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Title: Going green!
Post by: strat10 on July 01, 2011, 07:43:04 AM
Thought I would take the two cylinder today, you know, save the planet and all that stuff.....


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Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: fastwin on July 01, 2011, 07:59:39 AM
Al Gore thanks you! [thumbsup] [Dolph] Oh did I tell you about the time he invented the information superhighway called the internet?


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: Pedro-bot on July 01, 2011, 08:01:40 AM
With a full racing exhaust........ :P


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: strat10 on July 01, 2011, 08:05:05 AM
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With a full racing exhaust........

helps me get there faster, hence the engine runs less, less pollution......  ;)


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: Goat_Herder on July 01, 2011, 08:07:29 AM
when I woke up this morning, I thought I was dreaming when I noticed the air was fresher than yesterday.  So it was you.


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: zooom on July 01, 2011, 08:10:00 AM
With a full racing exhaust........ :P

HE INVENTED AN INTERNET WITH FULL RACING EXHAUST?!?!?!?!!?

so...you pulled the bike out....and in a fit of feeling green you looked at the bike and took a picture of it.....and then what?!?!?!?


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: strat10 on July 01, 2011, 08:29:53 AM
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so...you pulled the bike out....and in a fit of feeling green you looked at the bike and took a picture of it.....and then what?!?!?!?

pushed it back in the garage and walked to work.  ;)


And you guys thought I meant the Ducati?!?!


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: fastwin on July 01, 2011, 08:33:28 AM
 [laugh]


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: thought on July 01, 2011, 08:35:49 AM
pushed it back in the garage and walked to work.  ;)


And you guys thought I meant the Ducati?!?!

well played sir, well played.  haha


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: strat10 on July 01, 2011, 08:36:52 AM
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when I woke up this morning, I thought I was dreaming when I noticed the air was fresher than yesterday.  So it was you.


Actually, thats the 100 Octane race gas I'm still burning off from the last track day.   [Dolph]


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: He Man on July 01, 2011, 03:32:52 PM
actually bikes are much dirtier than cars.


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: Rob Hilding on July 01, 2011, 04:45:34 PM
actually bikes are much dirtier than cars.

Somebody always has to be rational and spoil our fantasy ;)


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: Howie on July 02, 2011, 02:37:24 AM
actually bikes are much dirtier than cars.

This was true before Euro 3 emissions standards on bikes, but only when discussing HC, CO and NOx.  Motorcycles still lag behind, but not by much.  The big one we are talking about now is CO2, which is mostly a product of engine size and fuel consumption.  Unless you are riding a Triumph Rocket III you have a big advantage there, at least for now.  Euro 4 standards go into effect next year and possibly Ero 5 in 2020.  Of course, this is for vehicles that have not been modified.

When considering actual pollution you also need to take into account how long the vehicle takes to complete it's journey.  A vehicle that gets where it's going with less time in traffic (lane splitting sharing) and parked produces less pollution than a vehicle that is stuck in traffic and then circles the block endlessly looking for a parking space.  With an increasing shift to two wheeled transportation for commuting traffic density will decline and parking will increase, helping to reduce pollution from cars.  This is why so many cities around the world now offer free or inexpensive or free safe parking for two wheeled vehicles.


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: kopfjäger on July 02, 2011, 02:55:22 AM
  Of course, this is for vehicles that have not been modified.

Well that eliminates all or most of us.  ;)


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: Howie on July 02, 2011, 02:58:32 AM
Well that eliminates all or most of us.  ;)

Shhhhhh!


Title: Re: Going green!
Post by: kopfjäger on July 02, 2011, 03:31:00 AM
Shhhhhh!

Lo Siento  :D


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