3fan4life
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Any day that you ride is a good day!
Moneta, VA
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« on: November 24, 2021, 02:16:14 PM » |
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carolinarider09
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« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2021, 03:01:57 PM » |
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I want so see how they are going to build all this nuclear plants to power up "grid"...... France, has them...
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2021, 03:39:16 PM » |
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I have already thought about this. If our beloved Valkyries ever get banned I know how to turn most of the major parts into cool furniture. Hopefully I won’t live that long. Lol
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Psychotic Bovine
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« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2021, 04:01:39 PM » |
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That will end motorcycle touring for the next 20 years or so, until we get a giant leap in capacity. Battery tech, at this time, just cannot produce a small, lightweight battery with a 200+ mile range that can recharge in minutes. With a car, you don't have to worry about the weight of the battery so much, since the driver isn't bearing the weight of it. Plus, a car has plenty of "empty" space for batteries, motorcycles don't.
Maybe a hydrogen powered bike. That would be zero emissions when operating.
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2021, 04:11:39 PM » |
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So what does a banned Valkyrie from Europe go for?
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Serk
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« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2021, 06:24:23 PM » |
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Looks like it's time to give Red Barchetta another listen... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAvQSkK8Z8U |
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Never ask a geek 'Why?',just nod your head and slowly back away...  IBA# 22107 VRCC# 7976 VRCCDS# 226 1998 Valkyrie Standard 2008 Gold Wing Taxation is theft. μολὼν λαβέ |
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« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2021, 07:19:49 PM » |
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We can follow the CDC's lead and just redefine internal combustion to internal sudden volume expansion engine. Problem solved |
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Mike Luken
Cherokee, Ia.
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« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2021, 04:08:59 AM » |
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Always was a great song. Lots of imagery. |
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DIGGER
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« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2021, 04:43:23 AM » |
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Taking away the roar or the sound of the engine would equate to ripping the soul out of the motorcycle. Would be the end of touring for me. Ive been to watch my gsons motocross track and watched battery powered motocross races. Does nothing for me. Jyst another pleasure in life ripped from us by the good ole US govt.
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Avanti
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« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2021, 07:36:21 AM » |
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Well those who want to take over will use fossil fuel!
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DIGGER
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« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2021, 09:16:45 AM » |
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What anout the freighter ships that bring the foreign oil here? They gonna be on batteries? How about the 18 wheelers on the highways….battery powered? How about the farmers equipment? Dozers?? Construction equipnent? There will always be a need for combustion engines
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3fan4life
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Any day that you ride is a good day!
Moneta, VA
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« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2021, 06:38:37 PM » |
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What anout the freighter ships that bring the foreign oil here? They gonna be on batteries? How about the 18 wheelers on the highways….battery powered? How about the farmers equipment? Dozers?? Construction equipnent? There will always be a need for combustion engines
You would think. But the plan seems to be forcing everything to be 100% Electric. Heard on the radio today that power grids in CA were being shut down due to high winds in order to prevent wildfires. Can you imagine the problems that would create on Thanksgiving Day if everything was electric? |
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Steel cowboy
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Moving ahead so life won’t pass me by.
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« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2021, 07:22:04 PM » |
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What anout the freighter ships that bring the foreign oil here? They gonna be on batteries? How about the 18 wheelers on the highways….battery powered? How about the farmers equipment? Dozers?? Construction equipnent? There will always be a need for combustion engines
Digger the cruise ship industry is already moving forward building new ships running on natural gas instead of oil. The new Mardi Gras’s cruise ship based out of Cape Canaveral runs on LNG. Liquified National Gas |
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Avanti
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« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2021, 07:53:23 PM » |
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Natural gas is a fossil energy source also.
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steveB (VRCC UK)
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« Reply #15 on: November 26, 2021, 02:19:13 AM » |
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Reports of my Valkyries death have been greatly exaggerated. In UK (and Europe) no retrospective testing of vehicles. No emission testing on motorcycles at MOT (annual) safety check. No vehicles banned from city centres just a charge if the vehicle is over prescribed limit. My car is exempt from charges as it's a modern Euro fart box with a turbo 1400cc engine. My Valk is liable to charges though you can pay for a one off exemption due to its age. ICEs are not to be banned but manufacturers are only allowed to produce EVs by 2030-35. How we are going to find the electric to power all these EVs is unanswerable. Anyway by then (hopefully) I'll be in my 90s and probably care less.
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old2soon
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« Reply #16 on: November 26, 2021, 07:54:23 AM » |
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I'm trying to imagine Race ANYTHING With OUT the roar of unmuffled Internal Combustion Engines.!  I caught a piece of an electric car race on the t v. The High pitched Whine of the motor Was NOT The Least inspiring. I used to Not like the ringy ding of a 2 stroke M/C engine BUT Even That sounds better than that electric whine. And YES when I motocrossed in Japan most if not all motocross M/Cs had 2 stroke engines. And Yes still some blue smoke hangin round the start/finish line a lap or 3 later!  Maybe 25 30 years the charging tech will be available Everywhere in the lower 48 Maybe in 25 30 years the battery tech will be advanced enough for a 700 mile day and a 3 hour recharge to do er again. Of course WE already KNOW wind is NOT the Answer-Texas Feb 2021. Solar-ask the folks north of I 80 how much snow they git or those folks that live above 5000'! Will the Needed new power transmission lines NOT Cause Forest Fires? I KNOW I got a bit off topic But this electric stuff seems to be headed World Wide. Thinkin "they" tryin to drive US back to the forests and caves. RIDE SAFE. |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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