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Show Path of Current Wallpaper in Mac OS X

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Here’s how to show the file path to the currently active wallpaper in Mac OS X: defaults write com.apple.dock desktop-picture-show-debug-text -bool TRUE;killall Dock

Kawasaki ZX10R Official and 4K Videos

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Official Videos This one appears to have all the other promo videos in it as well. An unedited copy of the technical section from the full video above. 4K Videos  Two MCN reviews. Two Bike World reviews. A really decent review, ignoring the hyping up, from an unexpected source. A good old-fashioned walkaround. In 4K .

Showa BFF / BFRC Suspension Explained

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A couple of videos from people with hands-on experience, and clearly know what they're talking about. The most comprehensive video apparently, but completely in Japanese. The auto translate is sketchy at best, but it conveys the general idea. Prevents cavitation and foaming of the damping fluid, so more stable at high speeds etc. Also has some good graphics, pics and animation. Official Videos Then there's that overconfident kid in class doing a book report thinking he knows everything there is to know about the book from everyone around, but has never actually opened the book. Absolutely no technical information in these two videos below; zero mentions of the actual mechanism or the cavitation advantage.

Cars

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[Bikes are listed separately ] 2012 to Now - Honda Accord 3.0 V6 AT 3,000cc. 6-cylinder. 4-stroke. Fuel-injected. Water-cooled. 225 BHP. The only car so far to get a mention in this list. Does not have the Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) of the later 3.5L variant and is lighter as well . Honda Accord 2007 | Complete Review Wish List Not really into cars but these are classics. HM Contessa 1.8L Isuzu Possibly the first Indian car with 5 forward gears, as seen personally in 1986 or so. Caused a small riot at the time. HM Contessa - Desi Muscle Car Porsche 911 Porsche 911: One Car to Do It All - Petrolicious Petrolicious has a video on the Singer model too. But James May does a much better job of explaining why the purists prefer this version. 911 Modified by Singer | Porsche 911 Tribute | Top Gear A much more detailed video. If there were a car for real oldschool bikers such as Leno himself, this would probably be it. Also, like Leno says, no one w