Motorcycle Owner

(Minor Favorable Trait)

A character with this trait owns a motorized 2 or 3 wheel personal transport vehicle, aka motorcycle. This is an open vehicle that offers no protection to it's occupant in regards to an accident or from intended attack.

It may be Gasoline, Steam (Kerosene fueled) or Electric powered in Zamani. These each have certain advantages and disadvantages, depending on where one lives and what one desires in a machine.

Gasoline powered ones are faster, but the fuel for them is not as widely available. They are not as quick to come up to full power as the Electric ones, but are faster than the steam ones.

Steam ones take a few minutes to get up to power and are slower than the Gasoline ones, but faster than the electric ones. They run on easily available kerosene which can be found in more locations than Gasoline since it is used for many other machines and cooking in many parts of the world. They are also more fuel efficient than gasoline vehicles in setting, but can have a problem with overheating in the summer.

Electric ones are quieter than Gasoline and Steam ones, so they are useful for stealth purposes. They power up quickly, but cannot reach the speeds of Steam of Gasoline vehicles. They are generally rechargeable anywhere there is electricity to plug into, but take much longer to refuel. Electricity is abundant in the cities and towns in most of the civilized world, but unavailable in more primitive locations. They don't overheat, and can be used as an emergency source of power for other electric devices in the field. They are more fuel efficient than Gasoline, and about as efficient as steam ones.

Motorcycles have the advantage in setting of being designed for rugged terrain use, unlike automobiles.

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