[35686]

``After 7 months of research and development along with 3000km of road testing, Tank quality control has inspected and the research results in aspects of technology, safety measures, and performance,'' said Tank CEO Jiangyong Ji.



Translation, we can safely consume 15% of the available alcohol without being too inebriated to ride. Way to go boys, keep up the heady research!!

 

[BrowningBAR]

At least it looks like a normal bike as apposed to all of the enviro-crap that we've seen.



I'm all for alternative fuel, just stop making the prototypes look like Ed Wood props.

 

[bbtowns]

Seems like the idea is limited by the availability of this ethanol mix. A quick search didn't turn up a lot of sources in the Portland area. Am I missing something obvious (like usual)?

 

[51629]

Maybe if the "Nascar Bike" ran on Ethanol it would be an even bigger success. I personally would prefer my Whizzer motorbike.

 

[TheFox]

Yep, you're in Portland. Distribution of E85 is still low, mainly in the midwest where there's laws about it to help out the farmers who grow corn.



It's not going to catch on, so I wouldn't sweat it.



--The Fox

 

[cruiz-euro]

Who comes up with these catchy names like Tank Sports for gossakes. What kind of utterly incompetent commitee could have possibly dreamed it up?



- cruiz-euro

 

[Buzglyd]

Can I claim a "carbon neutral" lifestyle if I ride one of these?

 

[schizuki]

Hey, just because it takes three gallons of gas to make one gallon of the stuff doesn't mean it won't catch on.

 

[schizuki]

Don't forget that "raising awareness" counts, too. So if you write a letter to your newspaper about how awful Global Warming is, you get to burn more fuel.

 

[BrowningBAR]

No. And your U.N. Carbon Credits Pay Back bill is past due. Please pay in full immediately or items in question will be repoed immediately.

 

[58876]

Well that's not true, but if what you mean is that it will never replace gas, that's clear enough. Just not feasible to make the stuff in large enough quantities. Every little bit helps keep prices down though.

 

[58876]

Ethanol has nearly the same amount of carbon as gas. Just more oxygen. But far be it to me to decry your lifestyle choices.

 

[schizuki]

Honestly, there's so much conflicting information about it that I really don't know. But as always, TANSTAAFL applies.

 

[Kenneth_Moore]

After a whopping 3000 km/5000 km of road testing, the months of R&D were completely validated...for about a month's worth of riding at best. Sears tests their riding lawn mowers for more distance than that.

 

[seruzawa]

Tank Sports is a leading company that develops, engineers, and markets high performance on-road motorcycles and scooters, as well as off-road all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), dirt bikes and Go Karts through OEMs in China. It utilizes the so-called 'China Concept' to participate in the $31.5 billion annually (data: Motor Industry Council) motorcycle/ATV market.

I'm guessing that the term 'China concept' means a system whereby worthless throwaway junk is produced and marketed to suckers in a nice shiny package,

 

[TheFox]

I would like to point out there is a beverage in Japan named "Pocari Sweat" that is hugely popular. As lot of Asia stuff just doesn't translate.



--Foxy

 

[seruzawa]

Only if you show up late to all your meetings and refuse to respond to any questions.



Flying around in a private jet and owning 3 homes and having a $10K/month utility bill qualifies you as 'carbon neutral' too, apparently.

 

[TheFox]

Carbon Fibre

You have a Harley, so of course you don't have a carbon footprint. You have a chrome problem instead.

--Foxy

 

[pplassm]

Yeah. Does it come with "Tank Girl"?

 

[jbourne]

Damn, I know its a troll but my fingers just can't stop typing ...



"worthless throway junk is produced and marketed to suckers in a nice shiny package" sounds a lot like Milwaukee concept.



Ah. Its done now, I feel better.