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Cool, but, why?

Post by fixxervi6 » Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:05 pm

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Re: Cool, but, why?

Post by milesmiles » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:24 pm

Well, one thing is that diesel is more available in remote places.
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Re: Cool, but, why?

Post by fixxervi6 » Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:50 pm

milesmiles wrote:
Well, one thing is that diesel is more available in remote places.
says who? all of the "around the world" people I've seen videos of/talked to use gas, so diesel can't offer that much more advantage
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Re: Cool, but, why?

Post by JeffStrom » Thu Mar 29, 2018 7:38 pm

fixxervi6 wrote:
milesmiles wrote:
Well, one thing is that diesel is more available in remote places.
says who? all of the "around the world" people I've seen videos of/talked to use gas, so diesel can't offer that much more advantage
Probably more the 100MPG he mentions in the video. Along with the already large tank this thing would have crazy range.
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Re: Cool, but, why?

Post by milesmiles » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:52 am

I’ve always heard that. I’ll see if I can find some hard info though. I’m not talking about populated places, remote areas
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Re: Cool, but, why?

Post by fartymarty » Sat May 26, 2018 8:22 am

Totally different, but I thought it fit the thread title, especially the "Why?" part. I can move it or delete it if there is a better place for it (other than the trash can.)
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Re: Cool, but, why?

Post by DarcShadow » Sat May 26, 2018 9:36 pm

Man, that is just weird. Looks like a sport bike ran into the thing and they just left it.
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