The Small Engine Shop

Waving their nations flag while protesting ICE deportations. No healthy society would tolerate this. Take a dozen people to Mexico City and protest their immigration laws while waving American flags and see how long you last. If I could snap my fingers and have them all deported, I would do it without hesitation.

Waving another nation’s flag while protesting that you should be allowed to illegally remain in another nation is WILD. https://t.co/xLx0YCqBQ0

— Raheem. (@RaheemKassam) February 2, 2025

This obese rapper is suing Lyft because a Lyft driver refused to give her a ride in his compact car. To show just how large she actually is, here she is sitting in the back of a small SUV just under the tail gate while filming her rap video. She is almost as wide as the opening. I think this vehicle is a second generation Ford Escape, but I'm not positive. Anyway, both Lyft and Uber allow drivers to use subcompact cars as long as they have 4 doors and seat 5 people. The Mitsubishi Mirage G4 and the Nissan Versa are subcompact cars that meet these requirements. I've seen the Mitsubishi Mirage G4 up close and I own a Mazda Tribute, which is the same size as the Ford Escape (it actually is a Ford Escape underneath the labels), so I know the size of these vehicles. There is no way this person can sit comfortably and safely in a subcompact car.

The government and transportation companies like Lyft and Uber cannot force a driver to give a person this size a ride in their car. It would be unethical. A Lyft or Uber driver has the right to protect their investment that provides them with an income. Her lawsuit should be thrown out. She said "feeling bad" motivated her to sue Lyft when the drivers refused to give her a ride. Instead, she should use this experience and her feelings to motivate her to lose weight, and it might save her life. People this size don't live long, and they end up dying of complications due to their body weight at a relatively young age. Rewarding her with a win will probably contribute to her demise. But either way, it's her responsibility to lose weight.

This is the lady suing Lyft for being told by a driver that she won't fit in his car pic.twitter.com/ZDAxqTPZWE

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 31, 2025

Starbucks has installed panic buttons at select stores to protect servers. A few years ago a black person was loitering in a Starbucks and causing trouble, so the police were called to remove and arrest him. It may have been two people, I'm not sure. This event made national news and has resulted in these panic buttons. The Left back than was screaming bloody horror because these blacks were arrested for loitering.

I started making my own tea and coffee a long time ago and stopped going to coffee shops, but occasionally I will stop at one. The local Starbucks near me had an LGBTQ flag taped to the window for years, so when I would see the flag in the window I would keep driving. For some reason they took the gay flag down, and when I go inside they never have what I want. Either they throw out the brewed coffee because it's 20 minutes before closing, or they just don't brew the common types of coffee like decaf. Here's a novel idea, don't throw out the coffee until you actually close. Wawa is a convenience store at a gas station on the east coast, and it has a better selection of coffee than Starbucks, so I've been going there. Can you image that, a convenience store out shines Starbucks.

Starbucks to add ‘panic buttons’ in stores to boot loiterers, lingering customers https://t.co/ZcMfQKqG2m pic.twitter.com/1Kr3vRDIaw

— New York Post (@nypost) January 29, 2025

No diversity or multiculturalism is accepted by this Orca family. America's fate will be like this seal if America doesn't wake up to reality.

According to Motorcyclist Magazine, the top 5 motorcycles under $6000 for frugal motorcycle riders are:

• Honda XR150L
• Honda CRF300L
• Kawasaki KLX300
• Yamaha TW200
• Yamaha XT250

These motorcycles are nice, but their all small. There is nothing there for larger riders. Every motorcycle in this list has a wheelbase shorter than 60 inches. If your a taller rider you will look like a circus bear riding a tricycle on every single motorcycle. It's like buying a pair a Levi Jeans 3 inches too short. You have to raise the maximum price to account for larger riders, or include used motorcycles in the list.  Raising the maximum price to $7000 will include some of the larger dual sport motorcycles like a base model Kawasaki KLR 650 or Suzuki DR650.

Also, every motorcycle in this list will struggle traveling 70 mph on the freeway, so if your looking for a bike for freeway commuting your better off buying a larger motorcycle. I'm not sure the Honda XR150 or Yamaha TW200 will reach 70 mph?

However, after saying all that, larger riders can still get away with riding smaller motorcycles, and traveling on the freeway with each of these models is doable. Adding luggage to make the motorcycle look larger will help with appearance, and changing the final drive gear ratio will help a little with freeway speeds, and you can always travel slower, or even avoid the freeways all together.

The one area where each of these motorcycles will really shine is when off road riding. There is nothing more fun than traveling off road with a smaller motorcycle. Where the larger bikes will make off road riding feel like a workout, a smaller motorcycle can make the ride feel fun by comparison.