"You bet your slowpoke...uh, pretend I came up with something properly witty there?" Bart said, as he pulled the leather padded helmet that was the best they could find in the way of protection. He was already wearing tall riding boots and as much leather as he could find.

It just made sense to play things as safe as possible. Which was part of why he took a long moment to watch the gauges as they started firing the engine. "So, what does my chief mechanic say?"