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Originally Posted by sao

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Well gentlemen, Gabriel (my youngest son) would like to take you for a ride... :)

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I'm ready when he is :D

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Carl

I've tried to run the iPod in a tank bag during the winter only to have it cut off after about 10 minutes. I'll put it in my jacket and it stays running. I haven't checked Apple but I suspect there's a lower limit with the moveable parts.

Carl

There's where the vibration difference comes in... I can run it in the tank bag all day, but when I zip-tied it to the bars it would cut out every few minutes. On my girlfriend's bike (it's her iPod), a v-twin, she has to keep it in her jacket.

I ordered a Mix-it unit today and the Etymotic ER-6i earphones. That will cover my earplug needs as well as the music. The Autocomm has pissed me off too many times, it's going in the trash. I'm going to put a cradle for the XM radio up there, remove the MP3 player, and put in a mount for my new Windows Mobile SmartPhone; it has a 1GB card and built-in MP3 player. I won't be able to answer calls with this setup, but oh well, I can live with that.

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Originally Posted by BOFH

Plus, aren't you guys taxed by cc's? Tends to make it more practical to have a smaller 400-600cc bike.

Japan does tax by cc's, although the jet engine in the Marine Turbine bike doesn't really have a displacement in the usual sense. The size of the burner cans is far less important to power output than the compressor efficiency.

However, anyone who can afford the beast won't be bothered in the slightest by the big-bike tax of 35 Euros a year. One weeks worth of jet fuel or diesel will cost more. There is a bi-annual inspection/road tax/repair shop extortion fee of between 300 and 700 Euros, but that applies to all large bikes and cars.

Interestingly, a local magazine ran a road race last year comparing a 1 liter race bike, a 250cc mid-size scooter (step thru design, small wheels, auto trans) and a 50cc scooter (50km/h max, downhill with a tailwind) between Yokohama and Ginza on normal roads in the late afternoon. The big bike came in first (as expected) after about an hour. To everyone's surprize, the 50cc putt-putt pulled in 5 minutes later! Maneuverability matters a lot more than power!

Ahh, I meant to link to some Breva photos earlier, but I was having router issues.