OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need
more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the crotch rockets. My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. |
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
I remember my on thousand cubic centimeter Sportster got about
eighteen, if I was babying it. The peanut tank was real fun going out across the desert at a hundred, wondering if there was a gas station up ahead: http://www.----------.com/sportser.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- CRWLR wrote: > > My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need > more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. > > I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to > finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not > any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a > particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a > Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a > willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the > bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now > broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as > well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the > crotch rockets. > > My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley > type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ > mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential > in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. |
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
I remember my on thousand cubic centimeter Sportster got about
eighteen, if I was babying it. The peanut tank was real fun going out across the desert at a hundred, wondering if there was a gas station up ahead: http://www.----------.com/sportser.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- CRWLR wrote: > > My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need > more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. > > I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to > finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not > any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a > particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a > Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a > willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the > bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now > broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as > well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the > crotch rockets. > > My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley > type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ > mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential > in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. |
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
I remember my on thousand cubic centimeter Sportster got about
eighteen, if I was babying it. The peanut tank was real fun going out across the desert at a hundred, wondering if there was a gas station up ahead: http://www.----------.com/sportser.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- CRWLR wrote: > > My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need > more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. > > I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to > finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not > any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a > particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a > Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a > willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the > bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now > broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as > well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the > crotch rockets. > > My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley > type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ > mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential > in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. |
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
You could walk around in a circle in a dazed/glazed look on your face
murmering "I gotta have a bike. I gotta have a bike"..... :-) "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:104fe5edfh17e5a@corp.supernews.com... > My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need > more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. > > I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to > finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not > any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a > particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a > Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a > willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the > bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now > broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as > well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the > crotch rockets. > > My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley > type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ > mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential > in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. > |
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
You could walk around in a circle in a dazed/glazed look on your face
murmering "I gotta have a bike. I gotta have a bike"..... :-) "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:104fe5edfh17e5a@corp.supernews.com... > My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need > more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. > > I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to > finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not > any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a > particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a > Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a > willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the > bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now > broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as > well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the > crotch rockets. > > My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley > type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ > mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential > in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. > |
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
You could walk around in a circle in a dazed/glazed look on your face
murmering "I gotta have a bike. I gotta have a bike"..... :-) "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:104fe5edfh17e5a@corp.supernews.com... > My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need > more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. > > I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to > finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not > any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a > particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a > Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a > willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the > bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now > broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as > well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the > crotch rockets. > > My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley > type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ > mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential > in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. > |
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
OT ... my brother and I always biked when younger, he used a bike to
commute. One fine summer morning a driver going the opposite direction fell asleep at the wheel resulting in my brother's death. I never rode a bike again. Maybe give a listen to the mrs concerns. "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:104fe5edfh17e5a@corp.supernews.com... > My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need > more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. > > I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to > finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not > any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a > particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a > Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a > willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the > bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now > broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as > well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the > crotch rockets. > > My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley > type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ > mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential > in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. > |
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
OT ... my brother and I always biked when younger, he used a bike to
commute. One fine summer morning a driver going the opposite direction fell asleep at the wheel resulting in my brother's death. I never rode a bike again. Maybe give a listen to the mrs concerns. "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:104fe5edfh17e5a@corp.supernews.com... > My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need > more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. > > I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to > finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not > any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a > particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a > Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a > willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the > bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now > broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as > well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the > crotch rockets. > > My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley > type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ > mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential > in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. > |
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
OT ... my brother and I always biked when younger, he used a bike to
commute. One fine summer morning a driver going the opposite direction fell asleep at the wheel resulting in my brother's death. I never rode a bike again. Maybe give a listen to the mrs concerns. "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:104fe5edfh17e5a@corp.supernews.com... > My commute is such that I could do it in half the time on a bike, but I need > more to get Mrs. CRWLR onboard. She is not liking the idea very much. > > I want to sell her on the idea that I will save enough on gas for the BMW to > finance the payment on the bike. I am talking about a Real Bike here, not > any sissy scooter. I have my eye on a big-bore, but have not settled on a > particular make or model. I pretended for a long time that I would want a > Goldwing or equivelent, but that plan supposes that Mrs. CRWLR would be a > willing passenger. It seems that she won't even go into the garage if the > bike is out there, let alone slide it between her knees. I have now > broadened my horizons to include the cruiser class (Harley and clones) as > well as the touring class (Goldwing and clones). I have no interest in the > crotch rockets. > > My off topic question is, what sort of mileage do you guys with the Harley > type and the Goldwing type bikes get? I am hoping the number is in the 35+ > mpg range, but my BMW delivers 25 mpg, so I need a pretty high differential > in bike mileage vs. car mileage to make my sales pitch work. > |
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