My HD uses 1 liters of fuel per 17 kilometers, comparing to my previously owned Mazda 3 (1 liter per 10 kilometers).

It seams to me that promoting “dual-wheeled” transport is very eco-friendly.

Sure, they may not be the most fuel efficient of all motorcycles… But they are still motorcycles, and as such, still a much saner choice than any 4-wheeled vehicle on all accounts… Miles-per-gallon, emissions, and size & space (on the road, in our streets and while parking)…

Well… Maybe everything, except noise levels… (by the way, HD holds a patent on a dynamic exhaust system, which means the Harleys become much quieter when at cruising speeds)

I spent a few weeks riding Harleys across the US, and I made it a point to track my MPGs. Even the biggest Harleys were always more fuel efficient than the numbers boasted by even the most efficient hybrid cars. Plus, living on a motorcycle, and carrying all your gear on your bike leads you to a much more frugal existence, you learn to do with the bare minimum.

Now, I know they could’ve taken a bus there, or rode bicycles there… There are always greener options… All I am trying to say is that I don’t think the uproar would’ve been the same had they arrived in the Dead Sea in Priuses.

Good idea but we couldn’t find one that had the right view in the background.