What is the most economic petrol bike?

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Count Steer wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:36 am Some solar panels, a small wind turbine and a couple of eMTBs.

(+ a stash of weapons, plenty of ammunition, canned food, a supply of drinking water, a few trained attack dogs and a copy of 'The Road' to remind me that things could be worse :lol: ).
Wouldn't batteries be a problem pretty soon?
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Trinity765 wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:46 am
Count Steer wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:36 am Some solar panels, a small wind turbine and a couple of eMTBs.

(+ a stash of weapons, plenty of ammunition, canned food, a supply of drinking water, a few trained attack dogs and a copy of 'The Road' to remind me that things could be worse :lol: ).
Wouldn't batteries be a problem pretty soon?
Not with that supply of weapons they wouldn't. :lol:
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But, of course, the petrol answer is.....Solex. :thumbup:

(200+ mpg)

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Darryl's bike. Never been caught by zombies. 8-)
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You are too vulnerable on a bike, something like a London taxi with wire mesh welded over the windows and a rope cutter bar from the bonnet to roof and lots of jerry cans in the back.

A Raleigh wisp isn't going to command much respect with Humungus's crew
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Honda steppy 50, or 90 if I wanted the speed.
Topbox for the fuel can.
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Felix wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:12 pm
Bigjawa wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 9:43 pm I did have a CB Two Fifty that did 90 mpg.
Was that the 250RS or the Superdream.
Neither!

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I'll be fixing horizontal sticky out long blades to the wheels and fck the mileage, they fkkers aren't getting close enough to stop me filling up with their fuel!!
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Bigjawa wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 4:11 pm

Neither!

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I forgot about them things. When i was doing courier work (Van) a lad had one of them and never had a bit of bother. Ultra reliable even though pig ugly.
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Noggin wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 5:34 pm I'll be fixing horizontal sticky out long blades to the wheels
Lovely idea.

But if fixed to the wheels, the fork legs might be a problem ... ;)
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Madmax youd need a dirt bike and assuming rhe worlds gone to shit you probably want a old air cooled kick start bike with a self generating ignition and a carburettor
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Horse wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2026 7:18 am
Noggin wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 5:34 pm I'll be fixing horizontal sticky out long blades to the wheels
Lovely idea.

But if fixed to the wheels, the fork legs might be a problem ... ;)
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I'd find a way!!!! just fix them to something on the sides and ride really fast!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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porter_jamie wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2026 7:37 am Madmax youd need a dirt bike and assuming rhe worlds gone to shit you probably want a old air cooled kick start bike with a self generating ignition and a carburettor
What bike would you start with?
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Trinity765 wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2026 8:04 pm
porter_jamie wrote: Sun Mar 08, 2026 7:37 am Madmax youd need a dirt bike and assuming rhe worlds gone to shit you probably want a old air cooled kick start bike with a self generating ignition and a carburettor
What bike would you start with?
XT500 :)
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Some japanese four stroke small cc trialie with brand new electrics
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Count Steer wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:36 am a stash of weapons, plenty of ammunition
Hmmmmm, maybe not, my latest zombie read has firearms as weapons of last resort*, the noise attracts the zombie hordes and you can never have enough ammo or reload fast enough to escape.

*although they do allow for suppressed weapons as the zombie virus causes damage to certain senses including hearing.
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MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:40 am
Count Steer wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:36 am a stash of weapons, plenty of ammunition
Hmmmmm, maybe not, my latest zombie read has firearms as weapons of last resort*, the noise attracts the zombie hordes and you can never have enough ammo or reload fast enough to escape.

*although they do allow for suppressed weapons as the zombie virus causes damage to certain senses including hearing.
Aye, but 'weapons' includes, eg, crossbows and 'ammunition' includes bolts. (Silver tipped in case the vampires get a tad uppish too). :thumbup:
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Count Steer wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:43 am
MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 9:40 am
Count Steer wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:36 am a stash of weapons, plenty of ammunition
Hmmmmm, maybe not, my latest zombie read has firearms as weapons of last resort*, the noise attracts the zombie hordes and you can never have enough ammo or reload fast enough to escape.

*although they do allow for suppressed weapons as the zombie virus causes damage to certain senses including hearing.
Aye, but 'weapons' includes, eg, crossbows and 'ammunition' includes bolts. (Silver tipped in case the vampires get a tad uppish too). :thumbup:
In that case, assuming magic infinite supply of bolts / projectiles, I want the German youtube fella riding pillion.
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I think I'd rather be a zombie.
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