Thursday, June 11, 2009

Why this 1903 Harley Davidson wannabe is stupid

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/uptospeed/2009/06/a-2009-take-on-1903.html

First Check this article in the LA Times out.
This is why this bike is stupid:
1) a fuel capacity measured in ounces.
2) a TWO stroke engine, in LA no less. Wow the EPA is going to love that one. Scooters are bad enough pollution wise.(I didn't believe it at first, but scooters and motorcycles pollute more per mile than most cars/trucks)
3) you can't fill the thing up without using a funnel
4) you have to fill with oil because of the two stroke
5) its basically a moped because you have to peddle and pop the clutch to start it.

I have to say that I like the look of the thing, but I would go with an actual tank for the gas, or weld off more of the frame to allow more fuel storage. Give it a headlight, 4-stroke engine, and it would probably blow that 125mpg rating out of the water. My 1982 Honda Passport gets that with 25 years less technology. You can't say that all this would ruin the purity of the cycle because it doesn't look enough like the original Serial #1 anyway.

So here is a big win for the hipster who wants a really unpractical way to say "I don't care about the environment." in LA or anywhere else for that matter.

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