

| Subject: | Re: NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have? |
| From: | Max Wellhouse |
| Date: | Tue, 11 May 2004 17:53:32 -0500 |
Just like the nerdy kid in American Graffitti, I used to own a Moped. Does that count? It was really cool until some young delinquent relieved me of it while jogging at a local school track. It was an Italian-made Garrelli and had a 2 speed automatic tyranny. Rode it to a river and back; a total of 90 miles and it used a whopping .47 gal. of gas/oil mix. Calculated to 187 miles/gallon approx. Not the most comfy ride with the roller bearing crank spinning at around 11k at its legal limit of 30mph, but it did run a few river shuttles and fit inside the middle part of my old 71 bus. I think it sold new for about $700 back in the late 70's. Reminiscing with people a sorta know DM&FS
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