Dropping fuel prices and enthusiasm for motorized bike

Ghost0 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-09-2008, 10:58 PM

So has the sudden drop in fuel prices diminished your enthusiasm for your motorized bike?

For me, not at all. I love having one, working on one and the huge grin I get every time I ride one. It just sucks being in the Pacific Northwest. I won't get to ride much for about 4 months.

TexasDav · #2 (**permalink**) 12-09-2008, 11:09 PM

I was riding today and almost always someone will ask were did I get that bike, I think these things are just plan fun. Saving gas is just a plus to a long list of reasons I like to ride, build, and the coolnest factor

jasonh · #3 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 08:07 AM

My enthusiasm has gone up. But I think that's because I'm getting antsy to get my bike back together, lol. I won't be able to ride every day for a couple months though, wiht snow on the ground.

Finfan · #4 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 09:23 AM

Since I started riding my motorized bike to work gas prices have dropped over $2 per gallon. I'm winning the fight against the oil companies!!!!!!

TexasDav · #5 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Finfan

Since I started riding my motorized bike to work gas prices have dropped over $2 per gallon. I'm winning the fight against the oil companies!!!!!!

Yeh they are worried seeing all these bikes on the road, trying to keep us down. Viva the revolution!.

jasonh · #6 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 09:26 PM

I think if anybody's enthusiasm for these bikes is waning, trash your motor and take 2 months to get a new one, paint the bike, buy accessories, and put it all back together.

You'll pull your hair out waiting to get the last stuff before putting it back together, and you'll have plenty more enthusiasm

Large Filipino · #7 (**permalink**) 12-10-2008, 11:25 PM

I filled up my truck the other day and took 20 gallons. Used to be that would have costed me 80 bucks. That night it was just under 30 bucks.
So one time this month I needed to go to Cherry Creek it was a bit cold and I had a touch of the cold so I took the truck. Back when gas was 4 bucks a gallon it was the bike no exceptions.
So there I was in my truck. Turned on the heater. AHHHHhhhhh. Looked under my visors for some MP3's I burned up over a year ago. Oh yea. I like this John Lee Hooker mix.
It was rather nice. And I got there quick!
But then I saw the reasons why driving is not my style. There's the left lane hogger on his cell phone. There's the no turn signal guy that just cut me off. There's that guy in a hurry cutting everyone off just to gain one car length.
This was the kind of stuff that drove me into having to take high blood pressure medicine.
But I don't take it anymore. Why?
Because I don't deal with traffic. I'm not in a hurry.
You can take my truck. But don't even LOOK at my bikes.
Used to be the gas stations have everyone wishing they have one. Sadly,now that gas is affordable again,people seem to turn away. Some even look at you funny like you're crazy.
So what that it's snowing and minus 2 degrees?

thatsdax · #8 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 02:57 AM

It is because of riders like us that fuel consumption is down and the price is coming down. I know that the oil Cartel guys now know what to do to drive the price of oil up . They will be implementing their plans soon to drive it back up. Hopefully not back up to the level it was. My own country is doing nothing to produce more energy here at a home, so.... It is a matter of time before prices begin to go up again. I do not think these low prices for gas will last. so.. Keep your MAB's in shape and ready to ride...

**Bikeguy Joe** · #9 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 05:27 AM

I couldn't have said it better Duane.

eDJ · #10 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 07:33 AM

I think that beyond bringing down the prices of gasoline it shows the general public that there those among them that WILL find a solution and demonstrate it's usefulness. That we're not all SHEEP at the hands of business, government, and the oil companies and if we're faced with hard times we know how to deal with it. (and gasp ! we may even have fun doing it)

Seeing more and more Americans on bicycles (motorized or not) is not what Oil Companies & Auto Makers want to see now. It will communicate the message to all other businesses that, "If they don't have money for cars & fuel how are they going to afford anything else". It's like a "business pecking order".

I think it's interesting when greedy Billionaires get together and commit "Phylo Genocide". (especially if those other countries see them as the "Cowardly Lions of Industry" they are and NATIONALIZE all the factories they have moved over there) Which will likely happen when China finally goes after Taiwan.