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Old 10-30-2015, 07:54 AM   #24 (permalink)
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The New Focus - '07 Ford Focus ZX5
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I can deal without the drag bars on the pic I posted but I saw the bike in a parking lot and snapped it for reference. I like it just the same as one with stock handle bars. Dealing with 4 carbs doesn't sound fun and don't think is something I want to dive into which is why the tu250 just went up so high on my list. I'm not a guy from the country so a dual sport's ability to trail ride doesn't really make it better for me; I didn't grow up on dirt bikes and I don't see myself getting into another hobby that I have no time for. However, if I come across a deal on one and know it will get crazy MPG I'm not against buying one, it will most likely never see dirt again while its in my possession. The toy aspect of this is a very real one but I want to get better MPG than a car, like Frank said "why get a 45MPG bike when you can drive a 40mpg Tempo". Plus, I've never owned a bike nor ridden one regularly in my life so I'd like to start off with a relatively small bike that is easy to ride.
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2007 Ford Focus ZX5 - 91k - SGII, pending upper and lower grill bocks - auto trans
1987 Monte Carlo SS - 5.3/4L80E swap - 13.67 @ 106
2007 Ford Focus Estate - 230k - 33mpg - Retired 4/2018
1995 Saturn SL2 - 256K miles - 44mpg - Retired 9/2014

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