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That's all you got? Grammar typo Nazi crap. That's weak, even for you.

Old people don't like change.

After the venture test ride I test road the old Wing. I would not buy the older version. It just wasn't awesome enough.

Oh, and for what it costs I can buy the new Gold Wing. Which is exactly what I expect I will be doing.

Keep in mind as you read this that I went way out of my way to do the demo ride, because on paper I was in love with this bike and was totally going to buy one. It is a steaming pile of poo. It was low 90's when I road it and it burnt my leg. Not hot, it burnt it. My leg hurt from the heat for an hour after I rode it. And I am used to that, Kawi is not exactly awesome when it comes to heat control. RPM range is WAY too small. If you jump on it at a light you have to shift once in the intersection, and then once again as you clear the intersection. If you don't it hits the rev limiter at 4200. I was bouncing off it the entire ride. As you ride it and speed goes up and down you have to shift, and shift and shift and shift and shift and shift and shift. Jesus it sucked. Windshield is bullshit. All the way up, or all the way down. Retards. It sounds like a Harley. Not loud, but they are certainly going for that rumble annoying exhaust. And yes, it pops like a Mofo on decel. Retards. For me, it did not look as awesome in person as it did in the pics. It looked kind of crappy if you ask me but that is personal choice. Ride comfort and ergonomics were excellent. It fit me perfectly and road like a dream. Controls and electronics and farkles were awesome. Passenger comfort was also outstanding. Every test rider I talked to hated it, both in the group before me and in my group. They had like four in each group.

I use "as useful @Casper" for that.

'Bricked' refers to the process of modifying the software on your phone and breaking it badly. Essentially rendering it as useful as a brick.

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Ahh, but will you actually ride it?

This is fun!!

Yes, just swap the SIMs and you are done. They are not OS dependent.

Thats how I do mine. Work buys the hardware and I add it to my account.

Leaving these kind of things off is becoming more common. The Venture charges extra for a heal shifter.

If you get the Pixel from VZ it will be bootloader locked. No root, non of that stuff. Need to get the phone directly from Google for that and get the Google version. The Sammy's will be fully locked also. Best Buy has 100 bucks off the Verizon Pixel 2, fwiw.

The lack of Android Auto support pisses me off big time. No center stand is also less weight I guess.

I was sold on the Venture until I drove it. But the wing does look solid, and the price isn't insane....for a Wing. Really surprised the touring non DCT version is under 27K. Perfect timing, my birthday is in 5 days.

It's out and official. The reviews and test rides are coming back very positive.

So BRP is 'Blind Rage Pauly'?

Oh, and to clarify. The 'burn in' and noise is only an XL 2 problem. The regular smaller Pixel does not have this issue. Different manufacturer. The blue thing is on both.

200K or so Nav'ing with my phone, never owned a waterproof one. Never had one go bad. Problem with the S8 is the updates are too slow to be released. Good and bad no matter what choice you make.

The Artistic Bean. It's your typical fake hipster coffee shop atmosphere. You will love it.

That would explain why I smoked you on 536 after wrecking, with only back brakes.

Screen burn in is kind of a BS story. It's image retention of the nav bar, not burn in. Very typical of AMOLED screens. I am sure the noise issue is software and will be fixed next update. The blue tint at an angle thing is a big deal. I can't imagine using it on my bikes handlebars for Nav with that issue. Doubt that is fixable. If I were buying today I would grab a deal on a Pixel 1, or an S8. Still betting you will stick with Iphone though.

Stop using Sendgrid for email

Valid point. Lets go with I hate him less than I hate Derek.