Those
with a background riding motorcycles understand one simple truth:
Compared to cars, motorcycles simply deliver more entertainment value.
They generally accelerate more quickly than automobiles, stop in shorter
distances, involve the rider in the environment instead of isolating
him from it and even deliver better fuel economy. In inclement weather,
however, the enjoyment of riding a motorcycle is offset by the
inconvenience of perpetually impaired vision, potentially frozen
extremities, and the misery of wet clothing, even under the best of rain
gear. The ideal commuter vehicle, then, would be one that exhibited the
positive aspects of a motorcycle, while negating its drawbacks. By that
definition, the forward-thinking Peraves EcoMobile and its modern
equivalent, the Peraves MonoTracer, may qualify as the optimal daily
driver.
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