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Introductory lede:
It’s a popular misconception that motorcycles burn cleaner than cars: most of them don’t. – wheels.ca, Costa Mouzouris
Next paragraph:
In fact, the only reason that they spew fewer greenhouse gas emissions into the air than four-wheeled passenger vehicles…
So which is it? Do they? Or, don’t they?
all current models (of motorcycles) meet North American emissions standards…
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This summer, I was riding wet for many of the miles I traveled. I own a good Gore-Tex rainsuit, so I stayed dry. Being the lazy SOB that I am, however, I let my feet get wet because I never put on my gaiters. Fortunately, it wasn’t cold.
Looking for some rain gloves? Visit a grocery [...]
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I’m still on the north shore of Lake Superior.
It was cloudy and cool this morning.
Having only 140 miles to go, I took my time and got on the road by 0900. Unfortunately, I had to stop to put on the rain pants since the highway was wet. There was only the occasional drop of water [...]
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Update here.
You don’t have to have lived in Ontario to know that it perceives itself as a province in Canada where the inhabitants believe that they are ’speshul’. Ontario has in place legislation that provides for the impounding of a vehicle and immediate suspension of a driver’s licence if the police officer believes you to [...]
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Contrary to this guy and his wrong-way Corrigan Mexico motorcycle trip, Scotty Kerekes, a long-time rider and old Mexico hand, knows how to do it right. Ignore the typos, and you’ll understand what I’m talking about. I’ll listen and read about Scotty’s adventures before those of almost anyone else.
Scotty used to have a web site [...]
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Yes, there will be an upside: plenty of low-mileage motorcycles with a for sale sign on them.
However, don’t rush out with an eye to buy immediately. Wait until all those people that bought their motorcycles as an investment — and there are plenty — start to realize that a motorcycle isn’t actually an investment. Used [...]
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Harley dealerships are starting to drop like flies. Santa Cruz. Wilwert in Debuque. And in Cranbrook, the authorized dealer there refused to finance a multi-million dollar hole-in-the-ground boutique to sell dog leashes, suspenders, doo-rags and t-shirts, thus the mother company declined to renew their franchise. That was a smart move on [...]
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I almost forgot about this.
In an earlier post I proclaimed how great it was that H-D dealerships would take a long-distance rider in and do things like oil and tire changes without appointments. And yes, it still is a great accomplishment for most dealerships.
Well, subsequent to the oil change that I received at that dealership [...]
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Last fall I replaced my rear Dunlop 402 motorcycle tire because of wear. The bike shop owner where I was getting the work done told me that the Metzler would last at least as long as the D402. A bonus for me was that the Metz was a bit cheaper than the Dunlop 402, so [...]
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