It's worth bearing in mind that a 29mpg sportsbike pollutes less than a 55mpg mid-size commuter if the latter does 20000 miles a year and the former does only 3000.
The point is that manufacturers are not giving us much of a choice and we, as consumers, need to remember that we should be able to dictate those choices, not the other way around.
I don't feel that labelling bikers is the answer either: I like sports bikes but owning one is not a priority. If I had enought ot keep 3 bikes a sportsbike would probably be one of them. If buyers got demanding, then you would start to see sportsbikes that give good economy as well as good performance. Ditto for tourers and Dual Sports bikes with even better economy....
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