10-02-2006, 01:11 PM
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click and clack, the tappet bros. on the issue of fuel economy
>Neither did I . I'm into my '76 FLH about 7500 now , but it's drop
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dead reliable . And my daily transportation . But I only get between 35and 42 mpg ...And new Big Twin Harleys are a bit more than 13k , unlessyou get the bottom of the line Dyna.
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My brother-in-law bought a Dyna about 5 years ago. A purple one!
ick.......then his wife, my sister, wanted one, so they got her a Sportster
1200 Custom 2 years ago. A friend of mine bought a mid 90's Sporster 883
for $3800. It had only 2000 miles on it. The original owner bought it
brand new and basically hardly ever drove it but did keep fresh gas in it
and changed the oil regulary and rode it occasioanlly. I'd like to pick up
a Sportster 883. I like them. My wife refuses to ride on a motorcycle, so
I don't have to worry about hauling around a passenger. Plus, I'm kinda
short -- 5'8". I've owned several bikes over the years. My first 2 bikes
were hand me downs from my uncle -- a Honda 70, then a Suzuki 125 dual
purpose, then I bought a mid 70's Honda CB500, then I had a Honda Trail 90.
Then I bought this Suzuki FA50 Shuttle, cool, cool moped. Now, time for a
Sportster!
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10-02-2006, 04:43 PM
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click and clack, the tappet bros. on the issue of fuel economy
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"Steve W." <no@spammers.org> wrote in message news:1159740640_3025@sp6iad.superfeed.net...
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"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message news:TJCdnUMnDIX-SILYUSdV9g@ptd.net...> Even a small one passenger motorcycle, that is barely capable of 65 MPH,> can not attain much more than 50 MPG>> Bullshit . My wife's Kaw EX250 , when driven sanely , usually exceeds 50 mpg . And that's around town , it gets better mileage on the highway , again , if driven sanely . BTW , this bike , in stock form , is capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph ...
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Get a REAL bike.... ;-) My 1200 Venture will turn in 45-50 mpg. That is a full dress touring bike with the ability to turn well over 100mph VERY WELL OVER.... Now if you want to look at a mileage car it's real simple. Buy some little tiny car like a Geo or something. Just don't EVER get into an accident with it.... -- Steve W.
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It's obvious you didn't read my sig , I DO have a real bike . It's called a Harley , 1976 FLH to be precise . Full dress bagger (all original !) that gets around 35-42 mpg , depending on how hard I ride it . And MUCH more comfy on the long rides than momma's Red Rocket . It will do over 100 , but I won't ... unless I'm on the CB750 or the Kaw .
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Missed it Snag, But it is a Hardly after all.... ;-)
I had a chance to buy a Harley a couple weeks ago, Just couldn't get
comfortable in the saddle. Plus I LOVE the way my Venture handles. Since
mine now has a full out VMax engine now it is even more fun.
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Steve W.
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10-02-2006, 05:11 PM
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click and clack, the tappet bros. on the issue of fuel economy
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Snag wrote:> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message> news:TJCdnUMnDIX-SILYUSdV9g@ptd.net...>> Even a small one passenger motorcycle, that is barely capable of 65>> MPH, can not attain much more than 50 MPG>>>>> Bullshit . My wife's Kaw EX250 , when driven sanely , usually exceeds> 50 mpg . And that's around town , it gets better mileage on the highway> , again , if driven sanely . BTW , this bike , in stock form , is> capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph ...> Get a REAL bike.... ;-) My 1200 Venture will turn in 45-50 mpg. That is a full dress touring bike with the ability to turn well over 100mph VERY WELL OVER.... Now if you want to look at a mileage car it's real simple. Buy some little tiny car like a Geo or something. Just don't EVER get into an accident with it.... -- Steve W.
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It's obvious you didn't read my sig , I DO have a real bike . It's called a Harley , 1976 FLH to be precise . Full dress bagger (all original !) that gets around 35-42 mpg , depending on how hard I ride it . And MUCH more comfy on the long rides than momma's Red Rocket . It will do over 100 , but I won't ... unless I'm on the CB750 or the Kaw .
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Missed it Snag, But it is a Hardly after all.... ;-) I had a chance to buy a Harley a couple weeks ago, Just couldn't get comfortable in the saddle. Plus I LOVE the way my Venture handles. Since mine now has a full out VMax engine now it is even more fun. -- Steve W.
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To each his or her own , Steve . I rides what I likes , you rides what you
likes , we both be happy ! Really , it's a matter of personal preference . I
fell in love with this bike the first time I saw it . Almost passed it up
cuz of the hand shift , but ... at heart , I'm a bit of a poser , couldn't
pass it up . And I "work very hard" <snerk> at keeping the old girl in top
form . Most people do a doubletake when I say the bike is 30 years old ...
And the motah ain't stock ... KB pistons , S&S heads , Andrews cam , SE
carb w/K&N , etc . Won't hang with your VMax , but has enough hp to get out
of it's own way (heh,heh) .
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Snag aka OSG #1
'76 FLH "Bag Lady"
BS132 SENS NEWT
"A hand shift is a manly shift ."
