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Offline Pfloydgad

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Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« on: March 05, 2012, 07:57:48 PM »
Well..........
A lot of discussion about the potential for Summer gas prices, a few discussions are predicting $5 +.
Odviously the jury is still out on the actual pricing, but was wondering if you have given much thought to how it might affect your riding this year. I know it might affect mine, how about you.
Ride safe all,
Greg
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Offline ZG

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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2012, 08:04:38 PM »
It will affect mine for sure, I'll ride more! My V10 truck get's 7 mpg...  :'(
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2012, 08:07:44 PM »
I will ride as much as I possibly can.  Even if gas was 10.00 per gallon, I get  a lot of mental benefit from riding.  With oil and good race fuel, I'm close paying 10.00 per  for my yz 250, and its  a bargain.
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2012, 08:16:40 PM »
Unfortunately the answer is Yes for me.  I will be spending most of my free time repairing other people's vehicles to keep my wife's truck fed.  I already ride the bike almost daily to work but not terribly often on long rides for fun. 
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2012, 10:09:06 PM »
Not mt motorcycle riding, but at over $6 a gallon, my flying is taking a hit.
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2012, 04:04:20 AM »
No.
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2012, 04:16:28 AM »
I already ride almost daily to work.  That won't change.  And as for my once a year week long trip, that will still happen.  I refuse to give up one of my vacations due to gas prices.  I still need the mental relief from work. 
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Offline Conrad

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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2012, 04:42:37 AM »
The price has to be paid and I won't let it change how much I ride. So, no.
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2012, 04:52:32 AM »
My motorcycle is used for pleasure, higher prices might cause me to use it for more routine purposes
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2012, 05:00:07 AM »
No. If it gets to high I'll start carrying a siphon hose again.
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Offline midnightrider

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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2012, 07:24:20 AM »
I ride daily now. But will probably ride even more so the suburban can be parked.
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2012, 07:53:58 AM »
It affects my riding...I'll ride more and park my truck more.

Or take Brigittes little car.

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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2012, 08:12:06 AM »
Forget the car, take the bike with her on it.  ;D
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2012, 08:24:13 AM »
Quote from: Bosco on March 06, 2012, 08:12:06 AM
Forget the car, take the bike with her on it.  ;D

I sold that Zx14, she still has the little car  :D
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2012, 12:32:10 PM »
It won't affect my bike riding much, but I'll probably ride the scooter and the CB125 more to work.
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2012, 01:05:17 PM »
Quote from: gPink on March 06, 2012, 05:00:07 AM
No. If it gets to high I'll start carrying a siphon hose again.

Copy dat....

Quote from: ZG on March 05, 2012, 08:04:38 PM
It will affect mine for sure, I'll ride more! My V10 truck get's 7 mpg...  :'(

Hmmm, new truck maybe?
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2012, 01:23:23 PM »
Quote from: ZG on March 05, 2012, 08:04:38 PM
It will affect mine for sure, I'll ride more! My V10 truck get's 7 mpg...  :'(

7 mpg in your truck?  :o

Is that pullling anything? My Duramax gets 12 and that's pulling a 4 ton 5th wheel man! Not pulling it gets 18 - 22.
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2012, 03:12:13 PM »
Quote from: Conrad on March 06, 2012, 01:23:23 PM
7 mpg in your truck?  :o

Is that pullling anything? My Duramax gets 12 and that's pulling a 4 ton 5th wheel man! Not pulling it gets 18 - 22.

Yep, she get's 7 in town, 7 on highway, and 7 pulling the 5th wheel, don't matter what she gets 7...  :'(
 
Maybe it's just the way I drive it??  :-\  She does pull the 5th wheel nicely up hills at 60 mph though!  :thumbs:
 
If the question of this thread was "will the gas prices have an affect on hauling the 5th wheel alot this summer" my answer would be YES!  :( >:(
 
FWIW though I can't seem to get my ave mpg up over 32.1 on my Connie either, but I also don't do much highway riding...  :-\
 

 

 

 
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2012, 03:15:39 PM »
Quote from: LivnLoud on March 06, 2012, 01:05:17 PM
Hmmm, new truck maybe?

Nope, not in the cards Gumbi, bought her new 12 years ago and am just now hitting 60k miles on her. She's a good rig and has been long time paid off, no car/truck payments for me in this economy!  :)
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Re: Gas Prices, will it affect your riding ?
« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2012, 03:25:49 PM »
Quote from: ZG on March 06, 2012, 03:15:39 PM

Nope, not in the cards Gumbi, bought her new 12 years ago and am just now hitting 60k miles on her. She's a good rig and has been long time been paid off, no car/truck payments for me in this economy!  :)
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That's why I keep my '94 Dodge. 10mpg uphill, downhill, with the wind, against the wind, loaded or unloaded. 250xxx and still running strong. Can't afford to replace it. You can buy a lot of gas for a $500/month truck payment.

36-40 mpg on the Connie.
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