My new "economical" ride....

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Re: My new "economical" ride....

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knucklehead wrote:ok i understand everyone rush to save a buck on gas BUT does the cost of your new toy the insurance and the cost of getting your licence if u didnt already have one plus gear to wear riding it offset the amount of gas you save driving it?
Well, i have had my motorcycle license and riding gear since 2000, so thats covered. My insurance costs $76..... :yikes:









a year :guitar:

and oh yea, the chicks think 65mpg is sexy!
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Re: My new "economical" ride....

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Cute, Justice. But does the a/c & heater work well? :smurf:
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A bike of some sort might be in my future as well.Kind of hard to go anywhere when all I would have is the RV at a camp site.
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Re: My new "economical" ride....

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peter wrote:Cute, Justice. But does the a/c & heater work well? :smurf:
the a/c works as good as the ones in my vans... the heater..i have not tried yet.
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76 a year! holy crap..... I pay twice that a month for my van / house / life.......and they want 256 a month for me to have a bike :vom: :vom:
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Re: My new "economical" ride....

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9dawgs, what that one called...looks interesting, wouldn't mind having one or two of them on the back of my campervan (if I ever get started or finished)
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