all the Hondas and Subarus

Oh my god, this is why my ATV would never start in the spring when I was a kid. I didn’t need to run all that Seafoam through it, I didn’t need to re-jet the carbs. I just needed to use gas that wasn’t from last fall.
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They’re bringing back dead actors with this one, but they can’t bring back a dead character? It worked for Han! Read more

They’ll take some boost, but the FA20 has 12.5:1 compression in the BRZ. Compare that to the 10.6:1 it had in the WRX, and you see why the most reliable builds only run about 7 psi. I have no idea if a 13B will make more power than that, but it’ll certainly make better noises  Read more

Honestly, it wasn’t really the GX’s fault — it just had stiff competition. After the GX came a Wrangler, then a Miata, a turbo Subaru Legacy, an FRS, and another Miata. Being the least memorable out of that bunch isn’t saying much Read more

Kiriko’s fun and all, but I’m a Mercy main till I die. Or until they rework her again  Read more