Well said. My buddies have pushed me for years to get another "real" street bike to ride with them on their ST-1300's, Gold Wings and the like. For that kind of money I'd rather drop a few bucks more and buy a convertable that will allow me to put the top up when it rains, have heat/air conditioning as needed and depending on the car haul four in a pinch plus luggage--and get better gas mileage using the same computations as above.
I agree with Mr. Vetter in that motorcycles get embarrassing mileage relative to modern cars and it might be that they'll just remain an expensive toy rather than practical transporation.
Regardless I still enjoy riding a lightweight, fun to ride motorcycle and if it can be developed having a bike that gets double what a car can do with lots of carrying capacity and still cruise at real world highway speeds--and do it with 16 horsepower, saving you money on insurance and other costs--I'd like to have one.
