OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
03-04-2004, 06:14 PM
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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.
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.
03-04-2004, 06:36 PM
#2
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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.
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.
03-04-2004, 06:36 PM
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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.
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.
03-04-2004, 06:36 PM
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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.
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.
03-04-2004, 06:53 PM
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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.
>
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.
>
03-04-2004, 06:53 PM
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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.
>
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.
>
03-04-2004, 06:53 PM
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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.
>
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.
>
03-04-2004, 07:45 PM
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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.
>
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.
>
03-04-2004, 07:45 PM
#9
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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.
>
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.
>
03-04-2004, 07:45 PM
#10
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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.
>
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.
>
