[timgray]

Some people will "claim" they have to drive a larger vehicle or car because they carry things. Well my Motorcycle is a horribly inefficient 1983 Yamaha Venture that the EPs states it should get 35mpg. I regularly get 50mpg on it by a simple re-jetting procedure that leans it out a tiny tad. Then I do the hypermiling tricks that make sense.

The difference is I can carry about 300 pounds of stuff on my bike comfortably. the hard saddlebags and trunk easily hold the equilivant of 6 grocery bags full. Plus I put a giant backpack in the passenger seat. to hold my 17" laptop and all the stuff I need for work.

Kudos to getting over the 100mpg mark on the ninja. you might be able to adjust your windscreen angle to gain even more at speed.

I patch motorcycle tires, they take it just fine if done right. you can easily put in the inside patch and it will be safe.

Also get tires rated far higher than you need. My bike needs the 1000lb weight rating per tire because the bike weighs 900 pounds on it's own. But put the non sport racing tires on your bike and you get the 35,000 miles + out of them, plus they dont flex as much.