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I spend time around both sides of the aisle and this might be the first time in about 10 years that I'm seeing this level of alignment on a topic.

"So weege brought up the question of what would it take for the dirt bike industry to do something similar and start selling bikes that are not as advanced and therefore a lot cheaper for the avg person?" Carbureted two strokes. We can all enjoy performance suspension, but with motors the majority of us can work on in the garage and that don't cost a fortune to repair. As much as I love my modern four stroke, I kind of the miss the days of simplicity.

This has nothing to do with selling cheap two strokes/entry level bikes, investing in the bicycle market, or moto gp. It has everything to do with incredibly poor forecasting, assuming Covid sales would continue, and overspending like madmen across the company. They ran out of money long ago and continued to leverage themselves with creditors and now they are screwed.

But hey guys. Electric bikes are gonna save the sport. Just wait until you see the lawsuits from "I didn't hear the person".

…and then the insurance company drops the policyholder, or raises their premiums to the point it’s no longer fiscally viable…and shuts down. The “who cares, (insurance/big company/wealthy person) has plenty of money” mindset of jurors is ultimately going to kill off every ounce of fun in this country.

I am not sure why you got downvoted but you are 100% correct. We started out as a dealer in 2016, just before Arctic Cat was bought out by Textron. Initially everything was great, we put up some solid sales numbers our first year. Followed that up with a stellar second year and were really excited to expand more in our third year. Arctic Cat then began fumbling the football with their products and their product timing. For example they would release a new model (Wildcat XX) and then not have them available for an additional eight months with delay...

If people haven't realized yet, we are in a recession.

Only poor and stupid people voted for Trump. The last 4 years have made me poorer and stupider than I’ve ever been, so the choice was an obvious one.

It was amazing to watch a cultural change that literally happened overnight. The reaction from the Lefty Loons is predictable, but they have lost SO much legitimacy this time around that they got nothing. Can't blame Russia, can't blame racism when Trump made huge strides among minorities. It feels like a glorious day, but hell if my liberal friends aren't pissed, especially the single-issue white women (abortion being the only issue they care about, they don't give a shit about the wars and the economy etc.), I know a bunch of moderate liberals who voted for Trump this time around.

Who even watches MSM anymore? The platform is obsolete. CNN, Fox, MSNBC, local broadcast news, they’re all inconsequential anymore.

That's 6 and a half minutes I'll never get back. She just repeated herself over and over and over and over and over....... Trump broke the mainstream media his first term, they never got over it. I think he'll break the democratic party this term. Who do they have as a leader? Bill Clinton? Way too old to influence anyone. Hillary? Same and people hate her. Barak and Michelle? Their influence is much less important that ever, and 4 years from now getting another lecture from them? Chuck Schumer? He has power but nobody really likes him. Gavin? Look what...

Do you really need me to draw you a picture? People are fed up with extremists like you having influence on and indoctrinating their children on a daily basis. With all due respect, if you think Kamala is too centrist and think the Democratic Party needs to find someone even further left, you're an extremist and I find it VERY hard to believe that you don't try to push your beliefs on innocent children to brain wash them. That fear of a teacher pushing their extreme beliefs on young, impressionable kids is what is making more parents move to the...

Translation courtesy of ChatGPT: “ It seems like this person is sharing a series of personal anecdotes about their experience in the trucking and logistics industry, but the post is written in a somewhat disjointed way, which makes it hard to follow. Here’s an attempt at a summary of the main points: 1. American Business Practices : The person is talking about how American business often relies on contracting out work. This can include various aspects, from moving goods (trucking) to construction projects (like roofing and pipeline work). 2. Pipeline Projects and Labor Issues : They mention a large pipeline...