::finding link, reading:: Yes, that. Does not promote a sense of inner peace to an aspirant. Read more

Not so much about the writeup (which is great) but concerns about 916-family bikes in general: Wasn’t there some kind of issue with the plating or hardening on the cam lobes, did that ever get addressed by anyone, and how much should a prospective buyer be thinking about it? Read more

It’s there. I mean, it’s not. You feel it. The absence. It weighs on you, a hunger. Read more

Cross FT with FJ...

You guys been here already.

A Grom is the kind of thing that’s great if you’ve got a garage full of bikes and need something borderline absurd just for funsies, but unless you’re sticking to town streets it’s kind of silly for everyday use compared to its big(ger) sister CB300F or even a Duke 390. Read more

Two. One for each foot. Read more

Sound is one of the intangible elements that gives a good car its character. Especially for luxury cars; there’s a difference between sounding quiet and sounding expensive. Read more

We have, for the very first time, an honest-to-goodness potentially world-class player who already is probably better than American soccer’s most iconic figure ever was.

Credit where credit is due: As much as I usually find their positions to be noxious, Heritage and Cato at least try to provide consistent moral or philosophical justifications for their positions and give the impression that someone is trying to be somewhat informed and engage in some critical thinking. Read more

The single most gruesomely off-putting quasi-phallic Joe Camel hoodline ever put on a production car. Read more

Will your luggage needs ever be bulkier than a gym bag? Read more

You don’t get a better (or certainly more Teutonic-rational) corporate sales line than “Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut.” Read more

Never had them so can’t make a call on taste, but somehow between Smurfs and Haribo that closes in on some kind of Peak European Export nexus thing. Read more

::ears go *perk!* upon mention of marzipan which alone justifies whatever it takes to make eccentric European chocolate available at most better supermarkets:: Read more

Fruit salad. Fruit salad is top five. Read more

I think we have to recognize that all things are not created equal, and should not be treated as such by those who loudly proclaim an ascetic lifestyle. Read more

No, I’ve always been this pedantic. Read more

More stupid than dumb. Read more

To back up what Raph was saying, this was on the street in Munich a few years back.