Culture|Garage

Okay, okay, I know, bad joke. All kidding aside, FocalJet is one of the most active communities devoted to Ford’s trademark econo-hatch, the Ford Focus. The FocalJet site has all sorts o’ good stuff, from news and reviews, to helpful tech advice and interesting cross-forum banter. Read the rest of this entry »

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So my friend and other LeMons co-driver is into bikes.  And he has always told me that the guys he ride with are an interesting crowd.  I just kind of took his word for it.  Until I visited mnsportbikeriders.com, these guys are pretty intense.

Seems to be a pretty solid community with group tuning sessions, rides, etc.  But the fun stuff is that they all seem to have fetishes for fiddys–50cc bikes.  During the off season (this is Minnesota) they rent out a local in-door karting center, come in full gear and drop knee (or whatever serious bikers call it).

Apparently they spent all their money on bikes and gear because the images look like they were taken with a 1997 Kodak digital.  I also found some videos of them stuntin (I am so baller), got to love the obligatory fat guy who shows up on a scooter and wheelies for about two feet (post jump video), but he still has more talent then I do.

If you see anything cool on your local forums, feel free to send them in, with a link and a title of “forum fun.”

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Thanks to reader, Chet, for sending this one through. He spotted this on Honda-Tech and thought it would be a good one to share with the masses. The poster was installing some new struts and coilovers and his OEM bumpstops had decayed. So rather than paying $20 each, he made a trip to Pet Smart and picked up a Kong. If you aren’t a dog owner, a Kong is pretty much the most bad ass toy a dog could ever have… to a lay person it’s hard red rubbery plasticy thingy that you stuff peanut butter in. Anyways, he chopped it all up, drilled and did some other stuff and then managed to have them work out as bump stops. Pretty cool. Or something like that.

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Remember the Nissan (Datsun, whatever) Z-cars? Not the current gen, natch, but the old ones, with the great styling and spirited little engines? If you are a purist, prepare for a shock- the hybrid Z ain’t some sort of twin-engined econobox, it’s nothin’ but horsepower. Pure, unadulterated vee-eight fun. Read the rest of this entry »

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Seriously? People really ask questions like this? This guy just posted on an RX-8 forum, wanting to know if it was possible to stretch his 18in tires to fit on to a 19in wheel.

Big fail. One of the best comments: “sell your car. buy a vw.”

Check out the thread here to follow the hillarity that will ensue.

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