The price of fuel

**junkmanjoe** · 17th December 2010, 22:10

do you think this will affect your riding this xmas. or up coming tours you may have had in mind.. at $2 a liter its starting to get expensive to fill the twin tanks on the 950 ..

JMJ

**baptist** · 17th December 2010, 22:25

I only have a 225 single banger and I still notice the extra cost!!! the wifes car is costing a fortune to fill now as well. Petrol companies are on for another record year for profits.

**ducatilover** · 17th December 2010, 22:48

I filled up for $29 after 270km on my way home the other day and still hadn't hit reserve. At 5.5L/100km I doubt I'll give a tympani phuck.

**HappyGOriding** · 17th December 2010, 23:01

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

do you think this will affect your riding this xmas. or up coming tours you may have had in mind.. at $2 a liter its starting to get expensive to fill the twin tanks on the 950 ..

JMJ

nope dont care what it costs as long as I'm riding

**SMOKEU** · 17th December 2010, 23:07

I'm down to my last $5 so I don't think I'll be riding until I start hustling.

**kevfromcoro** · 18th December 2010, 01:04

Yeah.. its a pain in the arse ... fuel costs....
But really nothing can equal it...
put a few bucks in your bike and away you go.....
so it costs a few exta dollars....
i dont care... just put it in the back of my mind

**Gremlin** · 18th December 2010, 01:06

Around September/October, I racked up a few km, and over two months used almost a grand in gas.

Oh well, pay and move on. Tis my only vice see?

**mrchips** · 18th December 2010, 04:55

If it was $5 a litre, i still wouldn't give a puk.

In order to support my lust for riding i'd just cut out the insignificant stuff, like..... showers, toilet paper, sex & food. (not necessarily in that order)

**YellowDog** · 18th December 2010, 05:13

The price of fuel is just far too high and also unjustified.

Not a major issue for bike riders, but a huge problem when filling two cars.

**swbarnett** · 18th December 2010, 06:36

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

do you think this will affect your riding this xmas. or up coming tours you may have had in mind.. at $2 a liter its starting to get expensive to fill the twin tanks on the 950 ..

JMJ

Certainly won't affect me. I've just replaced my air filter and I'm now getting an extra 60km out of a tank. Spending less now on petrol than before the latest round of hikes.

**Crazy Steve** · 18th December 2010, 06:46

Originally Posted by mrchips

If it was $5 a litre, i still wouldn't give a puk.

In order to support my lust for riding i'd just cut out the insignificant stuff, like..... showers, toilet paper, sex & food. (not necessarily in that order)

What a cock, it's comments like this that have over inflated the price to date !

Keep you mouth shout Loser !

Crazy Steve.

I won't be buying into this $2 per liter !! EVER !!!

**mrchips** · 18th December 2010, 07:24

Originally Posted by Crazy Steve

What a cock, it's comments like this that have over inflated the price to date !

Keep you mouth shout Loser !

Crazy Steve.

I won't be buying into this $2 per liter !! EVER !!!

Of course, what was i thinking.

Excuse me while i crawl back under my rock, roll over & then take it up the arse like the rest of the sheep in NZ.

**davebullet** · 18th December 2010, 07:25

My kids just have to eat less.

**Big Dave** · 18th December 2010, 07:32

Nope - fuel price makes no difference to me. Part of why I luff motorbikes.

**schrodingers cat** · 18th December 2010, 07:54

Originally Posted by Crazy Steve

What a cock, it's comments like this that have over inflated the price to date !

Keep you mouth shout Loser !

Crazy Steve.

I won't be buying into this $2 per liter !! EVER !!!

Better sign up to Kiwi WALKER then.

Mind you, I suspect you're halfway to becoming an alterative fuel looney anyhoo