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Reminds me of this classic from David Mitchell:

Sorry, wut? The desert outside the prison walls surrounding Gaza is like Haight Ashbury but for ravers? Sarcasm aside, intent to antagonise or no, it shows an incredible amount of either antipathy or ignorance. Settlements aren't built to antagonise Palestinians in the West Bank, either...

I absolutely hate tipping culture generally (just pay your people properly and fold the cost into the item - Europe manages just fine), but the use of POS machines has pushed it completely out of control. Most egregious I've seen recently was at the Budweiser Stage, where the beer is already...

While I'm deeply sympathetic to the families who lost loved ones from that concert, setting up an event purporting to celebrate freedom just outside the world's largest prison is akin to Nathan's holding a hot dog eating competition in South Darfur...

You hurt the ones you love the most... Fack, as an old friend named Blackie would say... I've always wondered about the logistics of doing this. Even when I was shopping for a supernaked in BC that ended up being the Tuono, the lowest prices in Canada were always in Quebec. I figure I'll need...

The current religious zealot Israeli government really, really want Trump to win the upcoming election (about as much as Putin). They are acutely aware that opinions are sharply divided on the Democratic side regarding the US approach to the region, but largely united on the Republican side. The...

Yes. Also yes. To be fair, the conclusion I've come to in this thread and looking at a bajillion classifieds is that what I really want is a Griso, but as one isn't available in my budget and locally RIGHT NOW, I'm trying to work my head around something else. The top logical choices are...

Saw this one in my ongoing hunt. Not a fit for me, but I think it's reasonably priced considering the mileage and the luggage: Log into Facebook That's a lot of bike for the money.

Now this is a reply! Sounds like you have gone down a number of the paths I've considered, and I can skip the supermoto and 600 SS. You're right about the 675 Street Triple and insurance, too. It's similarly priced to the SV while being a lot more bike. Was told today by someone at Allstate...

It's about a 40% bump in power over the Ninja and about 80% more expensive than the early Kawi models I'm looking at. The only area they seem to be on par is insurance, as companies seem to be confused by the 'Ninja' moniker and have made it quite expensive. An older Multi 12 would definitely...

Have been looking at a ton of postings, and you can tell the bottom fell out of the used bike market when many listings are two to four months old. It's rare to see anything under three weeks. Great bikes, but like the FJR, probably a bit too focused on the pure touring side for what I'm...

Thanks for all the input, folks! Very much appreciated and lots of food for thought. Keep it coming if anyone can think of anything else... I've been looking at all the Guzzis, and the V7 is definitely up there. My only concern is I'm a bigger guy, and the ones I've sat on have been awfully...

There's a couple MT09 versions up on FB marketplace for $7500, and they've been sitting. I'm hoping to take advantage of late-season desperation to bag a deal. FJ09 versions are definitely closer to my ideal budget, though. Assume the one you know of is well north of that, though... 'A bit odd'...

The R1 hasn't been meaningfully updated since 2015. Almost 10 years. The reason for that isn't that Yamaha can't figure out the tech, it's that they've done the market research and the financials for developing a new model don't add up. They would have to charge more than people would be willing...

True, but the Tracer version is definitely one to add to the list. Thanks! Will look closer...

Tempting, but 160 km to reserve is a dealbreaker for me. The Griso is known for a short range, and it gets about 220-240 km to reserve. That's about as low as I'd want to go, as I have bad range anxiety...

BORING PREAMBLE STARTS So I sold the Tuono on Sunday. I've been out on it for a grand total of three rides this year, one of which was a commute, and it was just too much bike for my particular corner of Ontario. It was heavenly in BC, but as I've complained about at length here, Hamilton is...

Hold tight. I said the brakes were rated worse on the Japanese bikes, not that they don't have character. That's a you opinion, BP, not me. If you can't find character in a ZX-10R or CBR1000RR, you're not looking very hard. I rode a 2nd gen ZX-10R for years, and that thing had bags of character...

Absolutely nothing to do with Ducati in particular, that's an odd take (though I do find those least bothered by the current situation often have a Ducati in the garage). It's all about the series having evolved to become functionally a one-make class. If Honda or KTM had achieved this level of...

If the sideshow is more entertaining than the main attraction, then the main attraction is broken. If the aero rules are busted and tire development so stunted that the excitement mostly only happens in the first five laps, why bother with having a main race then? Just turn it into speedway...