Or better yet a MSF course completion card in there wallet.
Been touting mine since... well lets just say a really long time
since it pre-dates any drivers lisc. # that I ever had.
Dooden
A15 Green Ape
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Don Montgomery"
wrote:
>
> top post
>
> Here in Atlanta the nightly news and radio is reporting that
motorcycle &
> scooter accidents have (I think this is right) doubled since gas
prices went
> up. Guess people are, as usual, buying and riding something they
have not
> mastered enough to be safe. It may be that the state of GA allows
sales to
> people w/o motorcycle certs on thier license. Would be interesting
to know
> what % of those involved in the accidents had no mc certs on their
license.
>
> Don M
>
>
> > Why are motorcycle manufacturers not getting on the bandwagon
during
> > these high gas price times? I read yesterday in the Wall Street
> > Journal how Yamaha's stock was down 26% (mostly due to economy
> > slowing in the US) and motorcycle sales were down roughly 30 % in
the
> > last year in the US). Am I missing something? My Kawasaki KLR will
> > get 40 to 60 MPG depending on how you ride it and it will go and
park
> > anywhere .... and it is cheap. Sure there are cars out there that
> > will get close to bike milage or the same or better than the
fastest
> > bikes ....... but they will cost you 20 to 40 grand. My KLR can be
> > had new for $5500 and you can pick up good used ones all day long
for
> > 3 grand. And even expensive Harley's get pretty good milage.
> >
> > I don't get it, I haven't seen one advertisement touting bikes as
> > good cheap transportation not to mention advantages in traffic or
> > parking. Do we really need an advanced Yamaha YZF R1 that won't
get
> > that great milage, land you in jail if you use all those ponies
(or
> > the morgue)? I remember back in the 70's when people went all over
> > the place on Honda CB 350's that were cheap and durable, freeway
> > capable and some even went cross country on them. And you meet the
> > nicest people on a Honda 90's were everywhere commuting back and
> > forth to college etc.
> >
> > What about the recently updated Ninja 250 that can be had new for
> > $3500, gets great milage and still top 100 mph? Or the Kawasaki
KLX
> > 250 dual sport for around town commuting. Or if you are
intimidated
> > by motorcycles, get a Suzuki Burgman Scooter that will do the
> > Interstate in fine fashion. I am against smaller scooters. The
only
> > place they belong is resort islands and not sure even there
because