Easy Riding, Easy On The Wallet (NAPSA)—Here’s a hint on how you can go further and spend less: Switch to two wheels. Save Gas Whether you’re commuting, running errands or taking a road trip, you can get more outof a gallon of gas—50, even 70 mpg— when you travel by motorcycle or scooter. Save More, Get More There are further advantages. For one, the cost of owning a twowheeled vehicle is many thousandsof dollars less than having a four-wheeler. Great scooters can be found in the $3,500 to $6,000 range, great motorcycles in the $4,000 to $8,000 range. Maintenance costs muchless. So do registration and insurance. Even parking is easier and less expensive. Those may be someof the reasons the Motorcycle Industry Council sales data shows that motorcycle sales and usage have gone up lately—though manyriders add thatit’s also just plain fun to do. “A motorcycle or scooter can be getting two, three, sometimes even four times the fuel economy of the vehicle in the next lane,” said the MIC’s Ty van Hooydonk. “The savings only start at the gas pump and, at the same time, a rider can actually look forward to commutingby bike.” MoreTips Howeveryou travel, it pays to: eRide or drive carefully. Speeding, rapid acceleration (jackrabbit starts) and rapid braking can lower gas mileage. e Avoid idling. Idling gets 0 mpg. Fueling a two-wheeled vehicle can be a lot less expensive than gassing up a car. Telecommute or stagger workhours.If you can, avoid sitting in traffic and wasting gas, especially during peak rush hours. The good kind of inflation. Keep yourtires properly inflated. Combine trips. If you com- bine errands into one trip, you ride or drive fewer miles and use less fuel. Several short trips taken from a cold start can use twice as much fuel as a longer, multipurpose trip when the engine is warmed upandefficient. Learn More To learn how to get into motorcycling the right way, visit www.motorcycles.org. Get trained and licensed, wear all the right safety gear, and never drink and ride. Always ride within your limits, obey the traffic laws, and bea lifelong learner.
