Posted on 12/21/2006 1:27:16 PM PST by Red Badger
Oh, please! Another multi-millionaire enviroweenie preaching that we hoi poloi need to get green... where's the barf alert?
Always wanted a Duke. The new bikes with the massive framework are not particular attractive to me, tho.
When you end up pumping the chest of someone to keep him alive you wonder if it was worth it.
What a neat toy!
But it only runs for 30 minutes...
I'd like to know the cost of the electricity to charge the thing up, so I can calculate whether it's worth it gaswize.
Now if we can get Dean Kaman to build a 60MPH Segway, I'd beta it.
4KW solar array, $22,000 after rebates???
Longer-lasting batteries? At what weight???
Toys are just, toys.
I think it is more likely that the engine was replaced with a motor. In any event, it sounds like transportation that could only be enjoyed by a true weenie.
Would you feel better if he had a 'heart attack' in a car? Or do you suggest CPR for every injury that someone incurs?
In all my years of riding, about 35 or so,I have come to the conclusion that people who make comments like yours are either parroting some garbage that their mother told them, or are afraid to admit that they would ride if they only had the stones. Is it more dangerous than driving around in the F250? Of course. Is it my own business? You bet your azz!
For a conservative site, there are way too many nanny nono's for comfort!
My current rides:
and the one that is awaiting delivery: 
End of rant, maybe!
***In all my years of riding, about 35 or so,I have come to the conclusion that people who make comments like yours are either parroting some garbage that their mother told them, or are afraid to admit that they would ride if they only had the stones.***
I don't have to parrot anything. My uncle had his leg tore open riding one of these. My cousin and her husband were killed in a terrible wreck, Motorcycle vs semi. And they had years of riding experience.
And I ended up pumping the chest of a 16 year old boy who ran his motorcycle into a car making a legal turn in front of us.
After you pump one person's chest you will begin to notice the shear numbers of motorcycle riders who get killed in the news daily.
I know a lot of people who were killed in the shower. Do you advocate everyone stop taking showers?
DG, a little fun for you over here.
That dripping sound is my jealousy.
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