$4 a gallon? F*** that, I'm buying a bike.

**whispers** · 09-01-2005, 03:06 PM

Yeah..... I built that bike...it started life as a sportster.... I jjst ripped it apart...took out the engine split the cases...had it powder coated...built it back up the way I saw fit ...painted it... all done. VERY VERY easy to do with a sportster.. how big of a guy are ya? (no pun intended)... just wondering what kind of bike would fit you best.

Yeah..choppers rock!! although nto very practical very every day ride sometimes. (depends on area and kit you build)

PM'd is there..

**silverx2** · 09-01-2005, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by gerbick

chopper dude. I so want one. with no car right now (2 car accidents where people ran redlights and hit me, I'm pissed) I'd rather go with a chopper.

you built that blue bike you showed the pictures of? hit me up via PM!

you were trying ot car jack them and youi know it. i saw what happens in san andreas! DOWN WITH VIDEOGAMES!

**lefteyewilly** · 09-01-2005, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by gerbick

2 car accidents where people ran redlights and hit me, I'm pissed) I'd rather go with a chopper.

A motorcycle would be the last thing i'd get on if i'd been hit twice by light runners. That's immediate death. I'd be buying myself a tank over a chopper if that happened to me.

**silverx2** · 09-01-2005, 03:24 PM

lefteye its people like you that choose life and a tank over people like gerbs that chooses bad ass choppers and almost certain death, are the reason gas is so expensive.

***gerbick*** · 09-01-2005, 03:27 PM

naw dude. one dumbass ran a redlight in December of 2004, then some dumbass soccer mom in the stereotypical Chevy Suburban ran a redlight and a cop was right behind her... and she didn't even have insurance.

life, death... I just need away from this area I'm in. Thus the motorbike. I want out. Now.

**japangreg** · 09-01-2005, 03:30 PM

I got a skateboard I can sell ya, Gerbs.

**silverx2** · 09-01-2005, 03:32 PM

i might have an extra room, you can come move to the sticks. how are you in the snow?

***gerbick*** · 09-01-2005, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by japangreg

I got a skateboard I can sell ya, Gerbs.

naw, I still got my kick 'n go from when I was a teen... had to show off some skills for the family...

back in my day, only the weak wore pads.

**PAlexC** · 09-01-2005, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by gerbick

naw dude. one dumbass ran a redlight in December of 2004, then some dumbass soccer mom in the stereotypical Chevy Suburban ran a redlight and a cop was right behind her... and she didn't even have insurance.

life, death... I just need away from this area I'm in. Thus the motorbike. I want out. Now.

Insurance is mandatory in NJ.

**tonytryout** · 09-01-2005, 03:43 PM

is this mini cooper sport? are they not one of the most fuel-thirsty small cars around?

**Ask The Geezer** · 09-01-2005, 04:03 PM

Whadda ya mean, $4 soon? It was $4.09 in Chicago yesterday.

***gerbick*** · 09-01-2005, 04:22 PM

still 3.69/3.79 here now... up from 2.39/2.59 a few days prior.

**silverx2** · 09-01-2005, 04:37 PM

interesting facts within 5 miles of my house:

Self-Serve Regular Price*:
Low: $2.699
Average: $2.714
High: $2.729

Average Cost To Fuel A Vehicle With a 15 Gallon Tank:
Current: $37.99
Month Ago: $35.56
Year Ago: $28.57

**silverx2** · 09-01-2005, 04:38 PM

nearly $10 more per fill up. assumming you fillup one a week thats $520 increase over a year.

**whispers** · 09-01-2005, 04:38 PM

and with all those oil rigs that have floated off (courtesy of Katrina)..I dont seem them leveling or falling anytime soon either.. ;(

**whispers** · 09-01-2005, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by silverx2

nearly $10 more per fill up. assumming you fillup one a week thats $520 increase over a year.

On top of the increase that yoru normal cars go up every year in cost. <lame>

**EVPohovich** · 09-01-2005, 04:40 PM

yeah, I don't get it. California can only used refined fuels from 3 PACIFIC COAST AREA refineries. Why the hell is our prices increasng? Just a general screw the entire country?

**Ask The Geezer** · 09-01-2005, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by EVPohovich

yeah, I don't get it. California can only used refined fuels from 3 PACIFIC COAST AREA refineries. Why the hell is our prices increasng? Just a general screw the entire country?

It goes deeper than that. After the 4 hurricanes in Florida last year, my brothers boss was told that his insurance for the buildings he owns was going up. They weren't kidding either, the premiums went way up. Why? he asked....

Because of all the damage done in Florida last year. And this kind of thing was supposed to me against the law. I heard it discussed last year when the question came up.

I'm predicting that this house of cards is going to come tumbling down real soon. You can't have every industry tied in with every other industry to the point when one goes, they all go. It's idiocy.

**kb1827** · 09-01-2005, 06:42 PM

EVPohovich, simple. Since the East coast relies on the gulf refineries, and since those are offline, it needs fuel from refineries that are running. That means that CA prices go up as the east coast siphons off some fuel and reduces your supply.

**EVPohovich** · 09-01-2005, 06:47 PM

Then YOUR prices should go up.....our fuel regulations are the highest in the union, it's only fair that you pay more for our fuel.

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