OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
03-04-2004, 09:49 PM
#41
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
Hope Mrs CRWLR doesn't have a ------ sheet cause the math just doesn't work out.
Assuming $2/gallon on gas and a 50 mile round trip per day commute the monthly
gas cost 25 mpg is $80. If you bought some gas sipping scooter that gets 65 mpg
the monthly gas cost is 30.77. You'll save about $50.
Now the payment on $7,500 for 60 months @ 6% will run you $145. So you'll still
have to come up with about $100 extra per month. And that doesn't include
insurance, tax, license, etc. And those big bikes cost as much as a car, no
where near $7,500.
I rode street bikes when I was a kid and impervious to damage. ;-). How I lived
to adulthood mystifies me. They are called donor-cycles for a reason. Now I
ride around in my Jeep, top and doors off and it is better IMHO than any
motorcycle. I have all the fresh air I can possibly breath, plus I have airbags
and seat belts just incase something were to happen.
Dean
and if bikes weren"t so #%^&&~~ dangerous I'd still have one, but I want to live
past adulthood and into old age.
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:14:59 -0800, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> 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.
Assuming $2/gallon on gas and a 50 mile round trip per day commute the monthly
gas cost 25 mpg is $80. If you bought some gas sipping scooter that gets 65 mpg
the monthly gas cost is 30.77. You'll save about $50.
Now the payment on $7,500 for 60 months @ 6% will run you $145. So you'll still
have to come up with about $100 extra per month. And that doesn't include
insurance, tax, license, etc. And those big bikes cost as much as a car, no
where near $7,500.
I rode street bikes when I was a kid and impervious to damage. ;-). How I lived
to adulthood mystifies me. They are called donor-cycles for a reason. Now I
ride around in my Jeep, top and doors off and it is better IMHO than any
motorcycle. I have all the fresh air I can possibly breath, plus I have airbags
and seat belts just incase something were to happen.
Dean
and if bikes weren"t so #%^&&~~ dangerous I'd still have one, but I want to live
past adulthood and into old age.
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:14:59 -0800, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> 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, 09:49 PM
#42
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Posts: n/a
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
Hope Mrs CRWLR doesn't have a ------ sheet cause the math just doesn't work out.
Assuming $2/gallon on gas and a 50 mile round trip per day commute the monthly
gas cost 25 mpg is $80. If you bought some gas sipping scooter that gets 65 mpg
the monthly gas cost is 30.77. You'll save about $50.
Now the payment on $7,500 for 60 months @ 6% will run you $145. So you'll still
have to come up with about $100 extra per month. And that doesn't include
insurance, tax, license, etc. And those big bikes cost as much as a car, no
where near $7,500.
I rode street bikes when I was a kid and impervious to damage. ;-). How I lived
to adulthood mystifies me. They are called donor-cycles for a reason. Now I
ride around in my Jeep, top and doors off and it is better IMHO than any
motorcycle. I have all the fresh air I can possibly breath, plus I have airbags
and seat belts just incase something were to happen.
Dean
and if bikes weren"t so #%^&&~~ dangerous I'd still have one, but I want to live
past adulthood and into old age.
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:14:59 -0800, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> 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.
Assuming $2/gallon on gas and a 50 mile round trip per day commute the monthly
gas cost 25 mpg is $80. If you bought some gas sipping scooter that gets 65 mpg
the monthly gas cost is 30.77. You'll save about $50.
Now the payment on $7,500 for 60 months @ 6% will run you $145. So you'll still
have to come up with about $100 extra per month. And that doesn't include
insurance, tax, license, etc. And those big bikes cost as much as a car, no
where near $7,500.
I rode street bikes when I was a kid and impervious to damage. ;-). How I lived
to adulthood mystifies me. They are called donor-cycles for a reason. Now I
ride around in my Jeep, top and doors off and it is better IMHO than any
motorcycle. I have all the fresh air I can possibly breath, plus I have airbags
and seat belts just incase something were to happen.
Dean
and if bikes weren"t so #%^&&~~ dangerous I'd still have one, but I want to live
past adulthood and into old age.
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:14:59 -0800, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> 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, 09:49 PM
#43
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
Hope Mrs CRWLR doesn't have a ------ sheet cause the math just doesn't work out.
Assuming $2/gallon on gas and a 50 mile round trip per day commute the monthly
gas cost 25 mpg is $80. If you bought some gas sipping scooter that gets 65 mpg
the monthly gas cost is 30.77. You'll save about $50.
