Recent content by Mr. Smartypants

because they now know those policies where wrong?

I have a friend that builds motorbikes by grafting a 50cc motor onto a beach cruiser. Technically these are 'motorized bicycles' or 'mopeds'. You don't need a motorcycle license, or to license the bike, if it meets four requirements. (Let's see if I can remember all four). 1. Less than 2...

All the Japanese mfgrs are very good. They compete strongly with one another. I'm a Honda man myself because I have a big water-cooled Honda that has 75,000 miles on it and never needed as much as a valve adjustment. But they're all pretty good. And each brand has is devotees.

Wow. Gun nuts are about the most fact-resistant people I know. NOBODY is going to mess with the basic right of Americans to own guns. What we're arguing about is regulation. Limits. For instance, you can't own a machine gun. Do you see this as a violation of your 2nd Amendment rights...

Wishful thinking. At this point in 1995 the polls were running against Clinton getting second term. Something like 55% of Americans said they'd rather have an unnamed Republican than Clinton for a second term. But when that Republican was named, Clinton moved ahead. To beat Obama the...

First you need to take the wheel off. This involves unscrewing the nut from the end of the axle, then pulling the axle out. You might also have to unhook the brakes or speedometer cable or something. Now you take the wheel to where you buy the tire. They install and balance the tire, and...

First you need to take the wheel off. This involves unscrewing the nut from the end of the axle, then pulling the axle out. You might also have to unhook the brakes or speedometer cable or something. Now you take the wheel to where you buy the tire. They install and balance the tire, and...

First you need to take the wheel off. This involves unscrewing the nut from the end of the axle, then pulling the axle out. You might also have to unhook the brakes or speedometer cable or something. Now you take the wheel to where you buy the tire. They install and balance the tire, and...

As I've been saying all along, the Republicans care only about being in power. When a Democrat gets elected president, they go into a four year long temper tantrum. They refuse to cooperate with anything the Democrats do, because they don't want the Democratic president to get credit. They...

500 words is not very long for a paper. An outline is not really that useful for a 500 word essay. (Hell, some of my answers are 500 words! 8^O) But think if you were writing 10,000 words. You couldn't just sit down and write a paper like that starting with 'Once upon a time. . . ' and ending...

I would say the RSX is less girly, but I would rather have the RSX 'cos I'm a guy. 8^) Also I think it's a little better car--I just like Honda better than Toyota. But the difference is probably not that big. You should look at both cars, sit in them, drive them if possible, and buy whichever...

Well first of all, congrats on getting your permit! You don't want to buy too nice a bike to learn on. You're going to be hard on your first bike. You're likely to drop it once or twice, just minor spills or parking-lot tipovers. And if you can't drive a manual transmission car, you're...

I don't go by the critic, I go by the venue. For instance, on 'Entertainment News' channels, all you get are happy, good reviews. Leonard Maltin for instance. His reviews are not really reviews at all, they're paid ads. As with any movie review you see on the Disney Channel (the clue is that...

Polls show the public is just about evenly split on who blames the Democrats and who blames the Republicans. But the Republicans are the ones responsible for the shutdown. The Democrats tried to resolve the disagreement with compromise, but Republicans see compromise as capitulation. When the...

I am not a cruiser person but I appreciate them for their good points--easy to ride, low center of gravity, a little extra comfort. I've ridden both Japanese cruisers (Honda Shadow and Magna) and Harleys (well, -one- Harley). The Harley was definitely the nicer bike, but then it was a lot...