heavy thoughts!
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Stafford, Virginia
RE: heavy thoughts!
Ed, I think you may have gotten a bit more "perspective" than you bargained for. But, the comments making the most relative sense come from lenrough re the properly tuned (and optimumperforming) engine, and the one from SLORider regarding the relative insignificance of your scoot compared to those freighters bringing in the "efficient" rice-burner autos.
Bottom line - as stated - do what ya gotta do!
Hope you enjoy the ride!!
Bottom line - as stated - do what ya gotta do!
Hope you enjoy the ride!!
Big Kahuna HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: USA
RE: heavy thoughts!
Well It doesn't really matter what you do because if you really cared about the environment you would sell all your internal combustion engines to the Chinese......kick your wife to the curb and move to Tenesee to worship your holy lord Al Gore........this thread is a frickin joke....
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: I been around
RE: heavy thoughts!
ya know what... I think lenrough is on the right track.
get that bike tuned right, and leave the stock pipes & AC on it. Also leave the smog canister on it.
Your riding a Harley, it says Harley, and even though it's a bit quieter then most, it has the phaint sound of a Harley.
Get a SERT, get it dynoed, and don't jack with it beyond that. That's the most eco phriendly thing you can do.
I ain't messin' with you, doggin' you, or questioning your desire to be *earth phriendly*.
Ain't nothing wrong with running a mostly stock bike, it's just not my choice.
get that bike tuned right, and leave the stock pipes & AC on it. Also leave the smog canister on it.
Your riding a Harley, it says Harley, and even though it's a bit quieter then most, it has the phaint sound of a Harley.
Get a SERT, get it dynoed, and don't jack with it beyond that. That's the most eco phriendly thing you can do.
I ain't messin' with you, doggin' you, or questioning your desire to be *earth phriendly*.
Ain't nothing wrong with running a mostly stock bike, it's just not my choice.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Washington
RE: heavy thoughts!
Ed.....
Here's my take on it. I ride my bike as much as I can (commuting to work especially) b'c my other vehicle is a Chev 2500HD diesel. I figure that no matter what my bike spits out, it's better than what the diesel spits out. As far as conserving gas....use as much as you can. The faster we use it up, the more expensive it will become, and will force us to come up with an alternative fuel and get away from Mid East oil (how's that for an alternative philosophy??). I could go on and on but I will stop there........
Happy trails......
Here's my take on it. I ride my bike as much as I can (commuting to work especially) b'c my other vehicle is a Chev 2500HD diesel. I figure that no matter what my bike spits out, it's better than what the diesel spits out. As far as conserving gas....use as much as you can. The faster we use it up, the more expensive it will become, and will force us to come up with an alternative fuel and get away from Mid East oil (how's that for an alternative philosophy??). I could go on and on but I will stop there........
Happy trails......
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Hanover, PA
RE: heavy thoughts!
Not quite understanding things here. How would a free-flowing exhaust add to polution?? Looking at my 06 Dyna, I dont have any Cat Converter, I do have an O2 sensor, which didnt change with the addition of my SEII's/AC. Maybe I'm missing something??
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Right of Center
RE: heavy thoughts!
More free flowing exaust and intake + a bit more fuel = cooler running engine, more power and approx. the same fuel economy and negligable difference in smog. The steet legal issue with pipes isall about noise, not smog. Tuning for a bit more power will make a very small difference in the amount of smog the bike puts out... until you go to radical cams with a lot of overlap.
If everyone rode motorcycles instead of 12 MPG SUV's, we could kiss reliance on the Arabs goodbye and any thought of global warming (real or imagined) also.
You bought the wrong bike to be politically correct. You should have bought a liquid-cooled Honda. Just remember that when you trade your Harley in on the Honda, that whoever buys it will immediately make the changes that you are hesitating to make so the bike will run cooler, and make more power. They will thenenjoy it more and therefore end up saving fuel and pollute less because they enjoy their machine enough to ride it instead of driving their 12 MPG SUV.
If everyone rode motorcycles instead of 12 MPG SUV's, we could kiss reliance on the Arabs goodbye and any thought of global warming (real or imagined) also.
You bought the wrong bike to be politically correct. You should have bought a liquid-cooled Honda. Just remember that when you trade your Harley in on the Honda, that whoever buys it will immediately make the changes that you are hesitating to make so the bike will run cooler, and make more power. They will thenenjoy it more and therefore end up saving fuel and pollute less because they enjoy their machine enough to ride it instead of driving their 12 MPG SUV.
Tourer
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RE: heavy thoughts!
This is just another case of the government.........some in the government and the media, convincing somebody that they know what is best. Come on, since when did we need the government to take care of us from day to day. Can't or won't people recognize that the liberties that were given to us long ago are now being taken from us one by one. An Iceberg melted, Oh my God what will we do..............Damn.