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My solution to the coming gas crisis
« on: February 24, 2011, 10:09:46 AM »
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I may look like a goofball, but damnit, I'll be a goofball spending less than 2 dollars a week on gas.  :rocker2:
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 10:25:28 AM »
Quote from: Rebel on February 24, 2011, 10:09:46 AM
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I may look like a goofball, but damnit, I'll be a goofball spending less than 2 dollars a week on gas.  :rocker2:

Yeah, but how much is it really??
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2011, 03:03:43 AM »
I'm glad your secure in yourself to get one of those..... :-)
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2011, 03:42:56 AM »
Gotta have some big stones to ride one of them in peak hour traffic even in a small town like I live in.

Given the quality of the majority of drivers on the road these days and the size of the vehicles they're allowed to drive - I'd never get on a bike on a public road.
 
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2011, 04:11:32 AM »
Quote from: LC EFA on February 25, 2011, 03:42:56 AM
Gotta have some big stones to ride one of them in peak hour traffic even in a small town like I live in.

Given the quality of the majority of drivers on the road these days and the size of the vehicles they're allowed to drive - I'd never get on a bike on a public road.
 

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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2011, 04:23:46 AM »
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I used to ride a bike in San Diego rush hour traffic, although it was a REAL motorcycle, not a moped. The reason I don't ride now is that my bike got stolen and just couldn't justify a new one when I was up in MN. Getting another has been heavy on my mind now that I'm in Texas. Yesterday would have been a BEAUTIFUL riding day.

I drive a 2 ton pickup with a great big steel cow catcher on it and consider mopeds "fair game".

Open road bike is great - city traffic no way.
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2011, 06:15:28 AM »
I would ride a moped around town.  I ride a little dirt bike at home, but it's not street legal.  I just haven't found one that was inexpensive enough to make the numbers work.

But, hey, my run around car is a PT Cruiser so I obviously have poor taste.   :-)
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2011, 06:29:42 AM »
Quote from: LC EFA on February 25, 2011, 03:42:56 AM
Gotta have some big stones to ride one of them in peak hour traffic even in a small town like I live in.

Given the quality of the majority of drivers on the road these days and the size of the vehicles they're allowed to drive - I'd never get on a bike on a public road.
 

Saw that just the other morning. Was taking the son to school. We had plenty of time so I was doing the 45 speed limit in the left lane...so was the car in front of me but only because a dude was on a small motor bike. She was...and I'm not lying...5 feet off his ass. He was weaving back and forth looking over his shoulder at her. One time he got close to the white line and she tried to pass him on the left, between him and the grass. I dropped back a ways and told son, "I don't want to be to close when this accident happens".

Well...he turned left at the first stoplight in town and the woman sped away. We caught her at the next light and we both turned left. I told son, "I bet she's headed to the school house too." Sure enough she was...let 2 kids out and I noticed she was in a house coat so she couldn't have been headed to work. We were 30 minutes early so so could make JROTC formation and neither of her kids were in uniform so I don't see any sense in her foolish/dangerous driving.

I guess maybe she had to rush back home to catch Oprah, Dr Phil or somebody important like that...or make love over the internet with her young virtual lover. 
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2011, 07:07:11 AM »
Quote from: md11hydmec on February 25, 2011, 03:03:43 AM
I'm glad your secure in yourself to get one of those..... :-)

More about necessity. Went to get gas this morning and it had already jumped 20 cents in 3 days to 3.19.
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2011, 07:08:00 AM »
BTW, I live in the South. A snowflake turns these jackasses into raving lunatics. (and I'm Southern).
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2011, 07:27:05 AM »
Quote from: Rebel on February 25, 2011, 07:08:00 AM
BTW, I live in the South. A snowflake turns these jackasses into raving lunatics. (and I'm Southern).

You got a point, some people just can't drive on dry pavement or snow. But most of the people I've pulled out of the ditches around here have been yankees. The snow we get is wet and packs down to ice and they seem to think they can still drive 55+ on ice.
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2011, 08:25:10 AM »
Quote from: longview on February 25, 2011, 06:15:28 AM
But, hey, my run around car is a PT Cruiser so I obviously have poor taste.   :-)
Quite. :-)

I considered getting a 250cc street bike (Honda Rebel), but those things are expensive! It would be easier to buy a used dirtbike and put lights and road tires on it.
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2011, 09:36:26 AM »
Quote from: Thor on February 25, 2011, 04:11:32 AM
Yesterday would have been a BEAUTIFUL riding day.

I rode yesterday.   :tongue:  I had a meeting to go to and I figured I would save the gas and have some fun while I was at it.

