caferider48
Well travelled
- Location
- Carlsbad, CA (San Diego County)
Unrelated to the validity of emissions requirements, but as an observation through my travelling experiences ( and I do have an advanced degree in Atmospheric Sciences, whatever that is worth on the topic) , as soon as I have travelled AWAY from the cities and their pollution and to the less populated regions, I have found the air to be quite clean, and in many regions the landscape relatively unchanged. That is the beauty of an adventure motorcycle, you can go places far away from the crowds and the pollution. That is not to say we shouldn't strive for a cleaner Earth, but many see things only through the eyes of someone observing from the cities themselves and have no idea what its like outside the cities. My Himalayan emissions certainly do not amount to even the cleanest of SUVS, let alone private jets etc. I suppose we can all trade in our lifestyle and go back to riding horses (with emission diapers on), just don't see that happening. So to find the breathable air, get outside the cities and it is still there.