Wes Siler's discussions

A massive car maker has no expertise or experience or knowledge to gain from a tiny bike maker. A bike engine is not a car engine and motorcycles are massively behind cars, technology wise. Read more

The idea that a major car manufacturer has any technical expertise to gain from a handful of chain smoking Italian men working out of a shed has to die. Read more

LOL, that's ridiculous. Read more

More computers than the space shuttle. Read more

Nah, I said light, simple and well-made... Read more

Not really. They're good cars are designed from the ground up to be AWD with a rear wheel bias. The cheap stuff just uses AWD as a bandaid for FWD dynamics. Read more

And it'll still be a FWD car with a little rear wheel assist.... Never understood why people think that's ok. Read more

I said light, simple and well-made. That not-so-MINI is none of those things. Nor is it correct wheel drive. Read more

A Mercedes built to outlast the human race. Read more

A good light, simple, well-made BMW, with a manual transmission. Read more

A small, efficient pickup truck with a manual transmission. Read more

Great article as always Ty. It seems crazy that I now get the best, most balanced and insightful military coverage on Jalopnik. Read more

A Triumph Speed Triple is a very serious bike for very serious riders. I'd suggest looking at something like a Honda CB500F. That's a learning tool, it will massively accelerate the pace at which you learn what is actually quite a challenging thing to do. That Speed Triple might be a good idea in five or six years, if… Read more

And you couldn't fit one/tenth as many people on those roads with cars.... Read more

LOL, comfortable... Try a bike where you feet are under you. On HDs and HD clones, your feet are out in front of you, meaning all your weight and every bump is directed through your spine. Just in case the vibrations have killed your braincells, that spells discomfort, massively. Read more

If you know about Brammo, it's because I told you about Brammo. Can't fit everything into one article. Read more

Congrats. Read more

I'm 6' 2" with a 34" inseam and the CBR300R (i've got one right now) and CB300F fit me just fine. Read more

Haven't ridden it yet. But yeah, I've got the same thinking you do. A little standard makes a lot more sense than a little cafe racer. Read more

You'll be fine with the 300 then. Or a used CBR250R. Read more