RK1

I've eaten squirrel, rabbit, rattlesnake and I'm partial to venison and ruffed grouse. I've smoked Camels, but I've never eaten one.

Does it tastes like chicken?

Moto Man

I only know what camel toes taste like. As for the electric bikes I've been thinking about making my own for a while. There is a guy in Oakland, Ca (http://www.electricmotorsport.com/) who convertes Derbi 125 street and supermotos bikes to electic that look pretty cool. He even converted a Yam R1 to electric that has a top speed of 100 mph with a range of 80 miles and 80 foot pounds of torque.

More here...http://thekneeslider.com/archives/20...tning-lithium/

BlackHawk04

This is the first electric bike i've seen that wasn't birth control. The problem is that the gas bikes are just too damn sexy. If someone could rig an electric and not make it look like a freakish scooter, i'd be down with some cash offerings.
that thing is halfway cool. It does look like a bike rigged with about 300 lbs of C4 explosive though.....

Condor

We also have insufficient oil refineries. Also, oil companies are still making record profits. Don't get me started.....

Hammer7205

You guys are neglecting one thing (I'm not going to go on my tirade about the EPA, Bush Administration, Big oil, etc....) that is we can GROW are fuel right from the ground. Yeah I know, ethanol drops fuel mileage, adds to engine heat, drives up the grain market, yadda, yadda, yadda. I'm sure someone will go on about Bio Diesel's higher cloud point, etc... But instead of depending on these ******* (yes I said "*******") ragheads, big oil companies, etc... Why not depend on the American Farmer for our fuel supply?? Consider that one.....

REDVTR1000

massachusetts- $3.79 for our friend down under that is about $1 (us) a liter. for those of you who were wondering what he was paying it is about $5.96 US per gallon. anyone thought of converting the hawk to ethanol and brewing your own? i wonder how well it would work. it is carburated so it can't be that hard.

autoteach

I am a high school teacher, and we are now making biodiesel from the kitchens oil to fuel our lawn equipment. Its our way of saving what we can in this insane prices. I knew the prices were coming, though, as europe has always paid much more for fuel. 3.89 doesn't seem so bad in regards to what they have been paying for so long.

Wolverine

$3.99-$4.05 for premium here in Gettysburg Pa.

runrowdy

In the Us they say we have to give up our cars for bikes.
In China they are giving up their bikes for cars. Go figure.

calitoz

I agree in part the price of crude have a direct affect on the price ultimately paid by us at the gas pump but there are MANY aspects that we need to look at. Although Crude plays a vital part of gasoline, there are by-products in the refinery process that are of value. Gasoline is not the only valuable final product derived from crude. So your stats of cost to gasoline at $3.16/gal is misleading. On average it is 44.4%. Assuming that everything is of equal value the calculation of $1.60/gal is more reasonable. You cannot add the price of drilling, research, ect to this price either as it has already been factored in at the Crude level. So $2.40 is for delivery, partial refinery, operational costs, taxes and PROFIT.

Let's take a look at crude prices and why it has escalated to a level that is has. Supply and demand aka market value are the main reason. And this is purely speculative. Crude prices are driven by in part, OPEC's desire to curb their output at a critical time to inflate the buying frenzy, the instability of Irag and Vanezuela, the economic down turn of the US economy and ultimately, the greed by all the companies and state/provincial/ferderal goverment. Take a look back to 2003 when crude prices started to rise and you will see a corrolation between the prices and the reasons I stated above. While you're at it, take a look at the profits made by Exxon, Shell international, etc. This was/is a boon for all those involved. Remember profits are calculated in percentage of cost, so it is the big oil company.

You look at the cause for the various triggers for the escalation of crude and it points to the inept decisions made by the Bush administration and it's inability to manage/control or unwillingness to manage/control. It is naive of us to think that the most powerful nation on earth does not have the pull it needs to make changes.

Again crude prices is completely speculative. We are not running out of oil for our needs!! A report recently put out indicated that the Aberta Oil Sands have about 600 years remaining capacity to power Canada. It is also 'speculated' that the production will outstrip the Saudis in 10 years.

Bottomline is that we CANNOT only attribute the rise of crude prices to the rise in the cost at the pump eventhough it is so conveniently done on a regular basis by those directly bennefitting in this rise. If that is the case, price should go down when the price does but it never goes down as quickly or of a greater value compare to the upswing.

Until we say enough is enough, there is no incentive for any controlling parties to change. Unfortunately this is so short sighted as our dependence for crude oil is not only for transportation. It affects every aspect of our lives and economy. When inflation rises as drastically as it has, the economy suffers and everybody hurts. Thank you Mr. Bush.

tudor

1.30 per litre that equals 4.92 per US gallon here in Czech Republic, Europe. Gas is 95RON "Special", we also get gas in 98 and 99RON numbers, even more expensive!

MUHerdFan