tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post7376228857674182946..comments2024-03-28T23:30:45.564-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: The military considers a stealth motorbike for special forcesc w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-54575912005092840252016-07-04T05:19:26.672-07:002016-07-04T05:19:26.672-07:00Is this worth the upgrade over the USMC's dies...Is this worth the upgrade over the USMC's diesel motorcycle?<br />The Kawasaki KLR-650 (M1030M1) goes or went for a little under twenty thousand.<br />The Marines have been using these since around 2006.<br />jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-23630830939352681532016-07-03T06:39:19.347-07:002016-07-03T06:39:19.347-07:00They've been bouncing this idea around for dec...They've been bouncing this idea around for decades. I remember back in the 80's talk about Harley building a military prototype dirt bike. Just put a larger silencer on a XR-600 or KLM and call it a day. The free market has already provided the best all-purpose bike possible.Don Curtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308852447526940842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-13046195424263017072016-07-03T04:14:59.289-07:002016-07-03T04:14:59.289-07:00Belt drive, LOTS of electronics, many places for d...Belt drive, LOTS of electronics, many places for dust/mud/water to enter/gum up, and the all important "smart" system that breaks when you hit a bump above 10MPH. AND ALL FOR THE LOW LOW PRICE OF fifty million a bike, and all for another F35 "white elephant" that won't work, and CANNOT BE MADE TO WORK in combat. Amazing what you can come up with when you spend other people's money.---Ray Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-29456492247119399612016-07-02T22:15:00.401-07:002016-07-02T22:15:00.401-07:00I need one.I need one.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com