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Are we talking about using the HOV lanes before or after the highway commute. No we are not. We are talking about HOV USE ON THE HIGHWAY, so your reference to the commute before and after is irrelevant.

No it called having a big picture point of view. You seem to be stuck in a little box with a seemingly limited understanding of the what constitutes environmental impact... For that reason I won't bother to argue the point with you any longer. Maybe we should all drive H2s instead right?

I have to disagree Rob. To illustrate my point, power plant emissions data from an EU study: (Hard) Coal fired plant emissions: 0.78 g/hp-hr NOx & 3.21 g/hp-hr PM MY2010 Heavy Duty Diesel Engine: 0.2g/hp-hr NOx & 0.2 g/hp-hr PM Current gasoline engines are considerably cleaner than diesel - so...

Agree with above. Can you tell me about losses during transmission? From a energy conservation standpoint it is more efficient to produce the energy at the point of use than deal with the transmission losses. When we start moving towards more renewables sources I won't have a leg to stand on...

I worked it out earlier - for 2010 it is 18X more for NOx... I didn't get around to HC.

We won't see eye to eye on this - lets agree to disagree. Your approach is micro, my approach is macro. I could certainly argue that the Vespa is way more eco-friendly than the H2. Neither of us would be equipped with the facts to argue one's point and I have no interest in doing a Life cycle...

Because it doesn't use fuel during a portion of its drive cycle doesn't mean its emission free. Again, that energy was generated from the grid and it didn't come without an environmental impact. So again, contrary to your statement there is no advantage of using a hybrid on the highway.

Depends on how you look at it. If you believe in global warming, then the carbon footprint of a motorcycle is many times less than an automobile - so you could argue that point in favour of motorbike commuting. If you look strictly at pollutants - it is obvious that they are dirty. Commuting...

Care to substantiate that claim? Please explain how the highway segment can be advantageous to a full electric of plug-in hybrid?

I agree - but you can see where some may have issue with and dedicated hybrid HOV on the highway. Where is the dedicated diesel engine HOV lane? Where is the dedicated 40+ MPG HOV lane? Going further, why do hybrid owners get all the perks? The fact that a hybrid can plug into the wall doesn't...

Precisely the reason why EPA has allowed for such relaxed regulations. If the market moved towards using motorbikes as a sole means of transport the regulations would likely be revised accordingly. Pretty unlikely to happen up here with all the white stuff.

Can't argue with all of the math, but why if we want to reduce congestion where is the consideration for legalizing lane filtering? Don't worry that one is rhetoric :P Really they have no emissions? Where does this pollutant free coal fired energy come from? Do you know how energy intense the...

A "well to wheel" analysis will probably show otherwise. Which is the correct basis for any analysis of a vehicle's environmental impact. Motorcycles require less energy to produce, operate/maintain, and dispose vs. the typical A-B commuter car on the roads today. In terms of mass emissions...

I haven't had my bikes serviced there, but I know the owner - I can tell you he is an honest hardworking guy, and he is very experienced in motorsport. I wouldn't hesitate to use his services if I need them.

playing the deals gap game are we? i can play too.

Re: Police State Canada 2010 and the G20 Summit Im looking forward to a formal apology from someone in the Liberal party. Plenty of people with their tail between their legs. The looks on the MPP's faces during yesterdays parliament session was surreal. Haven't seen looks like that since high...

24000 km. Probably the most I will ever do until I buy a dedicated touring bike. Trailering it to the far away destinations for the next few years.

Wasn't much of a "race"... this track is garbage for passing. Both Hamilton and Alonso had their front wings underneath the Renault's in the corner preceding the backstraight. Interestingly Schumacher seems to have regained some pace considering he out qualified Rosberg in the last two races

There are some conflicting responses to this in this thread... The acids are not formed by oil oxidation, nor is it directly related to oil consumption within the combustion chamber. Combustion by-products include Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and water (H20) among others. At elevated temperatures...

^^ This. Starting the bike once a week during the winter storage period is a terrible idea.