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10-02-2006, 07:17 PM
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"Steve W." <no@spammers.org> wrote in message news:1159740640_3025@sp6iad.superfeed.net...> Snag wrote:>> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message>> news:TJCdnUMnDIX-SILYUSdV9g@ptd.net...>>> Even a small one passenger motorcycle, that is barely capable of 65>>> MPH, can not attain much more than 50 MPG>>>>>>>> Bullshit . My wife's Kaw EX250 , when driven sanely , usually exceeds>> 50 mpg . And that's around town , it gets better mileage on the highway>> , again , if driven sanely . BTW , this bike , in stock form , is>> capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph ...>>> Get a REAL bike.... ;-)>> My 1200 Venture will turn in 45-50 mpg. That is a full dress touring> bike with the ability to turn well over 100mph VERY WELL OVER....>> Now if you want to look at a mileage car it's real simple. Buy some> little tiny car like a Geo or something. Just don't EVER get into an> accident with it....> --> Steve W.> It's obvious you didn't read my sig , I DO have a real bike . It's called a Harley , 1976 FLH to be precise . Full dress bagger (all original !) that gets around 35-42 mpg , depending on how hard I ride it . And MUCH more comfy on the long rides than momma's Red Rocket . It will do over 100 , but I won't ... unless I'm on the CB750 or the Kaw .
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Missed it Snag, But it is a Hardly after all.... ;-) I had a chance to buy a Harley a couple weeks ago, Just couldn't get comfortable in the saddle. Plus I LOVE the way my Venture handles. Since mine now has a full out VMax engine now it is even more fun. -- Steve W.
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To each his or her own , Steve . I rides what I likes , you rides what you likes , we both be happy ! Really , it's a matter of personal preference . I fell in love with this bike the first time I saw it . Almost passed it up cuz of the hand shift , but ... at heart , I'm a bit of a poser , couldn't pass it up . And I "work very hard" <snerk> at keeping the old girl in top form . Most people do a doubletake when I say the bike is 30 years old ... And the motah ain't stock ... KB pistons , S&S heads , Andrews cam , SE carb w/K&N , etc . Won't hang with your VMax , but has enough hp to get out of it's own way (heh,heh) .
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Not a problem. Ever read any of Daniel Meyers books. He REALLY rides...
http://lifeisaroad.com/
I'm a novice compared to him. But have done a few Iron Butt rides, Did
an Alaska run and a loop through the states. The poor Venture is
currently torn down for a bit of preventative work, and maybe some new
paint...
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Steve W.
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10-02-2006, 09:24 PM
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Not a problem. Ever read any of Daniel Meyers books. He REALLY rides... http://lifeisaroad.com/ I'm a novice compared to him. But have done a few Iron Butt rides, Did an Alaska run and a loop through the states. The poor Venture is currently torn down for a bit of preventative work, and maybe some new paint...
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Neal Peart (drummer from the rock band 'Rush') went on a 2 year 25,000
mile motorcycle trip. He drove across Canada up to Alaska, down to the
USA, crisscrossed the USA a couple of times, then drove through Mexico,
Middle America, South America, then back up through S. American,
M.America, Mexico then again across the USA then back up to Canada. He
did it on a BMW 1100(?) dual-purpose bike. He wrote a book about the
trip -- "Ghost Rider". Excellent and interesting book. Sometimes, some
of his friends would hook up with him to ride a stretch of the trip with
him, but mostly he was by himself. The morning that he left to start
the trip, he drove down to the local gas station and the kid who works
there filled his tank up with diesel! So he thought that might be a bad
omen but it wasn't.
Another guy, back in the late 70's, took his moped on a 15,000 mile trip
through Canada, Yukon, Alaska. interesting stuff:
http://wmuma.com/moped78/index.html
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10-05-2006, 03:19 AM
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Bullshit . My wife's Kaw EX250 , when driven sanely , usually exceeds 50 mpg . And that's around town , it gets better mileage on the highway , again , if driven sanely . BTW , this bike , in stock form , is capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph ...
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Wifey's Rebel 250 will only get to 80 with me on board, but I weigh more the
engine's displacement. It is a 50 mpg plus bike, so good on gas it ain't
worth checking the MPG
Had a '82 Civic w/auto trans. 1.5 65 HP tin can, on the highway it was a
rolling Jap coffin. Top speed on the flat, 85 after a 5 mile run.
But for $400 on a low budget it beat walking at the time.
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John
"anything you say can & will be misquoted & used against you"
'01 FLHR ''Red"
'04 MXZ 600
'06 GSX SDI
Inlet Barnstormers - BRC mem.
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10-11-2006, 02:13 PM
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On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 10:45:07 -0400, "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com>
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The current Camry with a 4 cy engine, is a good example of a car that getsgood mileage for a car that size, but it too can not get our of its own way.I see fully loaded tractor trailers pass them on long grades on theinterstates  mike hunt
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BUICK Century with a 3.1L engine.
That's about 185 cu inches...
Considerably smaller then the 6's of the 60's and 70's
At first, I thought it underpowered,
but since then, I've learned to drive with my head,
not the gas pedal.
It's no speed demon,
30 > 35 mpg on the interstate more than makes up for it !
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10-11-2006, 06:07 PM
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At first, I thought it underpowered, but since then, I've learned to drive with my head, not the gas pedal.
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good point.......many, many times while I'm trying to merge onto the
highway, there's some dipshit moron in front of me who's doing like 35mph
at the point the entrance ramp meets the highway and they're in a 220hp
modern car. So it's driver error. I've owned econobox hatchback type cars
with 65hp that you could easily get up to 55-65mph before merging.
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