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Old 03-12-2008, 03:32 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR View Post
She might if you str-e-t-c-h the truth and say it gets 100 mpg.
I would never do such a thing. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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The gas mileage is a good angle, but it's more than offset by the need for new tires (at $230 a set, mail order, self-installed) every 6000 miles or less. If you buy the tires locally and have them installed, it's closer to $400 a set. I buy 2 to 3 sets of tires a season, so I put them on myself.
I am not sure I would go through tires that quickly. At least on my current bike I don't.
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Make sure the bike does not have a history of transmission input shaft/clutch hub failures. Quite a few those did and it's expensive to fix.
Thanks, I will check on that if I end up buying that bike.
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