Fighting gas prices

[workin for wood]

No...not open to debate on why prices are too high! I finally made it into motorcycle school this weekend. I passed the course, but wouldn't you know it I was the only person to crash their bike. Thank god it was a class room bike and not my own. Had to do an excercise where you turn in a curve but there's an emergency stop so you have to imediately straighten bike and hit the brakes. Well, my bike wasn't straight enough, so I ate the pavement. Needs more salt down there Small scratch on my knee..mostly just hurt my ego.

Next week I'm picking up my new bike. It's just a 125 cc kawasaki road cruiser bike. Barely legal on the interstate, I hear it can top out at 70mph if there's a hurricane at your back. So it's no Harley, but it's brand new, $3100 out the door with accessories, tax and title included. $200 the entire year for insurance, and 80 mpg. Right now I'm paying 90-100 dollars a week in gas, with the bike I should be paying 12-15 dollars a week! Now that's a savings.

I'm just scared now, because I have to pick up the bike and ride it home on an actual road with traffic, instead of in a 7 acre parking lot.

[Greenfield_Bob]

Becarefull Jeff and I hope you have a helmut.
That will be a big savings in gas.
Sound like fun but I'm to old to learn how to ride one.

Bob

[Rick H]

I would say you need more practice on the bike. Stay on the side streets until you get a lot better handle on it. I have rode for years. Cars don't see you and pull out in front of you, pull over on two lane roads and run you off to the shoulder, and about every other thing you can imagine. When you ride a bike you need to be ready for anything. Keep a real sharp eye out way ahead of you and plan on cars doing all kinds of dumb stuff right in front of you.
Riding can be fun but you need to be a lot more cautious than driving a car. One time is all it takes and you are road kill just like the deer and squirrels.

[workin for wood]

Thanks Rick...that's why I'm scared about when I get to take my bike home! I know all about every imaginable thing that people in cars do, since I drive a semi truck and am the victim of auto stupidity every day. But, on the bike, I won't have 20 tons of steel to protect me!

[Minnesota scroller]

You're probably better riding the bike home in the ditches.

There are times I wish I wouldn't have let my motorcycle endorsement expire. I just couldn't see paying the extra $5 every 4 years.

[Ramjet]

I just put my mini Harley on the road . It is 1985 Honda rebel 250 . Many moons ago we used to ride our bikes up towards Chilliwack . A car passed me and swerved at my chum running him off the road . Asking around we heard that some drivers actually get a kick running bikers off the road . Zo be careful . Roger

[Pajaro]

F Y I gas is $2.49 a gallon in Mexico.

Fight high gas prices
Eat more beans and Cabbage.....!!!!

[Jediscroller]

Just take your time and remember the old saying....there's old bikers and there's bold bikers but there's no old, bold bikers.
I've been riding since childhood and I always just assume that the car will pull in front of me. One other little tidbit, don't ride directly in the center of the lane, you'd be amazed at how far you can slide without falling on a bike, hehehehe. Always have an escape plan too.

[SNAPPER]

Good luck with your new wheels. I am thinking about a 49cc scooter for work transportation, 100mpg. Aproximatly $800. A bit concerned with driving in traffic on two wheels. Gas just went up $.10, $3.99.
Dean

[Woodbutcher68]

I haven't ridden in years but did keep my MC endorsement on my license. I'm kind of thinking about getting a bike, but hesitant about the idiot drivers. Gas is $3.99-$4.09 here but I only paid $3.83 in South Central Indiana last Friday.