Miles per gallon grief

It’s very, very, rare that MCN road tests give any fuel economy figures, so it’s surprising to see their star columnist, the right-thinking KEVIN ASH, proposing that motorcycle manufacturers start giving miles per gallon figures for their bike.

This would be good news for motorcycling, particularly in these cash-strapped times when fuel economy has become a big issue for bikers.  After all we, unlike MCN testers, have to pay for our petrol.

It’s good news too that the Motorcycle Action Group’s Ian Mutch has thrown his weight behind Kevin’s campaign – with a letter in this week’s issue.  More power to both their (pair of) elbows!

But where does this leave MCN - languishing it seems.  And out of touch.

Still there’s always hope that Editor Marc Potter and Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin will read Ian Mutch’s letter (page 30 lads!) and start telling us how economical their test bikes have been.  The case for this is unarguable.

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