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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2011, 09:58:51 AM »
Quote from: Rebel on February 24, 2011, 10:09:46 AM
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I may look like a goofball, but damnit, I'll be a goofball spending less than 2 dollars a week on gas.  :rocker2:

Just put some cool flames on it, you'd be the talk of the town!

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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2011, 10:14:33 AM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on February 25, 2011, 06:29:42 AM
Saw that just the other morning. Was taking the son to school. We had plenty of time so I was doing the 45 speed limit in the left lane...so was the car in front of me but only because a dude was on a small motor bike. She was...and I'm not lying...5 feet off his ass. He was weaving back and forth looking over his shoulder at her. One time he got close to the white line and she tried to pass him on the left, between him and the grass. I dropped back a ways and told son, "I don't want to be to close when this accident happens".

Well...he turned left at the first stoplight in town and the woman sped away. We caught her at the next light and we both turned left. I told son, "I bet she's headed to the school house too." Sure enough she was...let 2 kids out and I noticed she was in a house coat so she couldn't have been headed to work. We were 30 minutes early so so could make JROTC formation and neither of her kids were in uniform so I don't see any sense in her foolish/dangerous driving.

I guess maybe she had to rush back home to catch Oprah, Dr Phil or somebody important like that...or make love over the internet with her young virtual lover. 

Very few (it seems) have much respect for those on motorcycles.  I see it all the time but since I'm riding I'm paying more attention.

One of the things that I see a lot of is drivers coming toward you moving toward the center line as they approach a bike.  I haven't quite figured out why that is but I have a theory.

When you're riding by yourself you are supposed to position yourself in the left wheel track of your lane so you 'own' your lane.  This prevents folks from pulling out to possibly pass a car that is behind you without knowing there is also a motorcycle to pass.

My theory is that a lot of folks don't realize this and feel the rider is simply using up 'too much' of their lane.  Maybe they feel it is their responsibility to push you back to the right side of your lane where you 'belong'.

I've actually had folks in cars have their drivers side tires well over the center line as they pass me.

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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2011, 10:15:47 AM »
I've seen some motorcyclists ride so far left that their handlebars are actually over the centerline.
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2011, 10:17:00 AM »
Dude, I would so knock you off that thing and rip the man card right out of your hands.
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« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2011, 10:18:50 AM »
Quote from: Thor on February 25, 2011, 10:15:47 AM
I've seen some motorcyclists ride so far left that their handlebars are actually over the centerline.

Yeah, I've seen that too.  That is about stupid.  I've ridden drag bike on many group rides and if I see a bike with any part of it out over the center line I'll ride up next to them and ask them to scoot over.  I've seen one head on bike vs car and I don't want to see another.

Some riders don't take into consideration how much they lean when they are in a curve too.  I've seen them with their tires on the right side of the center line but a lot of the bike leaning over the center line.   :banghead:

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« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2011, 10:20:18 AM »
Quote from: TexasCop on February 25, 2011, 10:17:00 AM
Dude, I would so knock you off that thing and rip the man card right out of your hands.

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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2011, 12:10:47 PM »
Quote from: TexasCop on February 25, 2011, 10:17:00 AM
Dude, I would so knock you off that thing and rip the man card right out of your hands.

Uh, hello! That's why I'm putting some baseball cards in the spokes to make it sound more manly!  :evillaugh:

BTW, I just bought it. Should be arriving from Texas sometime next week.
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2011, 12:12:32 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on February 25, 2011, 12:10:47 PM
BTW, I just bought it. Should be arriving from Texas sometime next week.

Good for you!  I'll be sure to break if I see you!

Side note- I've always wanted to start a moped gang.  We'd wear denim jackets, carry water guns, etc.  We'd be all kinds of scary.  haha
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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2011, 12:17:32 PM »
Wanted blue, but they were out of stock so I went with red:




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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #22 on: February 25, 2011, 12:24:51 PM »
I occasionally read a website who's owner has a moped like that.  He loves it.
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« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2011, 12:36:00 PM »
Heh. You just reminded me of something.  Several years ago my wife decided she wanted to ride with me so we began a search for a trike.  We couldn't really find anything she liked that didn't cost $20k and up so we did some more looking and found a Goldwing she liked then we found a trike kit.

I took both the Goldwing and the kit to a bike builder in Beaumont and we paid him to put the two together and put a pearl white paint on it.  When it was done it looked awesome.  It looked like a chick bike but an awesome one.

When we went to get it I thought she would ride it home .... I should have thought better of that and took a trailer!

We picked it up and *I* had to ride it back to Huntsville ... about 130 miles.  Holy shite!  I've never been waved to and laughed at by so many people in my life!

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Re: My solution to the coming gas crisis
« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2011, 12:37:29 PM »
:rofl: Ouch.
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