Even in Alaska, people switching to bikes to save gas

You know that gas prices are starting to affect people when they are willing to trade in their nice warm car for a motorcycle in one of coldest states in the Union. Even though most new bikers will not be riding their motorcycles for more than 6 months during the year,

Motorcycle and scooter sales are so far up in Alaska that motorcycle dealers cannot keep gas efficent bikes in stock.

“We have at least four people a day coming in wanting scooters or small street bikes. Almost every person says something about gas mileage,” Mobley said. “We thought about changing all of our price tags to say how many miles to the gallon they get but we never had the chance. They’re gone.”

Even with gas prices falling, motorcycles and scooters still stand to save many car drivers large amounts of money even with the riding season mostly over. With the cooler months coming ahead soon, people wanting to switch to a better gas mileage vehicle may find that prices or availiblity of motorcycles and scooters will change.

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