Wes Siler's discussions

Not really. It's a great bike, but it's still actually a pretty focussed sportbike that requires a fair amount of skill to exploit and quite a lot of commitment to ride. The Striple R is perfect for motorcyclists, the Scrambler is perfect for people who like the idea of riding a bike. Read more

Don't. Read more

Yeah, it's going to be a bit pokier than any of those, with better suspension, a lower seat and obviously it doesn't look like a plastic turd. Read more

Similar idea, but obviously the whole low-seat, scrambler thing is a bit different. SV = old Monster before that bike got crazy. Read more

Sick, brah. Read more

This is soooooo much better than an 883. I mean I could just hold down the "o" button for the next four hours and it would still fail to do that justice. Read more

Yup. Ducati's been extremely successful with its Google Ads campaign, to the point where they don't actually buy much online display ads at normal rates. Sure, that screws the publishers, but it's great ROI for them. Read more

The FZ-07 is probably in the same ballpark as the Scrambler. A little cheaper, but a little cheaper to look at too. Read more

LOL at "actual subscribers." They give away so many free subs that even that 160k number is hardly reliable anymore. Read more

Don't buy a KTM single. The maintenance and vibes will kill you. Read more

I'm a great teacher. Here's Mollie's fiancee during his first lesson: Read more

Anyone tempted to use the word hipster should instead have to shout, "I wish I could have sex with pretty girls!" Read more

It'll be a little faster than the versys, with better brakes and suspension and a much, much lower seat. Not quite as good for travel and two-up though. Read more

LOL yeah. Thanks for all your help with that clusterfuck. Reason won out in the end. Read more

Thanks dude. I'm much more comfortable having motorcycle be a hobby rather than a career. Read more

For driving. Read more

Also exactly this. Sigh. Read more

Yup, that's exactly it. Read more

To a lesser extent. And I'm no longer a motorcycle journalist for many of the same reasons. I'm now a dog camping journalist and all I get for free is slobber. Read more

It's a pretty sweet gig, won't lie. Read more