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Re: Fatal local motorcycle accident this afternoon Posted by Erik919kt (more from Erik919kt) on Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:28:56

In Reply to: Fatal local motorcycle accident this afternoon, MI-Roger

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That's the thing. There is such a plethora of bad driving out there, that you are extremely vulnerable on a motorcycle. I think motorcycles are are great invention, engineering-wise, but I will never have one.

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Any motorcycle riders? Gas prices want to get one., Brian, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:09:23
- definitely clears the mind, McTeague, Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:17:32
  - Same here..., PGAero , Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:32:19
  - image, McTeague, Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:21:16
- Bikes are lots of fun, but not all that cheap, Noel, Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:29:50
- Re: Any motorcycle riders? Gas prices want to get one., jeff in MD, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:19:47
- Another rider here ..., JMF, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:51:12
  - Saved $900 a year driving 15K miles on my $3800 SV650., Norm95, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:10:56
- VW TDI., Shaun , Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:58:59
  - Re: VW TDI., BarryM, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:03:31
    - Your milage does seem a bit low, nateh89spg, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:17:22
      - I don't think AdBlue urea should be a deterrent...., Paul H, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:44:33
        not all diesels need urea injection.., Mark from Toronto, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:15:32
        Re: I don't think AdBlue urea should be a deterrent...., steven, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:57:43
    - VW has made some puzzling changes, Mike Johnson, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:11:41
      - Re: VW has made some puzzling changes, BarryM, Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:47:48
      - Drum brakes are not bad..., Mark from Toronto, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:52:51
        You're kidding, right?, Noel, Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:46:28
        Nope......, Mark from Toronto, Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:01:50
      - Re: VW has made some puzzling changes, Cary, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:46:29
        Re: VW has made some puzzling changes, Dean, Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:43:48
- wow! $4 a gallon! It is almost $7 a gallon here, sab, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:44:37
  - Re: fuel price different is almost entirely tax-based, David B, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:59:23
    - Doesn't really matter!, Noel, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:18:41
  - yes, even at $4.50/gal 91RON in cali it's not bad..., baggsly , Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:59:35
  - Re: wow! $4 a gallon! It is almost $7 a gallon here, Simon S, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:54:20
    - it's about $5.20/gal for Regular in Southern Ontario, Trev, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:49:19
    - Why gasoline is less expensive in the USA, AeroBaron, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:59:31
      - kudos to US4F (n/m), Siegfried, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:40:34
- Yes, 65 miles a day, five days a week, plus fun rides, AeroBaron, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:46:05
  - Nice bike... and ABS brakes., PGAero , Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:32:49
- I ride too... but not to save money., PGAero , Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:57:02
  - sharp looking bike peter! although is that more of a.., baggsly , Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:50:52
    - It's a sport-touring bike., PGAero , Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:22:15
- I ride too, kaslop, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:34:42
- I ride, pokeyjoe, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:04:29
- Yes, bikes are less safe than car and have expenses, AeroEd, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:33:27
- Fatal local motorcycle accident this afternoon, MI-Roger , Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:06:06
  - Re: Fatal local motorcycle accident this afternoon, Erik919kt, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:28:56 <-- Viewing This Message
- I work with a guy with the same idea & economics, Bill Homer , Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:30:08
- Great idea. I'll be glad to be your surgeon., Used to be Chaz, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:46:39
  - Motorcycle..., AlS, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:22:53
  - Re: Great idea. I'll be glad to be your surgeon., TML , Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:25:12
    - Yes! I am an organ donor., AdamSAAB2kAero , Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:48:56
    - infinite fuel economy?, Snowmobile , Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:54:58
      - Re: infinite fuel economy?, DE , Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:11:00
- 68-72 mpg 600 miles/week on a Suzuki SV650., Norm95, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:06:40

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