"I had one just like that, except ......"

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by masraum

I've never ridden a motorcycle. That gas tank looks like it could be a huge pain in the gut. I feel like most sport bikes have a smoother curve to them.

So how does that think compare comfort-wise to something like this.

I have one like that, except it is a Triumph and Black.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by racerbvd

i have one like that, except it is a triumph and black.

lol

[911 Rod]

Or when they look at your car and instead of talking about it they have to go on about a friend that has a Ferrari. Annoying.

[ted]

I have one like that except it is a convertible.

[Scott Douglas]

Hey WD, isn't this 'just like your truck' only 6 numbers better?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1947-dodge-power-wagon-3/

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by masraum

I've never ridden a motorcycle. That gas tank looks like it could be a huge pain in the gut. I feel like most sport bikes have a smoother curve to them.



So how does that think compare comfort-wise to something like this.

Believe it or not, that gas tank adds a good deal to the comfort for which these bikes are renown. It provides a very nice support for the lower torso, so we can take some weight off or our arms. These old Super Sports have a reputation as one of the more comfortable sport bikes ever made.

The Panigale that you show is just like it, although markedly less comfortable. Those bikes are well known as "torture racks", which is kind of hard to figure out. After all, its foot pegs are in the same place, but higher and further back, and its handlebars are in the same place, but lower and further forward.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Believe it or not, that gas tank adds a good deal to the comfort for which these bikes are renown. It provides a very nice support for the lower torso, so we can take some weight off or our arms. These old Super Sports have a reputation as one of the more comfortable sport bikes ever made.

The Panigale that you show is just like it, although markedly less comfortable. Those bikes are well known as "torture racks", which is kind of hard to figure out. After all, its foot pegs are in the same place, but higher and further back, and its handlebars are in the same place, but lower and further forward.

Interesting. Thanks.

LOL

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

Hey WD, isn't this 'just like your truck' only 6 numbers better?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1947-dodge-power-wagon-3/

Yea, it's just like mine, except it's a one-ton pickup (WD-21) and mine's a 3/4 ton pickup (WD-15) and they're different colors - and also neither one of them is a Power Wagon (WDX).
Calling a pickup truck a Power Wagon is the height of ignorance. It's like calling a 924 an "early GT3."
Who ever wrote this description is utterly ignorant of the subject. The irony here is that a WD-21 is a lot more rare than a Power Wagon. I would have described it as a rare WD-21, not a common Power Wagon. I'm surprised the owner hasn't corrected the description.

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Yea, it's just like mine, except it's a one-ton pickup (WD-21) and mine's a 3/4 ton pickup (WD-15) and they're different colors - and also neither one of them is a Power Wagon (WDX).
Calling a pickup truck a Power Wagon is the height of ignorance. It's like calling a 924 an "early GT3."
Who ever wrote this description is utterly ignorant of the subject. The irony here is that a WD-21 is a lot more rare than a Power Wagon. I would have described it as a rare WD-21, not a common Power Wagon. I'm surprised the owner hasn't corrected the description.

The current owner appears to be a dealer, so the ignorance factor is a lot higher I would imagine than if it were privately owned.
I would also imagine that owning this you'd have to resign yourself to life in the slow lane and living at late '40's early '50's speed. Looks like a pretty nice restoration though.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by gacook

Because commonality is one of the easiest ways to connect with a stranger, and we are a social animal.

True, that is a major part of it, but to add to it, there are three types of minds.

1. The mind that sees similarities and connections.

2. The mind that sees differences and disconnects.

3. The mind that sees neither.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by gsxrken

My 1969 Mustang Mach1 is debadged, which really throws them off. I had one guy tell me his brother had a Camaro just like that, and when I said actually it’s a Mustang, he said No it isn’t.
I now look forward to these conversations and enjoy going along with them, always agreeing with them no matter what they say. Particularly with the guys that point out that such and such is not “correct” for my car as built.

Like you I have to take the high road on such occasions and gotta believe they mean no harm.

A couple of months ago I was in my Targa at a stop light and the guy in the black SUV next to me shouts out: nice car, Tougah.............who makes that?

I reply back: it's a Porsche "Targa", 1977, air-cooled like an old Beetle.

He thinks for a moment and says back; Oh yea, you know Volkswagen owns Porsche.

Me; I smile and impatiently wait for the light to change so I don't have to be that prick in a Porsche. He meant well, why curb his enthusiasm?

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by gacook

Because commonality is one of the easiest ways to connect with a stranger, and we are a social animal.

This is the answer. Oscar's razor I think they call it.

However, there are yakking outliers that will eat your life away. That video fastfredracing posted a couple of years ago was a hoot where the guy kept talking about the car he had in the way back and the mechanic he was talking to was under a car and swamped with work.

[id10t]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

How stupid does one need to be to not understand a red car is not the same as a blue car?

Depending on relative speed and direction they could both be the same white car