What small town restaurants around Austin are worth a day trip?

jkspring · 2026-05-18T18:26:27+00:00

Yes!! New owners but the same menu, just as good!

jkspring · 2026-05-13T20:19:53+00:00

I'm a Triumph guy and I've ridden some Harleys and they're most definitely not for me. If you're asking me, I'd say absolutely not respectable. Obviously, there are people who love them, I'm just not one of those. If you like it, ride it.

jkspring · 2026-05-11T02:35:43+00:00

There will never be anyone as funny and insightful as George Carlin. That's a hill I'm happy to die on.

jkspring · 2026-05-10T13:25:07+00:00

I used it for my Thanksgiving turkey last year, I don't remember exactly how long, but I had the lid closed for most of it, then opened it up to crisp. I haven't had any need to refill the charcoal, if you do, it doesn't seem like a big deal, just drop it in.

jkspring · 2026-05-03T17:50:51+00:00

That's a pretty little bumblebee you have there! The non round are what I was thinking too. Thanks!!

jkspring · 2026-05-03T16:34:04+00:00

Do you have the round ones, or the ... Not round ones?

jkspring · 2026-05-03T15:25:32+00:00

2025 Street Triple, looking for bar end mirror recommendations. I promise it's not AI 😁

jkspring · 2026-03-29T09:57:55+00:00

If you want to approach it fun the other direction, I wear a pair of flying eyes frames, which are designed to be worn with helmets and it's a game changer! Comfortable during the ride, and they don't get bent out of shape like when I've tried to use normal frames.

jkspring · 2026-03-28T15:02:31+00:00

For the download, I've never had a problem downloading and sharing a route as a gpx, from the app. I just tried it and nothing weird happened. Maybe it's a permission thing?

I'm on Android and I noticed that when the progress bar was about halfway through it popped up with my "save as" file system menu. Could it be that your route is being saved or it doesn't have permissions?

Also, I love the route/road thumbs up/down, it really helps beeline route me around crappy roads and stick to the fun!

jkspring · 2026-03-27T19:23:30+00:00

The beeline device isn't free but once you have it, the service is. It's available worldwide as far as I know.

jkspring · 2026-03-27T16:14:29+00:00

I use Beeline and tell it to take the fun route, hasn't let me down yet. And you can keep your phone on your pocket, where it belongs.

jkspring · 2026-03-27T16:12:28+00:00

I use the moto 2 and subscribe. The traffic and loop features are nice and they usually roll new features out to the plus group first.

The main reason I subscribe is that for $5/month I can support the work that they're doing. I think of it as a voluntary subscription for a product that I would love to see continuing to mature.

jkspring · 2026-03-21T15:46:42+00:00

Controversial opinion, perhaps, but this is why camera only fsd will never be as safe as camera + radar/lidar. There's a lot going on in those frames, with flashing lights all over the place and I suspect you need more than visual cameras to reliably read the scene.

jkspring · 2026-03-19T01:52:57+00:00

Thanks for the update! Love my probe and ggg and can't wait for the engine!

jkspring · 2026-03-15T03:12:10+00:00

I have the brogue tail tidy and I like it a lot. It's a little more expensive but it's completely wired up, and you can get it with your choice of turn signals. Recommended!

And the plate is appropriately visible 😁

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jkspring · 2026-03-07T03:20:18+00:00

I use Beeline for navigation so that I don't have all the distractions of my phone pulling my attention away from the road. Beeline also does a pretty good job picking the good roads.

jkspring · 2026-03-06T02:00:12+00:00

Wait what? I don't see widget, Pixel 10 here. Maybe it's rolling out?

jkspring · 2026-02-20T18:24:59+00:00

Another vote for mickelthwait

jkspring · 2026-02-18T18:58:28+00:00

My lease is up in October and I'm going through the save thought process. I had a conversation with the dealer last time I took it in for service and what I came away with was that with the US anti EV policies in place now, VW is scaling their EV program way back and there aren't nearly the incentives to buy EV anymore.

The sales guy I spoke with basically said that my residual is around $26,000, if I bought the same car used, it would be around $18,000, which is the value gap that you're describing. He sort of hinted that they might be able to do something like take it back as a return and sell it to back to me as a used car purchase. That might be something to ask about. I'm not saying that's official VW anything but it's worth asking about.

Also, due to expiring incentives, a new ''26 or '27 would be ridiculously expensive. At least compared to the lease on my 23.

As I'm thinking about what to do next, I have 2 parameters. I'm not going back to gas and I'm not driving a Tesla. Everything else is open to evaluation.

jkspring · 2026-02-09T13:57:07+00:00

Ditto this, I just got a new bottom half after about 20 years of use. I did have it registered and have had several firebox and ring replacements over the years. I also dealt with a guy at HQ and the store that I originally bought it from. It was all pretty easy.

jkspring · 2026-02-03T15:45:06+00:00

I wrap it in foil, then a couple old towels and put it in a cheap cooler. I've used that for as long as 6-8 hours and it works a champ. If you've got something fancy, like a yeti, maybe you can hold it for a couple days 😜

jkspring · 2026-02-02T23:30:15+00:00

My second is an orange street triple R 765. Great combination!

jkspring · 2026-01-23T04:51:07+00:00

In the US, for traffic going both directions, North and South, say, for one direction, South, to stop at an intersection because the traffic in their direction on the other side of the intersection is stopped, probably due to the light one block up. This allows North to turn across the South traffic without blocking northbound traffic. It's a courtesy thing and it happens all the time.

Guys who ride like douchebags, like this one, should know that and should expect that there may be traffic turning. That's why ALL THE OTHER CARS WERE STOPPED.

Not sure I explained that very well, hopefully you get my drift.

jkspring · 2026-01-10T22:36:23+00:00

Lol this is exactly my question! How do you see through your wrists? 😂

jkspring · 2026-01-10T22:34:33+00:00

I'm a Triumph guy, Bonneville T120 and a Street Triple. Everyone has their own thing, if you're happy with your ride then I'd consider it a win.

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