Now the payment on $7,500 for 60 months @ 6% will run you $145. So you'll still
have to come up with about $100 extra per month. And that doesn't include
insurance, tax, license, etc. And those big bikes cost as much as a car, no
where near $7,500.
I rode street bikes when I was a kid and impervious to damage. ;-). How I lived
to adulthood mystifies me. They are called donor-cycles for a reason. Now I
ride around in my Jeep, top and doors off and it is better IMHO than any
motorcycle. I have all the fresh air I can possibly breath, plus I have airbags
and seat belts just incase something were to happen.
Dean
and if bikes weren"t so #%^&&~~ dangerous I'd still have one, but I want to live
past adulthood and into old age.
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:14:59 -0800, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> 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.
Assuming $2/gallon on gas and a 50 mile round trip per day commute the monthly
gas cost 25 mpg is $80. If you bought some gas sipping scooter that gets 65 mpg
the monthly gas cost is 30.77. You'll save about $50.
Now the payment on $7,500 for 60 months @ 6% will run you $145. So you'll still
have to come up with about $100 extra per month. And that doesn't include
insurance, tax, license, etc. And those big bikes cost as much as a car, no
where near $7,500.
I rode street bikes when I was a kid and impervious to damage. ;-). How I lived
to adulthood mystifies me. They are called donor-cycles for a reason. Now I
ride around in my Jeep, top and doors off and it is better IMHO than any
motorcycle. I have all the fresh air I can possibly breath, plus I have airbags
and seat belts just incase something were to happen.
Dean
and if bikes weren"t so #%^&&~~ dangerous I'd still have one, but I want to live
past adulthood and into old age.
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:14:59 -0800, "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> 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, 10:07 PM
#44
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
I average 45+ on my BMW K1200, did a bit better on the K1100. Suggest you
post to some of the bike news groups.
"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.
>
post to some of the bike news groups.
"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, 10:07 PM
#45
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Posts: n/a
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
I average 45+ on my BMW K1200, did a bit better on the K1100. Suggest you
post to some of the bike news groups.
"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.
>
post to some of the bike news groups.
"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, 10:07 PM
#46
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
I average 45+ on my BMW K1200, did a bit better on the K1100. Suggest you
post to some of the bike news groups.
"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.
>
post to some of the bike news groups.
"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, 10:26 PM
#47
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Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
'02 HD Electra Glide Classic, avg about 50mpg at an average speed of 65
mph. City riding is around 35 mpg. Similar numbers on my '01.
I don't know what your riding experience is, but I strongly suggest
taking a MSF experienced riders course.
Hope that helps.
Mike
98 TJ SE
02 FLHTCi
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.
>
>
>
mph. City riding is around 35 mpg. Similar numbers on my '01.
I don't know what your riding experience is, but I strongly suggest
taking a MSF experienced riders course.
Hope that helps.
Mike
98 TJ SE
02 FLHTCi
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, 10:26 PM
#48
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
'02 HD Electra Glide Classic, avg about 50mpg at an average speed of 65
mph. City riding is around 35 mpg. Similar numbers on my '01.
I don't know what your riding experience is, but I strongly suggest
taking a MSF experienced riders course.
Hope that helps.
Mike
98 TJ SE
02 FLHTCi
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.
>
>
>
mph. City riding is around 35 mpg. Similar numbers on my '01.
I don't know what your riding experience is, but I strongly suggest
taking a MSF experienced riders course.
Hope that helps.
Mike
98 TJ SE
02 FLHTCi
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, 10:26 PM
#49
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
'02 HD Electra Glide Classic, avg about 50mpg at an average speed of 65
mph. City riding is around 35 mpg. Similar numbers on my '01.
I don't know what your riding experience is, but I strongly suggest
taking a MSF experienced riders course.
Hope that helps.
Mike
98 TJ SE
02 FLHTCi
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.
>
>
>
mph. City riding is around 35 mpg. Similar numbers on my '01.
I don't know what your riding experience is, but I strongly suggest
taking a MSF experienced riders course.
Hope that helps.
Mike
98 TJ SE
02 FLHTCi
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, 10:53 PM
#50
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: OT - Motorcycle fuel mileage
You are obviously going to Hell for lying.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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KJ wrote:
>
> 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!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
KJ wrote:
>
> 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!