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Offline Motormike

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Re: Around town bike for high gas prices NGC
« Reply #60 on: March 15, 2022, 09:21:07 AM »
buy a used buell blast for 500 and get almost 80 mpg
Wow, are any of those left?  I thought they'd all been crushed! :evil:



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Re: Around town bike for high gas prices NGC
« Reply #61 on: March 15, 2022, 09:36:21 AM »
I went past the gas station in the mid-day @$3.79.  I went the other way past it in the early evening @$4.19.  I think they're taking advantage of the situation. 

My car and my Convert get close to the same mileage.  It's a bummer when I can't justify riding the bike with fuel economy arguments.   :embarrassed:

In '08 when oil was $126/barrel gas was selling for $4.30/gal... Now oil is $106 a barrel and they are charging $5+gal. Curious. Someone is getting rich(er) and it aint us.

I'm just glad it takes me 2+ weeks to run through an 18gal tank
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Re: Around town bike for high gas prices NGC
« Reply #62 on: March 15, 2022, 09:52:27 AM »
Not an around "town" bike for high gas prices but around the area where I live. XT250

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Re: Around town bike for high gas prices NGC
« Reply #63 on: March 15, 2022, 10:27:31 AM »
Mabey I should fire up my 1981 freeway 3 wheel car. 100 mpg, know  might be able to get phoney guzzy to post a pick. I don,t know. Matt

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Re: Around town bike for high gas prices NGC
« Reply #64 on: March 15, 2022, 05:50:06 PM »
Looking at a MP3 500 tomorrow.  If in good shape w/low miles.  I'll probably get it.  Real odd-ball ride.   :grin:
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Re: Around town bike for high gas prices NGC
« Reply #65 on: March 15, 2022, 08:57:44 PM »
Wow, are any of those left?  I thought they'd all been crushed! :evil:




that may be the best bike he ever built. damn things are indestructible

ok I had to edit evidently not totally indestructible
« Last Edit: March 15, 2022, 08:58:19 PM by Joliet Jim »
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