"I bought my bike to save petrol" Yeah, right.

[slofox]

How many of you used this reason (read "excuse") when you bought a bike? I for one, did just that....."I need a bike cause gas is sooooooooo expensive now....I can save $30 a week if I buy a bike....".......And does it save petrol? Welllllll....yes, in that it goes three times as far on a litre of gas as does the cage......but this week I emptied a tankful in just three days - mainly by hooning about the countryside each morning before work.....like the 90km loop I did this morning...and yesterday.....and the day before........and so it goes. Overall I probably use more gas now than before I had the bloody bike........but I also have a helluva lot more FUN!!!! So sod the budget I say........

[beyond]

LOL. Yep, you seem to use bikes a hell of a lot more just for fun than you would a car. On them every chance you get :)

The bigger bikes cost a hell of a lot more to run than a car when you ride them just for fun and fast :(
Service periods come around a lot quicker, tyres cost me a fortune with an average of 3500kms a rear and 7,000kms a front.

If I had known a well used large bike consumes tyres at that rate when you can get 30,000-35,000kms on average out of a set of hoops on a car I would have thought twice about getting back into biking. It's keeping me broke LOL

[raftn]

How many of you used this reason (read "excuse") when you bought a bike? I for one, did just that....."I need a bike cause gas is sooooooooo expensive now....I can save $30 a week if I buy a bike....".......And does it save petrol? Welllllll....yes, in that it goes three times as far on a litre of gas as does the cage......but this week I emptied a tankful in just three days - mainly by hooning about the countryside each morning before work.....like the 90km loop I did this morning...and yesterday.....and the day before........and so it goes. Overall I probably use more gas now than before I had the bloody bike........but I also have a helluva lot more FUN!!!! So sod the budget I say........

yep..........that sounds about right!

[Tank]

:lol: If you are buying a bike to save $$$ on petrol - you buy a scooter - not a 650:scooter:

[Slyer]

Buy an old shitter 250 for $1300, that's what I did! Good on fuel too. ;)
Fuel economy figures are good when you want to convince your partner or whoever at least. :P

[madbikeboy]

LOL. Yep, you seem to use bikes a hell of a lot more just for fun than you would a car. On them every chance you get :)

The bigger bikes cost a hell of a lot more to run than a car when you ride them just for fun and fast :(
Service periods come around a lot quicker, tyres cost me a fortune with an average of 3500kms a rear and 7,000kms a front.

If I had known a well used large bike consumes tyres at that rate when you can get 30,000-35,000kms on average out of a set of hoops on a car I would have thought twice about getting back into biking. It's keeping me broke LOL

3500 k's out of a rear? How??? I get 1,000 k max, and thats assuming that I don't do any track days. Plus the gixer uses more gas than the cage (about 10k/l ish). But, I spend less time in traffic, and I smile more, so the money is largely irrelevant.

I love my Scoot.:love: had to drive to work yesterday, swore like a trucker the whole way. Ride to work this morning, smiled the whole way.

Okay, so I've always wanted to ask this, but I've never had the bravery. Can we just pretend their is a bubble of safety in this forum, and no idea or statement is bad or can be mocked. So, here goes. Am I the only one who sings (badly, I might add) to myself as I ride...? "I'm a cowboy, on this steel horse IIIIIII riiiiiiiiideeeeeeeeeeeeeee, I'm a cowboy, wanted deeeeeaaaadddd or aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee eeee!!!"

[Headbanger]

Mine goes through a tank in 2 hours, $30 bucks a pop.

[Tank]

Here is a post I did a while back about saving fuel and biking:

I have editied to pop in the correct fuel savings:


Looking for some free biking?
I mentioned in another thread that my wife spends $100 per week just running around the local Bays..

It got me thinking – and we went and grabbed her a little scooter (AN125 Suzuki).

