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Old 10-10-2005, 06:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Rising gas costs drive up number of motorcyclists
You knew it was coming...

http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/arti...5645406710.txt

I like this part:

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Most of those sales were for 600cc to 800cc cruiser-type bikes, Wells said, which can get anywhere from 35 mpg to 50 mpg. And with a motorcycle fill-up cost running at about $10 these days, potential bikers are finding it easier to suggest a motorcycle share space in the family garage, Wells said.

“It can be justified to the wives,” he said.



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