Hmm, Muslims and Communists working together in a power grab, can anyone say "night of the long knives".
yea and like I said what is it going to do to our bike is there any way to avoid thisIt's also a problem because I can eat corn, oil is good for nothing but burning. Drive around on our food supply, what idiot came up with that.
most of the damage is going to occur to the plastic parts in the carb as they sit for long periods in ethanol.... close the fuel petcock before you want to stop using your engine and let the carb run dry. should prevent a good deal of the damage.
yea and like I said what is it going to do to our bike is there any way to avoid this
This stuff will stop all the harmful affects that ethanol fuel will cause to a carbureted engine.
yea and like I said what is it going to do to our bike is there any way to avoid this
You betcha! Just wait until Summer comes around and rears up what's moving forth in the Middle East. Definitely some interesting things going on, that's for sure.Don't know if you caught the news today but the Middle East is on fire. Crude oil prices rose 6% today behind the turmoil and we're seeing the unrest come to our shores now. Is the whole world headed to civil wars springing up all over? Don't know but you should have cause for concern.
Yes I do, 1973, OPEC started flexing it's muscle with the embargoLook'n at the news out of Egypt and think'n that I've been here, seen this before. Somewhere around 79 I think. I seem to recall some bad times at the gas pump, that seemed to coincide with all the riots. We could be look'n at some serious prices around here, it's already over $3 and I don't think I can stand $4+ again. I like my bike but it won't carry the load the F250 will.
Any of you old fa*ts remember what I'm talk'n bout?
Good post Kerf, nice to see a balanced take on this amid all the hysteria.Having been in the business for better than a quarter century as well as running my own business for the last 12 years, I understand the theory behind the "on the shelf price increase". One must always base the retail price on the current replacement cost. That being said, market forces (competition) will often force a retailer to hold the price on pre-increase inventory, even though replacement cost have increased. When we leave the market alone, it usually operates at the lowest possible cost. It's when outside forces, usually political, get involved, things go crazy.
The turmoil in the Middle East will eventually drive oil prices to levels that will kill our economy. Because oil is the one commodity that effects the price of every other commodity on the market, I see inflation coming big time. Couple increasing oil prices and a devaluing dollar and there may not be much in the way of "good times" in our future.
As far as the Middle East is concerned, I have many questions and few answers. America is the bastion of freedom in the world, the "Shining city on the hill", so to speak. We certainly have based our existence on freedom but I fear me may be short on principle and long on hypocrisy. I understand the backing of Mubarak for reasons of regional stability, just like we've backed the Shah, Saddam, the Saudis. But these people, for the most part, have been tyrants that have brutalized their people and now those people hate America. They see us as the enabler of oppression and God help us, they may be right. I just wonder if casting aside ones most cherished principles for the expedience of short term goals, ever ends well.
Please forgive the early morning ramblings of an old fool.