After looking at the figures (albeit it in a simple manner and I did this as a quick brain dump so forgive me if there is a mistake) - here is a awesome way to save some serious $$$$

Scooter $2700 including on road cost for 6 months
Second 6 months registration to give 12 months riding $177
Insurance for year (3rd party via AMI) $27 (Yep – serious $27 – laughed my ass off)

Assuming that we don’t have a crash or have it stolen second hand values for similar types of bike are around $2200 for a 1 year old bike.

So total cost for 12 months – resale in 12 months gives a total cost of $704.

Looking at our fuel bill – we have been saving $70 per week in petrol *. – a total saving of $3640

So the ROI on the bike is 10 weeks – giving me 42 weeks of free biking in the first year.

It gets better the second year

Second hand resale is about $1700.
Additional years rego $ 285.
Additional years insurance $27

So my total running cost to cover the second 12 months is $612 ($500 for the additional depreciation + rego + insurance). Weekly savings stay the same *.

Total cost for the 2 years is $1315 with a total saving of $7280.

Meaning that the ROI over the 2 years is 19 weeks – giving 85 weeks of free motoring.

Looking further ahead - they dont depreciate much in years 3 + 4 (say 150 per year) so this is almost free motering for both years.


***If fuel prices stay the same – if they go up the savings get better and better.

[Tank]

Okay, so I've always wanted to ask this, but I've never had the bravery. Can we just pretend their is a bubble of safety in this forum, and no idea or statement is bad or can be mocked. So, here goes. Am I the only one who sings (badly, I might add) to myself as I ride...? "I'm a cowboy, on this steel horse IIIIIII riiiiiiiiideeeeeeeeeeeeeee, I'm a cowboy, wanted deeeeeaaaadddd or aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee eeee!!!"

Im guessing that you will be the only one who would admit it.:stupid:

[beyond]

3500 k's out of a rear? How??? I get 1,000 k max, and thats assuming that I don't do any track days. Plus the gixer uses more gas than the cage (about 10k/l ish). But, I spend less time in traffic, and I smile more, so the money is largely irrelevant.

I love my Scoot.:love: had to drive to work yesterday, swore like a trucker the whole way. Ride to work this morning, smiled the whole way.

Okay, so I've always wanted to ask this, but I've never had the bravery. Can we just pretend their is a bubble of safety in this forum, and no idea or statement is bad or can be mocked. So, here goes. Am I the only one who sings (badly, I might add) to myself as I ride...? "I'm a cowboy, on this steel horse IIIIIII riiiiiiiiideeeeeeeeeeeeeee, I'm a cowboy, wanted deeeeeaaaadddd or aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee eeee!!!"


LOL :) I don't sing I'm a cowboy but sometimes will have a bit of a sing about nothing in particular cos you can and no one can here you :)

Believe me that 3500kms on GSX1400 rear is bad and that's no track days or burnouts. Others on the 1400 forum are getting mainly 7,000 a rear and up to 15,000kms. :shit:

[Mr Merde]

, tyres cost me a fortune with an average of 3500kms a rear and 7,000kms a front.

.... LOL

Today I changed the rear tyre that had been on the bike since March this year.

23,000 km on that tyre and still a few thou left before the tread went . It had squared off and I planned on changing it next week but a puncture put paid to that.

Suzuki GS1200 SS with lots of torque.

I suppose I'm just easy on the throttle and dont often exceed 120 kph .

Take that as ride like an old lady.

Front tyres usually last me half as much again in km's


Chris

[madbikeboy]

Im guessing that you will be the only one who would admit it.:stupid:

We agreed the bubble of safety, no throwing stones. :laugh: About a month ago I was busy singing the Lion song ("in the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight'......... and as I got to the weemaway bits, the cute chick in the car next to me starts singing out loud as well...

