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I list reaction time under the SKILL umbrella. I know far too many 'younger-than-I drivers' that do very badly at Whack-A-Mole. The ones that ride motorcycles sometimes become statistics. I think we can all agree that speed, in the wrong hands, is dangerous. That said, I'm keeping my R7 for...

SPEED does not KILL. Unskilled, distracted, emotional drivers, and/or poorly maintained equipment kills. Speed AMPLIFIES damage. IMHO :angel:

At 79, I realize my time is limited so I speed to waste the least amount of my life in the car.

"It’s really easy to NOT speed." :frown: If you drive an interstate highway at or below the limit in most states I've driven in, you will be mowed down! Seems like the police have no issues with 10/20+ over 'suggested limit'.

I run a Uniden R7 in my Mav. I also have a R4 on my motorcycle. The R7 directional arrows and ability to 'tune' the scanning make it hands down the best detector on the market. Minimum of 1/2 mile alerts, sometimes 1 mile with virtually no false alerts. They have saved me and my lead-foot wife...

I just read thru this entire thread and can summarize for any new viewers. #1 If you have a hybrid or EV our government will ADD to our TAX burden. #2 Our governments have hired countless cronies to invent complex plans and administrators to enforce collection. #3 The simple solution would be...

Meh. The gas thief is just gonna punch a hole in the tank. No prints, out of sight. Better armor-plate the tank while you're adding the locking cap!

Diet?

If the goal is to back up without disturbing someone (late return home, etc.) you could install a switch to kill the beep temporarily.

I could be wrong but I don't think a spoiler will do anything at the lower speeds you run off-road. Spoilers need lots of AIR to be effective.

Dumb?! I confess! My wife told me to get the Maverick! :angel:

They are so you can buy accessories from Ford to fill the holes. :angel:

All I know is both my motorcycles say DON'T USE 15% ETHANAL because it eats engines.

To be fair, riding the Dragon in rain at 9pm in late December was pretty open too!

My buddies and I consider the Dragon a "technical" road. A couple of the "fun" roads have been mentioned but there's so many others in them thar hills! Rattler, Snake, BRP, Moonshiner, are a few to the east. Lots more in all directions. It's a biker's playground.

It's a Darwin test. 318 turns in 11 miles. Lots of of 'free air' opportunities!

Done the Dragon on 5 different bikes. Once at night in the rain. Never on 4 wheels. It's a bucket list item but there are far more enjoyable roads in the Smokies than US129.

I wonder if the owner also wears a belt with his suspenders?

I ride year-round. The Spyder is the winter and long-haul ride and the Aprilia is the summer day-tripper.

Got the letter Friday and scheduled the update online for tomorrow am. To my surprise, the dealer is sending the tech to my house for the update.