Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
 

25 mpg on a Bimmer? there must be something wrong with it if it's a newer
model.

i've got the biggest gas guzzling Bimmer made, a K1200RS, and I still manage
35 mpg. typically the boxers are managing between 45-55 mpg. check your
numbers, or bike, before trying to make such an argument based on fuel
economy!


"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
 

Nope, it doesn't work that way at least for me, when I forced to
lay her down it's because I've already lost control and going down all I
can do is get on top of it to ride it out. The last time a full sized
Chrysler wagon pulled out in front of me from a side road, then stopped,
and I came out one lane of the four lane highway, where upon this
f**kin' wagon came out one more lane and died, it was too, too, late for
me do anything but prepare for a crash as my bike went down and I got on
top of it. I then realized I was headed for the rear side glass about
head high, so I timed it to jump as I hit to put my chest into the glass
and to my amazement I jumped completely over the wagon and was running
full speed away on the other side. Cleaned my shin as usual, but was OK.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

-jc wrote:
>
> Not to second guess you Mike, but if you had time to lay it down and avoid
> the collision, it's highly likely that you had time to brake and maneuver
> and avoid the crash all together.
>
> --
> - Jeff
> - ........................ then again, what do I know.

Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
 

Nope, it doesn't work that way at least for me, when I forced to
lay her down it's because I've already lost control and going down all I
can do is get on top of it to ride it out. The last time a full sized
Chrysler wagon pulled out in front of me from a side road, then stopped,
and I came out one lane of the four lane highway, where upon this
f**kin' wagon came out one more lane and died, it was too, too, late for
me do anything but prepare for a crash as my bike went down and I got on
top of it. I then realized I was headed for the rear side glass about
head high, so I timed it to jump as I hit to put my chest into the glass
and to my amazement I jumped completely over the wagon and was running
full speed away on the other side. Cleaned my shin as usual, but was OK.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

-jc wrote:
>
> Not to second guess you Mike, but if you had time to lay it down and avoid
> the collision, it's highly likely that you had time to brake and maneuver
> and avoid the crash all together.
>
> --
> - Jeff
> - ........................ then again, what do I know.

Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
 

Nope, it doesn't work that way at least for me, when I forced to
lay her down it's because I've already lost control and going down all I
can do is get on top of it to ride it out. The last time a full sized
Chrysler wagon pulled out in front of me from a side road, then stopped,
and I came out one lane of the four lane highway, where upon this
f**kin' wagon came out one more lane and died, it was too, too, late for
me do anything but prepare for a crash as my bike went down and I got on
top of it. I then realized I was headed for the rear side glass about
head high, so I timed it to jump as I hit to put my chest into the glass
and to my amazement I jumped completely over the wagon and was running
full speed away on the other side. Cleaned my shin as usual, but was OK.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

-jc wrote:
>
> Not to second guess you Mike, but if you had time to lay it down and avoid
> the collision, it's highly likely that you had time to brake and maneuver
> and avoid the crash all together.
>
> --
> - Jeff
> - ........................ then again, what do I know.

Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
 

Jeez, I know a bunch of them, they were Vietnam Vets, though, maybe
they had a death wish.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

-jc wrote:
>
> ... and I've been riding for 20+ years and have never died nor had anyone
> that I now first hand die from a motorcycle crash.
>
> Another data point.
>
> --
> - Jeff
> - ........................ then again, what do I know.

Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
 

Jeez, I know a bunch of them, they were Vietnam Vets, though, maybe
they had a death wish.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

-jc wrote:
>
> ... and I've been riding for 20+ years and have never died nor had anyone
> that I now first hand die from a motorcycle crash.
>
> Another data point.
>
> --
> - Jeff
> - ........................ then again, what do I know.

Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
 

Jeez, I know a bunch of them, they were Vietnam Vets, though, maybe
they had a death wish.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

-jc wrote:
>
> ... and I've been riding for 20+ years and have never died nor had anyone
> that I now first hand die from a motorcycle crash.
>
> Another data point.
>
> --
> - Jeff
> - ........................ then again, what do I know.

Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
 

"It may be just me, but isn't this a question that is better suited for
a motorcycle newsgroup, and not a bunch of gearhead offroaders?" ;)

Seriously, I know you're not into the sportbikes, but I have a 2000
Yamaha YZF600R and a classic 1981 Kawasaki GPz550. both of those get
better than 40mpg. While these are midbores, the newer big bores should too.

Why don't you just show her this clip of a BMW commuting?
ftp://ftp.motorcycle.com/pub/videos/Zero_to_130.mpg

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.
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
 

"It may be just me, but isn't this a question that is better suited for
a motorcycle newsgroup, and not a bunch of gearhead offroaders?" ;)

Seriously, I know you're not into the sportbikes, but I have a 2000
Yamaha YZF600R and a classic 1981 Kawasaki GPz550. both of those get
better than 40mpg. While these are midbores, the newer big bores should too.

Why don't you just show her this clip of a BMW commuting?
ftp://ftp.motorcycle.com/pub/videos/Zero_to_130.mpg

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.
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
 

"It may be just me, but isn't this a question that is better suited for
a motorcycle newsgroup, and not a bunch of gearhead offroaders?" ;)

Seriously, I know you're not into the sportbikes, but I have a 2000
Yamaha YZF600R and a classic 1981 Kawasaki GPz550. both of those get
better than 40mpg. While these are midbores, the newer big bores should too.

Why don't you just show her this clip of a BMW commuting?
ftp://ftp.motorcycle.com/pub/videos/Zero_to_130.mpg

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.
>

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________