When someone says the word 'motorcycle,' what's the first thing that comes to mind? What's the mental picture that instantly flashes before your eyes? If you're a rider, maybe it's one of your own bikes, which is totally reasonable. And if you're thinking of getting into riding, maybe it's your dream bike, which also makes complete sense.
What I'm willing to bet that it isn't is probably a Polaris Slingshot, or any similar vehicle that controls in a similar way. To be clear, I'm not knocking you if you own or enjoy a Slingshot; that's up to you, and not every vehicle is for every person.
But I will say this, as I also said right after I drove a Slingshot for the first time: It's not a motorcycle. It's something else. And, in fact, it is most often defined as an 'autocycle,' which seems like a much more accurate descriptor, just looking at the compound word and considering both the word 'automobile' and the word 'motorcycle.' When an automobile and a motorcycle love each other very much, sometimes they come together, and an autocycle is born. I think that's how it goes, anyway? Someone get Michael Bay on the phone to clarify this one, please.
