Car choice for motorcycle enthusiasts

[Gone in 60]

The oil companies may be greedy, but when you only buy three gallons at a time to fill a CB, it doesn't seem to sting so much.

 

[Tev62]

The whole Electric vehicle proposition makes a little more $$$ sense in Europe as we pay so much for fuel, close to $6 a US gallon at the moment in Ireland. As you can guess most of this is Government tax and if we all switched to EV's that is a massive income stream the Government is going to lose. That tax has to be replaced with another tax from somewhere but no-one seems to want to discuss that thorny issue.

All new Diesel & Petrol car sales are banned from 2030 here and someone will have to come up with a massive infrastructure spend to a) generate Electricity and b) distribute it. They would want to be starting now but of course no-one is. I'm so going to look after my CB to make sure its in great running order in 2030!

 

[peterbaron]

The oil companies may be greedy, but when you only buy three gallons at a time to fill a CB, it doesn't seem to sting so much.

They'll find their way of making $$$$...not really my worry

 

[emptysea]

Try our New & Improved "Oil Thread" !!

All the boredom of the original, but fortified with twice as much sanctimony!!

 

[Gone in 60]

Yay!!! :clap:

Heck, I went from a 472 cubic inch land mass to a V8 Mustang, to a Fiesta and a motorcycle. I think I'm at least moving in the right direction.

 

[peterbaron]

Yes Gone, you did well and helped the earth to breath greener =
I've never had a big ga$ sucker in my life.

For winter motorcycle enthusiast:

 

[Houtman_imp]

Our new oil thread will be about extension cords , which one is best !

 

[Gone in 60]

Ooh, those look cool, Peter. Years ago, there was a land sail area in Fountain Valley, near my office. It was in a large park on a triangular airstrip that had been used during WW2 for coastal defense. One side of the triangle was for land sailers, one side for radio controlled airplanes, and one side for model rockets. All gone now, thankfully transformed into a nature area, not housing.

So, fossil fuels, electric, and now we're talking about wind energy!

 

[emptysea]

Yay!!! :clap:

Heck, I went from a 472 cubic inch land mass to a V8 Mustang, to a Fiesta and a motorcycle. I think I'm at least moving in the right direction.

All of us are moving in the right direction. The 5.7 Hemi in my Ram1500 that PB and others are trying to shame me about gets as good or better gas mileage than most compact cars produced from 1980 to 2000 (used older vehicles for comparison since we're talking about moving along a continuum). Add to that stat the fact that we drive fewer than 8,000 miles/year in it and that it has comparable GHG emissions to much smaller vehicles that are just a little bit older than it, and I feel comfortable that we're moving in the right direction. The nice thing about the pick up, is that it holds more guns than a Prius or even a Tesla... which is nice.

Yes Gone, you did well and helped the earth to breath greener =
I've never had a big ga$ sucker in my life.

For winter motorcycle enthusiast:

I've tried ice boating in a real iceboat once (A one-design class boat, but I can't recall the class). They're really fast and a lot scarier than the small sailboats I was sailing at the time. My brother had a Windsurfer sail rigged to what was essentially 3 ice skates on a small platform. He's a pretty gutsy guy and said he wouldn't do that again--way too fast and the potential fall....

So now he just bought his first motorcycle. LOL there's an irony there, I think.

 

[peterbaron]

Been in a classic race ice-boat as a kid/passenger...all I remember is fast and whisper.....a great experience for a kid

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Forget sailing on ice. The future will be much warmer. Floridians will flock to Canada (wait, they kinda already do) to find some relief from the heat (good luck).

 

[peterbaron]

(Wikipedia)

"It was called La Jamais Contente, meaning Never Satisfied and was the first in the history of mankind to overcome the barrier of dreams - 100 km/h. On April 29, 1899, the cigar-like silver-red car pulled exactly 105.88 km/h-65.8 miles/h, causing ecstasy in the press all over the world.

La Jamais Contante was equipped with two electric motors with a total power of 50 kW and weighed 1,450 kg (3,197 lbs) with batteries.
At the helm of the vehicle sat its creator, the famous Red Devil, Camille Jenatzy, a redheaded Belgian engineer, known for not afraid of anything ..."

Source: La Jamais Contente - Wikipedia /GW

 

[the Ferret]

Lol and he wasn't even wearing a helmet

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

(Wikipedia)

"It was called La Jamais Contente, meaning Never Satisfied and was the first in the history of mankind to overcome the barrier of dreams - 100 km/h. On April 29, 1899, the cigar-like silver-red car pulled exactly 105.88 km/h-65.8 miles/h, causing ecstasy in the press all over the world.

La Jamais Contante was equipped with two electric motors with a total power of 50 kW and weighed 1,450 kg (3,197 lbs) with batteries.
At the helm of the vehicle sat its creator, the famous Red Devil, Camille Jenatzy, a redheaded Belgian engineer, known for not afraid of anything ..."

Source: La Jamais Contente - Wikipedia /GW

They did have photography in 1899 ...

 

[Cormanus]

He’s still not wearing a helmet.

 

[Houtman_imp]

He’s still not wearing a helmet.

And probably no air bags either !

 

[Cormanus]

Do you think it has ABS?

 

[jimgl3_imp]

what is c-a-r?

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Just imagine what a high speed flip would do?

Think: "human crayon".

 

[Gone in 60]

Remember, in those days, the belief was that you'd be better of if you were thrown clear of the flying wreck before it landed on top of you.
We had a 1915 Stutz board track racer in the Petersen, and that was my answer when people asked "where are the seat belts?"
It usually garnered a cringe.