[Haird]

Remember when a $10,000 car was expensive? Now an $8,000 motorcycle is cheap ...

 

[35244]

I paid $700 for a new 71 DT-1 in 71, my first bike. But I made only $3/hr, too. It is all relative, I suppose.

 

[SmokeU]

Damn I still think an $8k bike is expensive.

 

[SilverBullet]

16 grand for the Rocket III is still a lot of money. I hope they sell enough of them... or maybe not, so they offer rebates on leftover bikes and I can get one cheap.

 

[sarnali]

When I go to the bike show in Seattle saturday I'm making a bee-line for the Thruxton

If it's half as good as the pictures it's a must have for me.

 

[seruzawa]

You still ain't paid for the last one.

 

[3833]

Nah, Datona 600...

Yeah, its down 5 hp from the Japanese, but I can FIT on it, and the ergonomics are GOOOOD!

No to mention, get it in yellow and paint a valmoto flag on the front....

 

[21684]

1968

I was 12 in 68' and Corvettes were about the most expensive cars out there at around 6 or 7 grand. Prices are relative to mean income and a nice bike today is way better than a nice bike back in 68'. I wish Toyota would create a bike with their hybrid system powering the thing. Two hundred miles per gallon with near zero pollution. 100 ft-lbs of torque off the line supplied by an electric motor and then a small (maybe 400cc) gas motor kicks in to take over, all controlled seamlessly by the on board computer. Power splitting device (in place of transmission) to keep you going while it also tops off the batteries. Completely off whenever you let off the gas or you're at a stop sign. My 2004 Prius should arrive in Omaha some time this month. Prius is the Hybrid Toyota for the uninformed. 51 mpg city/60 mpg highway. That's better than my Harley.

 

[30968]

My local dealer has six deposits already...

 

[23020]

You are old.

 

[sarnali]

party pooper

 

[bigjames]

Rocket III = ultimate sidecar hauler,

but only because it is not as rediculous as a Boss Hoss....amd you still have neough power to haul that Airstream or trailer for the Harley.....or Gold Wing....

 

[Buzglyd]

He's still upside-down from the Beemer purchase!

 

[075]

Re: 1968

I like the Prius, but good luck in getting any where close to those MPG figures.

 

[SilverBullet]

There go my hopes of getting one cheap. On the other hand I will be very glad to see Triumph making a good buck, maybe they could use some of it to do serious updates on the SpeedTriple and Daytona.

 

[39970]

Re: 1968

I think the kicker motor should be at least 1200cc's. I'd settle for 100 MPG and hardly any pollution.

 

[seruzawa]

Re: Nah, Datona 600...

But ... but ... but.... The extra 5 HP is needed to carry all those bike mags in the tank bag.

Who cares about comfort? With 5 HP less you won't have bragging rights at the Burger Barn.

Gotta stay with what's really important. Sheesh.

 

[32692]

Re: Hybrid power

Atta boy for getting a Prius. A caviat with that car is that in the first model years Toyota subsidized the hybrid cars to the tune of nearly $20,000 each, just to get them into the market. I do not know what it is now, but the true cost of the car is more than you are paying. Toyota has received good recogition for this, and other car companies are following suit with other models to be announced.

I think the batteries are rated for five year service life, or equal to a major overhaul every five years with the attendant low output at the end of battery life.

All this will improve as more of us bit the bullet and invest in the hybrid technology where ever we find it. (Right now a motorbike would need a trailer to get enough battery power

 

[KPaulCook]

Re: Nah, Datona 600...

mind reader.

 

[KPaulCook]

Prius (Cool !)

Keep us informed how you like it. My commuting car is ready to replaced and I am considering the Hybrid. Is the taxbreak for the hybrid thing going to offset the higher sticker price relative to nonhybrids