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Originally Posted by g34343greg
i can't stand people that started riding for the gas mileage
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Why does it matter why people ride, if they are riding responsibly. I bought my first bike because my daily driver got 13mpg. Since then I've bought 2 more bikes, and spend every sunny weekend in the canyons or at the track. Does it make me a lesser rider because I looked at my empty wallet one day and decided that a bike was the answer? Now riding and motorcycles are as much a part of my lifestyle as anything else.
I hate hearing people whine about ONLY getting 40mpg on their sportbikes, but saying that you wouldn't care if it got 2 mpg is a blatant lie. Would I still ride? Hell yeah, but it wouldn't be nearly as much, and I'd be willing to bet a lot of people here would feel the same way. I love driving my 4x4 around town, but it's 15mpg economy keeps it parked for all but a couple thousand miles a year. It's easy to spend an entire day riding for pleasure when it only costs you $20, it's a little tougher when you're paying a dollar for every 4 miles.