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Steve DaSilva
steve-dasilva
Staff Writer at Jalopnik. Sucker for big adventurous motorcycles and tiny sporty cars. It doesn't make much sense to him, either.

This is the “freedom” that car-dependency provides. Read more

Except one is towards an historically discriminated group while the other isn’t. These folks are either: Read more

I’ve never met a single ally (a real ally, that is) who has been offended by being called cisgender, which... *checks notes* ...means you identify as the gender you were born as. Oh, so offensive! Judging by his own Twitter, this Esses figure is a troll at best, transphobic at worst. So of course he’s going to make a Read more

Well, that kind of puts the five people on the sub in perspective, doesn’t it? Read more

I definitely understand. Hell, I currently have my mechanic handling an engine rebuild because I just want to be able to ride as soon as possible. (I’d been putting it off until the coming winter, but all the little problems finally caught up!) Read more

Congrats on the new bike and larger displacement/more hp.

The F800 engine has a 360 degree crankshaft—the cylinders rise and fall together, but are on a different stroke—you’re going to feel the vibration in your hands less than your 310 single, but you’re still going to feel some significant vibration in the bars Read more

I don’t know about the quality of these cars, but they’re missing a hell of a cross-over event with the Fast and the Furious movies being released soon. Read more

It really ramped up when Reagan” is an acceptable comment about most of our current problems. Read more

What could have been a conversation ended with the end of someone’s life.
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I’ll freely admit, eyewitnesses claim Neely was acting aggressively. But what does aggression mean? Read more

I think it has a lot to do with the fact that Americans are, generally, extremely overworked and underpaid. People are justifiably angry and frustrated about that. And instead of directing that anger and frustration at corporations and political leaders from both parties, we are directing that at each other because Read more

The ones in Miami already had immobilizers 20 years ago, this seems like a step backwards.

I agree with this sentiment 1000%, years ago when I was younger (and perhaps a bit more reckless) I set out on a 6000M journey on a Ducati Monster, which you might recognize as NOT a touring bike, more-or-less on a whim. I started in Kansas City and headed to San Diego, up Highway 1 to Portland then back via Idaho,

The “just take the trip” is such good advice.

If you desperately need to order mediocre pizza before you finish your commute home” Read more

Imma go see it. Looks self-aware and cheeky as hell, like a Barbie-fied Zoolander. Read more