you all can't even get measlyt band of disgruntled M/C riders to band together against
the moco to get warranty problems covered under warranty.
And you are going to take on the oil companies? ha ha ha ha ha.
Start in our back yard first.
This forum and others like it is only a small percentage of the total number HD riders out there.
I only gas up at too places Sinclair stations and Cenex in town. On the road, wherever I have too.
Sinclair is one of the little guys. He (Mr Holdings) owns his own refinery's but not sure where the crude comes from.

 

Hey choochoo, you may want to edit the first couple of lines of your thread, so that a simpleton like me doesn't get stumped.

Hack

 

I agree it would have no effect.First we ride some of the best milage getting thing out there motorcycles.And even thought in our cages we are still minute part of the money flow world wide.
As for those who wrote in about the gas companys small profit versus taxes.I agree to much tax on gas.Disagree that a company having multy billion dollar profits per quarter can't reduce their part a little.
Only one selution find honest politician(check unemployment line that where the honest ones are) and vote them onto office with no contributions from oil companys.Changing laws on contributions about as useless as gun laws are for stop crime.Ok Im going to kill you but i dont want to use a gun because they are illegal.
And for those like alcohol as fuel ok sell it for 1.320 a gallon sam as gas was at 2.40.Gas 14 parts air one part fuel.alcohol 7 parts air one part fuel ratio,take twice as much for same power.

 

Copper, youhit the nail on the head.

The US consumes 25% of the world production of oil and produces only 10%. World demand for oil is increasing faster than the ability to produce so the US consumer must compete with every other consuming country to fill their oil needs. Until total world demand for oil starts to decline, the cost of oil will remain strong. Boycotting a chain of gas stations would impact the price of gasoline exactly $0.

It isn't about oil companies - Out of Exxon's $40Bil, they made $8Bil in the US - the restof the world contributed the balance. Let's fantasize for a moment that everybody in the US boycotted Exxon, what would happen? Every drop of gas and oil products they produce would be sold to other oil companies for sale under their brands. Remember, the US refineries are running at full capacity so if you took all of the Exxon refineries out of service, I suspect you would see a massive gasoline shortage and prices that make $3 or $4 a gallon seem really cheap.

There is not enough potential oil inside the US to supply its needs. The size of ANWR's production would be a zit on the *** of the middle east reserves. It makes sense to exploit it, it justwon't solve the problem. And even if it could supply the entire US market, why would any company put the capital (which would be massive) into such a project and then sell the oil at a price less than the market? It wouldn't help one bit.

These "schemes" to boycott companies for a day, a week or forever have been floating around ever since Owl Gore invented the internet. They feel good because it feels like you are doing something to force those evil oil companies to cut the price of gas. But, they don't attack the problem which isn't the oil companies. It is supply and demand. The only challenge that will work would be for everybody in the US to find a way to cut their energy consumption by say, 25% or 50%. Then you would see oil prices back off. But guess what? As oil prices get higher, people already are and more will cut their gas consumption whether by riding motorcycles, scooters or driving little dinky cars. That is how supply and demand works - as demand outpaces supply, prices rise until demand starts to back off or supply increases

Remember, nobody is entitled to cheap energy.

 

about editing first couple lines, other than my fingers get in the way and throw a letter in that doesn't belong , what's your point?
Also I get gas at TWO not too (oops!) places.

Tax on gas is primarily set by each state. It is primarily for the upkeep of roads and bridges etc.
that way EVERYBODY (motor vehicles) pay their own share.

As we all know OIL is getting harder to find, so prices do go up.
And yes 40b profits is a little high in my book too.
But what gets me is why utility companies continue to use natural gas, heating oil, coal, etc to
generate electricity. Most places in the U.S. they could harnes FREE wind power.
Here in Wyoming they are finally starting to do just that.
But I bet cost of Electricity won't come down either.

 

Love your idea. I guess I could get a sidecar so that I would not go down on the snow or ice in the winter. Bring on the heated suits!

 

Thanks guys for all the opinions. I DID ask for them. It's interesting to me how different we all are in the way we see things. It also tells me: that it is about impossible to change much of anything on a national level. At the time of the Boston Tea Party, everyone was on the same page. I think there was a "common mindset". What was done to one-- was done to all of us. We don't think that way any longer. Anyway, thanks for the opinions.

 

At least we here on this board think! I think we all think we should ride more often!

 

I do..!! I try to only use Sunoco, BP, or Hess.. (no foreign oil)

 

You're absolutely right !
I live in the Netherlands and price per liter is now 1.50 euro
that is$ 8.62 a gallon [:@]
Since SHELL is a Dutch oil company, they invented ourfuel prices, but
they keep telling the consumer that our Government puts too much tax on the fuel.
Trust me, you don't need a Hummer for shopping or commuting.
I'm getting 29 MPG out of my Mazda 6 and it really is a great car.