Post #221,861
8/31/05 12:57:44 PM
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Mine's 57 miles each way.
Funny thing is, now auto gas is higher than Avgas - I know, I know, just wait.
bcnu,
Mikem
It would seem, therefore, that the three human impulses embodied in religion are fear, conceit, and hatred. The purpose of religion, one might say, is to give an air of respectibility to these passions. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #221,993
8/31/05 6:10:21 PM
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Gocha beat...63 miles each way
And Chicago has the highest gas prices in the nation, according to a AAA survey.
Merry Christmas, Big Oil fatasses! Please try to clean up your jizz before you leave....
jb4
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Post #222,006
8/31/05 6:45:15 PM
8/21/07 6:01:32 AM
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I'd say both of you ought to consider relocation
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #222,190
9/1/05 11:28:17 AM
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Heh.
We just built a house up at the a in 2000 to get out of Fort Wayne. I'm not complaining about the price of gas. We could sell the dream house my wife and I worked and saved for almost 20 years or I could keep it and jack ever increasing amounts of cash up the arses of families like the Bushes and the Cheneys. I am aware that those are my choices. ;0)
bcnu,
Mikem
It would seem, therefore, that the three human impulses embodied in religion are fear, conceit, and hatred. The purpose of religion, one might say, is to give an air of respectibility to these passions. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #222,324
9/1/05 6:29:09 PM
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In this housing market,
you don't just up and leave. But relocation was in the cards...however, now that the scratch needed to fix up the place to seel it is going out the tailpipe...
jb4
shrub●bish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #222,050
8/31/05 8:58:36 PM
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Pshaw
98 miles each way.
I am telecommuting 2 or 3 days per week now. However, I drove every day of July and first half of August.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
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Post #222,055
8/31/05 9:21:53 PM
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Wanna borrow my cycle?
Long pickup, but - ~53 mpg if kept under 75ish.
(Besides, you'll Love It and then we can deal..)
'81 KZ-550 DOHC-4 mint + trick floating-iron Grimeka f.brake = 2 fingers for squealie wheels.
Impossibly lo-miles, etc.
(One o'those corner office guys with a free hold in a Gulfstream?)
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Post #222,214
9/1/05 12:55:07 PM
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I've been thinking along those lines
Looking into 40+ mpg cars and realizing that I could go 50+ on 2 wheels.
Problem is it is all very large NJ highways and not necessarily the safest place to be without doors and bumpers.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #222,221
9/1/05 1:07:29 PM
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I had fewer problems on TPK and GSP
than local roads and streets.
A ride that long would suck in the rain, almost any time in the winter, and any time traffic got snarled.
That being said, there's nothing like riding; it beats the hell out of driving. You'd love it!
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] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #222,222
9/1/05 1:08:05 PM
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Just bought one
I just found an '81 Honda CX500 for $800. 18K miles on it, guy said he got about 55mpg with it. It's in the shop getting new front fork seals and a tune up right now.
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Steve
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Post #222,361
9/1/05 9:04:20 PM
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Synchronicity!
Stopped by local Post Office after a town run.. parked next to a well-worn
CX-500.
Admit I hadn't thought much about a small V-twin, despite Loving the torque of the Vincent 55\ufffd V-twin / 1000 cc. Think I never rode a CX, and have rarely seen them on road.. could be a sleeper though, as in - smooth, reliable, decent handling (but just no Macho Waay-Too-Big pizzazz for Murican tastes.)
I perused it a bit before leaving - nice handily located teeny starter; typ Honda neatness in layout -- and in winter: a pair of handwarmers (one-at-a-time) strategically located.
Lucky you,
Ashton
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Post #222,401
9/1/05 11:48:09 PM
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Rode it some tonight
I had the same thought re: handwarmers, convenient! It's a decent runner, and fairly nimble. Nothing like my former CB750F, VFR750 Interceptor, or Suzuki Katana 600, but that's not it's purpose. I wanted something with enough power to not be dangerous, yet small enough to be light on fuel demands. Unfortunately, though, it's going to be a couple of weeks before I can ride full time, I stupidly opted against renewing the M/C classification on my driver's license, so need to go through that process again.
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Steve
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Post #222,416
9/2/05 6:32:46 AM
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Oh Yeah: Always renew!
You silly :-0
I've always held that ~250 - 350 cc was an optimum size for man- or woman-handling with maximum control; actually I mean ~280-330 #, whatever the displacement.
(A 350 cc Velocette was Nice - in 'coaster races' == engine off and just go down some nice 2-lane; see who has to use brakes First. A decent comparo of raw-manageability.)
And I traded-down, after getting "the first commercially produced 'Four Cylinder!'" - the CB-750. Beautifully smooth, just too much avoirdupois -- though of course, in a class way beyond the Harley Trucks of almost any jour; et 'em for lunch, including re mere comfort, along with the handling, decent brakes for the day.
Give us a report when you've had it down the twisties, y'hear?
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Post #222,327
9/1/05 6:30:54 PM
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Not sure you'd wanna ride 2 wheels in a NJ winter...
I know for a fact I wouldn't in a Chicago/Milwaukee winter...!
jb4
shrub●bish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #222,423
9/2/05 7:35:52 AM
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I did it one Cleveland winter
I was broke, living off campus up the hill in Cleveland Hts, and going to Case at the bottom of the hill. I'd show up for 8:00 class with a thermos of coffee, ice in my beard and moustache, and be shaking so hard I could barely pour the coffee. Ice patches on hills were also good for a little excitement too. The next winter I managed to get a cheapie car.
The good old days, eh?
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Post #222,409
9/2/05 2:14:01 AM
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So had a co-worker
She'd long said that if gas got to $3/gallon, she'd get a motorcycle.
I asked her about it today and she said that she'd been noticing a lot more dangerous drivers lately, and her life wasn't worth risking.
Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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