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Old 18th February 2010
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Ran across this today and thought it was worth a post....Great bike for those sporty lovers that are short on gas money......want to cut down on noise for the neighbors....or are just really interested in the greening of the planet (lol)....
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/1587364039.html

What do we call it.....AN ACIDHEAD??? And out of Milwaukee no less.......
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The acceleration is simular to a gas powered one, yea all the way to 30 or so, but my bike runs nearly 120mph.
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hmmm i still prefer my gas burning speed capable ironhead LOL
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somebody posted this last week
http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s....php?p=2428523

I'll just keep my gas powered bike.
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kinda cool, at least until the weather gets cold. I wonder what kind of range you'd get then? a lot less than 25 miles.
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Wonder why nobody has snapped it up???
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poor sporty
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Notice the weird cars in the background? Must be a 'Greenie Gathering.'
Hey, I have an idea........
I bet good money Obama or Nancy P. might buy it off him, if no other suckers bite.
What a great way to ruin a fine machine is all I can say!
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Why didnt this guy come here and start a "I have really sinned... and you guys have no idea what sin is until you have seen what I did... its sick" Thread?
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If this was local I'd like to take it for a ride. The 30 MPH isn't enough, need at least 40 MPH. What speed on hills?
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