The price of fuel continues to skyrocket, and therefore feeding our thirsty rides becomes more and more expensive. But, it is expensive enough for us to start looking at our fuel consumption more carefully, or even start buying our motorcycles and scooters based on MPG figures?
Cars in most countries are legally bound to display their fuel consumption figures. You can purchase your car based on verifiable figures; speeds, power and MPG. But in the motorcycle industry, this is not the case.
No laws anywhere, including the already very strict state of California, demand that the manufacturers publish their figures. You’ll find on many motorcycle discussion forums threads about fuel consumption, but these are all figures recorded by individuals, and not in a harmonious way. If you ride your bike aggressively, your consumption will be way up.
So why, especially today, do manufacturers not display the MPG? Well, the answer is quite simple. There just aren’t enough motorcycle and scooters around to make it interesting for the politicians to legislate them to this degree. Secondly, two wheelers get a lot better fuel consumption then their counterparts. 50 mpg is not unheard off, and even higher for lower displacement motorcycles.
But thanks to a petrol crisis this is starting to change, Yamaha recently started publishing the fuel consumption on several of their (low end) scooter. Suzuki did similar in an ad campaign for the SV650 (it’s 54 mpg in case you’re wondering). Harley-Davidson did similar for one of their motorcycle line-ups.
But since there’s no standard protocol for measuring fuel consumption (e.g. running the bike at 60 mph, over 100 miles), the figures can not be seen as trustworthy.
There’s a website out there that allows individuals to enter the fuel consumption of their motorcycles and scooters. You can enter the fuel you’re consuming, and this way you can see the average for that model.
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But in the end, will it stop people from buying more powerful motorcycles or scooters? Will you buy your next ride based on its MPG?
What do you think? Let us know, we’ll be interested in knowing.
The Three Amigos seem to rock the scene in Vegas as this “adventurous” ride shows it. I would have expected to see Bonnie and Clyde there, but this trio isn’t far from their scenery at all.
We’ve come across this wonderful clip of the wonderful Buster Keaton from his 1920 movie, "One Week".
Buster Keaton was one of the biggest stars of the Silent Film era. From the same "school" of physical comedy as Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Fatty Arbuckle, he did all his own stunts. Keep that in mind as you watch this clip. Today we are so accustomed to seeing the fantastic on film through the creation of stunt doubles, camera tricks, special effects or computer generation that it is hard to appreciate the incredible timing and courage that this stunt required.
You won’t see this kind of stunt being done in our days!
Getting tired of big V-Twins and custom bikes, Michael Sturtz decided that it was time to build a BioDiesel motorcycle which if it was to go into production (something that didn’t happened so far) it would be against the Boss Hoss.
They’ve taken a BMW car engine, adapted it on the custom made frame, heavily tested it for balance and safety until being “dressed” nicely and taken to the Bonneville Salt Flats where it managed to push it as high as 130.614 mph.
The future looks bright for the innovative team and for the entire motorcycle market, as well.
A few days back I was publishing a video about how a soldier’s father had to sell its son’s motorcycle because he had left to Iraq. But it seems that army isn’t that bad after all if you know what you like doing. Personally, seeing a bunch of motorcyclists with bazookas makes me feel like joining them and, even more, if it’s all legal, let the good times roll.
These guys are still training to be soldiers, but I believe that their enthusiasm isn’t affected at all.
It is very encouraging to see that not only bikers make their “Motorcycle awareness” videos and the world’s press also notices the increasing number of accidents. It is strongly recommended that the authorities will take measures, but we should never forget that the throttle is in each one’s hands. Ride safely and always wear motorcycle protective equipment!
Playing GTA4 has always been fun and challenging and how many times didn’t you wish to share the action with friends or even people around the world? It seems that the guy playing here isn’t quite THE master of GTA4, but luck comes out of nowhere and after a few funny crashes it manages to pull out a full 360 degree turn. Distance and Height = Unknown. Fun level = Maximum.
I surely don’t feel like being a judge right now! Ok, so this guy had his son’s bike given the other guy for sale, but this last didn’t make sure that the payment was done correctly and gave the bike to the “fair” buyer. By the time he was willing to recover the bike because the check wasn’t covered, the thing was already crashed and the father’s only solution to recover the buck was the court.
At the end, the person that neglected the most important aspect (keeping the bike until the money were in his possession) proved learning pretty much nothing. You never know where your bike is going to take you: on the open road or in front of a judge.
You’ve probably read a lot of news about how police in Great Britain threaten to confiscate the bikes, cameras and computers of those who broadcast themselves on the internet after riding at speeds above 180 mph, but their gear is indeed efficient if it stood up to that.
Such an example is Twenty20 Motorcycle Camera and it is strongly recommended that you don’t use it for that, but to capture the most beautiful sights you’ve laid your eyes on and, eventually, share it (...) >> read
As strange as it may seem, this video is coming straight from the White House where President Bush met with the representatives of Rolling Thunder. The meeting was part of the annual bike ride from the Pentagon to the Mall and, this year, it gathered approximately 300.000 members.
Rolling Thunder honors war veterans and that is precisely what brought them next to George W. Bush who received classic leather vest with the occasion.
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