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    ScoutingForZen

    @ScoutingForZen

    An original Oppositelock alumnus and chemical engineer by education, I'm a former MotorBiscuit staff writer and producer. Currently, I'm a research editor for Car and Driver magazine. And when I'm not writing, driving my Abarth, or riding my Moto Guzzi, I like cycling, hiking, and reading sci-fi, fantasy, and manga.

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    Website www.caranddriver.com/ Location Ypsilanti, MI Age 31

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    Best posts made by ScoutingForZen

    • AIDS/LifeCycle Oppo Request

      Hi Oppo,
      It feels awkward asking this, but I need your help. I'm taking part in this year's AIDS/LifeCycle event, a 545-mile bicycle ride from San Francisco to LA in June that benefits the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Los Angeles' LGBT Center. The training I can handle, but I'd like to ask anyone who's comfortable to donate to help me help those living with HIV and AIDS: https://giving.aidslifecycle.org/participant/Skwarczek2023
      Thank you very much!
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      posted in Oppositelock charity cycling
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    • Battle of the Brits Detroit 2022

      Are you a fan of classic British cars and/or motorcycles? Do you live somewhere in the vicinity of Detroit? If so, the Battle of the Brits is today, 9/11/2022, from 10 am - 5 pm EST, at Camp Dearborn, 1700 General Motors Rd, Milford, MI 48380.
      Hope to see the Oppo fam there!
      2021-BOB-001.jpg

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • Chicago Retro Cafe Weekend Car Show

      Hello fellow Oppos,
      If anyone in and around Chicago has time this weekend, a buddy of mine is organizing a car show on Saturday, May 7th. The details are in the image. Retro Cafe Cytro Enterainment Car Show poster.png

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: What Do You Do Outside of Oppo?

      @CarsOfFortLangley I genuinely get paid to write about cars and motorcycles over at MotorBiscuit, for which I am eternally grateful to the Oppo community.

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: ICYMI Top Gun Maverick is free on Prime

      @xsnowpig
      Thanks for the heads up! I absolutely did not expect to enjoy Maverick as much as I did. That shot of the plane on its hypersonic flight, framed against space...gorgeous.

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: WE're Going Cruisin'

      @HFV_Junkyardin
      Nothing says classy like a Jag XK120: alt text
      https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1953-jaguar-xk120-roadster-29/

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: Come on guys, are CVT's that bad?

      @Urambo-Tauro God, I hated my dad's Sentra's CVT. But the one in the current Civic is way better--no drone, just a light hum

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: Oppo/Autopian DT Farewell Party - Who's coming?

      @KITT222
      Count me DEFINITELY in

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: Modernizing a rocket

      @Miss-Mercedes
      Ooh, the headlight difference has got me wondering if I should upgrade my Guzzi's headlight. I might save that after I swap in some new handgrips and mirrors, though.
      Also, I can't get over your Rocket, it's so bonkers.

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: SHow Me Watches that aren't Seikos.

      @HFV_Junkyardin
      Nice! Yeah, if I was going to buy a G-Shock, I'd buy something brighter so I could still read the button labels even in the dark. And now I'm browsing G-Shocks to accompany my two Seikos...

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen

    Latest posts made by ScoutingForZen

    • RE: Are you planning to get the updated Covid shot?

      @MidEngine
      As soon as my schedule allows me to take a sick day, ABSOLUTELY.
      Some of my family members and co-workers have already had Covid twice, and my uncle died from it. I'll take each and every shot I can.

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: Oh, hey! So...I'm still alive! (another cancer update)

      @SmugAardvark
      Hell yeah, glad you're still with us! My sympathies with the chemo side effects, I watched my dad go through something similar for his cancer. Hopefully, just like him, you kick cancer's ass for good at the end.

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: What's in your trunk Oppo?

      @Green-Truck
      Currently? My jack & tire iron, my roadside tool kit, some cleaning wipes, and some bubble wrap (that last one because I'm too lazy to take it out).

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: 3 years with the Abarth. Time flies.

      @MUSASHI66
      Happy 3-year Abarth anniversary! I just celebrated the second year with my Abarth, Amamiya. Still have a few more mods and repairs planned, but I'm having a blast.

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: So I think I've narrowed my next bike down to two options

      @AestheticsInMotion
      Between these two, I'm with the Honda, b/c V4, though the ZXR color schemes are RAD as hell.
      Hmm, but a 916...tough decisions

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: Hey uh, irresponsible AIM content has been lacking lately...

      @AestheticsInMotion

      1. Excellent color choice, didn't know copper was a year-one-only thing.
      2. I salute your devotion to speed, stay safe
      3. I'm now reminded of the one and only time I rode a 'Busa. It was the new 2023 one at IMS Outdoors close to Chicago, and it felt like a freaking cruise missile
      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: StarField Anime // Marketing Genius!!!

      @TheDutchTexan
      I legitimately don't know about planned resolution, I initially designed this PC for photo editing and casual gaming. I'm thinking of getting back into FF14 and possibly installing stuff like Armored Core 6.

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: StarField Anime // Marketing Genius!!!

      @TheDutchTexan
      I'm running an AMD Ryzen 9 5950x, 32GB of RAM, dual SSDs, and an Asus ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 3050, all running on Windows 11.

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: MotoGP Time!

      @flatisflat
      Here's hoping for an Aprilia to at least make it onto the podium

      posted in Oppositelock
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      ScoutingForZen
    • RE: StarField Anime // Marketing Genius!!!

      @TheDutchTexan
      Good luck with the PC build! I'm just about to put the finishing touches on my first build--it cost me a bit more than $2500, but my laptop is like 7 years old at this point and it's starting to glitch in annoying ways

      posted in Oppositelock
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