Re: [St] High MPG Euro Bikes

["Joel Ashman" <ashmite@xxxxxxxxx>]

Uh.... My DR-Z400SM gets 65-70 MPG and its available here already.  $5300
out the door.  Not as comfy as an ST of course, but way more fun in the
twisties!

I routinely got 55 MPG with my 2000 ST, BTW, so at 15K average miles a year
at 60MPG + import fees, you'd not break even over the life of the bike vs
the previous ST.

Similarly, I've done the math on the mods to get 60+ MPG out of my prius,
but at $3000+, its not worth it unless I owned the prius for 8 more years.
Best just to get a new VW Diesel.

--Joel

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 8:02 PM, rlnm2000@xxxxxxxxx <rlnm2000@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I saw a short article about high MPG motorcycles, but only available over
> seas.  Evidentally the major manufacturers don't think there will be a
> market for them in the USA. Apparently our gas prices are high enough for
> complaint???  I don't know about anyone else, but I'm complaining at
> $4/gal.  I guess I'm the smart minority and the rest of the American sheeple
> have been brainwashed by our greedy politicians and oil moguls.
>
> So to my questions to my motorcycle brethern and/or sisteren across the
> pond.
>
> 1) What are these models?
>
> 2) What is the touted MPG?
>
> 3) If worthy (i.e. 60+ MPG), how do I buy one & import it?
>
>
>
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