Crude oil prices continue to surge. We’re already seeing prices climb to around $84 per barrel.
By the way, around the same time last year it was about half that.
Since almost nothing can exist without petroleum products, the price increases affect everything.
Well, prices just keep going up and up… it’s scary (*’ω’*)
I think motorcycles are a hobby and luxury item with quite a bit of addictive potential.
Setting aside those who have to use them for work, here’s the question: “How much per liter for gas would you keep riding a motorcycle?”
Think about it. Hmm… 1,000 yen?
When you ask around, you get all sorts of answers.
At around 500 yen per liter, most people probably wouldn’t hang up their helmets yet.
But what about
1,000 yen per liter? Would you still ride?
Many people say they’d probably still ride, just less often.
What about 10,000 yen per liter?
That’s just… you couldn’t ride, right? Definitely not. Maybe you’d ride a horse instead?
From this conversation, you can really see how motorcycling is a hobby with quite high addictive potential—people don’t get scared off by modest price increases.
When you truly love something, a world without it becomes unimaginable.
Those days when gas was under 100 yen per liter, like in the old days, might never come back.
Staffed gas stations are also declining. Gas station businesses might be difficult from a business perspective.
Gas prices are likely to rise even more.
COVID has settled down a bit. You might want to plan a long motorcycle tour, as long as you’re not bothering anyone.
I’m giving you a little push from various angles (*´▽｀*)
