On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:09 PM, Star <nhs...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Alan Johnson<a...@datdec.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Bill McGonigle<b...@bfccomputing.com> > wrote: > >> On 07/25/2009 08:44 AM, Alan Johnson wrote: > >>> But again, if I'm buying new? Yes, Prius, Prius, Prius. > >> > >> Isn't the nickel mining an environmental and thermodynamic disaster? > > > > Even taking that into account, > > http://www.greenercars.org/highlights_greenest.htm lists the Prius as > > the second most green vehicle. > > If you really want to go green, get a motorcycle or scooter... for > decades they've been cheaper and better for the environment. My > mid-grade cruiser get's about 60 mpg and can be fixed in my drive-way. > It's lighter than any hybrid car, is far far cheaper to manufacture, > is lighter and has less foot-print on the road leading to > exponentially less damage to concrete and asphalt surfaces (thus less > need to re-pave), and considering people spend more time solo in any > car it just makes sense.
My dual purpose '99 DR350 gets about 50 mph. My '82 CB900F gets 28 MPH, but I beat sportscars 0-60. But you're right on all counts. Some cities (London) exempt motorcycles from downtown driving fees. A scooter will give you a more upright seating with some wind protection & more storage. Okay, so it's not a good winter-choice, but hey! we're talking about > the environment here!!! > As someone who has done ice racing and off road riding in 1 foot of snow in January, I'll have to agree. If the roads are wet, it's ice and you don't want to be on the road. Well, maybe in a sidecar. I see one around Chelmsford alot. Riding a motorcycle instead of a car is like using Linux instead of Windows. There are many similarities between the cultures. > > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ >
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