This is why I ride, Cesare Parve wrote that we don't remember days, we remember moments, and to have this stuff happen are the moments that matter.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itX1zfn9LI4

[madbikeboy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA4xwXMpPgY&feature=related

[vifferman]

To save money? Yeah, right!
It's just an expensive toy! Although it does save me time commuting, and it also saves the baby lesbian Afghani fur seal whale penguins. :rolleyes:
And my sanity. Oops... too late... :o

Like others have said, although it gets a better fuel mileage than any of our cars (especially that there 205 GTi), that's not why I bought it. If I could swing it, I'd buy a commuterscooter (or smaller bike) just for getting to work and back. Apart from saving fuel/money (and the baby lesbian Afghani fur seal whale penguins :rolleyes:), it would mean I don't prematurely wear out the VFR (oops...too late...) and don't get sick of riding it all the time. Then I could use the VFR just for weekend jaunts. As it is, by commuting on it all the time, I don't feel much like riding it in the weekend...

[madbikeboy]

LOL :) I don't sing I'm a cowboy but sometimes will have a bit of a sing about nothing in particular cos you can and no one can here you :)

Believe me that 3500kms on GSX1400 rear is bad and that's no track days or burnouts. Others on the 1400 forum are getting mainly 7,000 a rear and up to 15,000kms. :shit:

I've got 700 k's plus a track day and the tire looks like it did two tours of duty in Bagdad... I'm thinking of reskinning it using LesbianAfghani Baby seals, do they last longer???????????? +1 to Viff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k99h5aikc4g

[more_fasterer]

A guy at my work bought a brand-new 07 ZX6R so that he could save on gas for his commute (only 20k's each way).

I kept trying to convince him that if he's not gonna ride it for the fun factor he still needs to learn what the bike's limits are, cos an idiot WILL pull out in front of him that he'll need to avoid.

He's quite happy riding this cutting-edge sportsbike under 4000rpm everywhere on the middle of the tyres. It's like rap music - I just don't geddit :wacko:

[slofox]

:lol: If you are buying a bike to save $$$ on petrol - you buy a scooter - not a 650:scooter:

Note the first parentheses in my original post....(excuse......). Really, I just wanted a bike again......:devil2:

[slofox]

Am I the only one who sings (badly, I might add) to myself as I ride...? "I'm a cowboy, on this steel horse IIIIIII riiiiiiiiideeeeeeeeeeeeeee, I'm a cowboy, wanted deeeeeaaaadddd or aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee eeee!!!"

I could refer you to a specialist who might be able to help you here MBB......:rofl:

[Slyer]

Singing in the helmet is great! Got no music so have to make my own. ;)

[Benk]

Singing in the helmet is great! Got no music so have to make my own. ;)

But Bon Jovi??? Say it aint so :sweatdrop

[gijoe1313]

Its amazing how fast you can go through go-gas when all you want to do is ride, ride and ride! :ride: Some days I will fill up my tank 3 to 4 times in the same day! :woohoo:

The funny thing is, when I get my fuel bills in the mail, I'm disappointed when its actually lower ... means I haven't been out riding as much :weep:

[CookMySock]

Naw my 650 does nearly 70mpg. Only 1/3 more to get into scooter territory.

But yeah, strangely as I get more experienced its fuel economy is getting slowly worse, haha. 15,000km on a rear tyre - next tyre will go a bit quicker I am sure, heh.

I had no clue about the bikes' economy when I bought it. I rode it home (350km) and it took 15 litres. :blink:


Steve

[madbikeboy]

But Bon Jovi??? Say it aint so :sweatdrop

If you were a child of the 80's, you'd understand...

[Oscar]

On a good (hard) ride, my 950 KTM uses more gas than my Honda Accord...

[vifferman]

Naw my 650 does nearly 70mpg.
That's very good! I'm quite surprised.

[slofox]

That's very good! I'm quite surprised.

I can get between 60 and 65 mpg from the SVS...depends on how I ride.....sometimes drops to 55 mpg as well......

[DarkLord]

:lol: If you are buying a bike to save $$$ on petrol - you buy a scooter - not a 650:scooter:


True that.

You will save on filling up if you have a bike as a full tank on a bike is much cheaper than in a car. But, due to riding being so much more fun than driving a cage, you'll probably find yourself filling up far more often. :cool:

[vifferman]

I can get between 60 and 65 mpg from the SVS...depends on how I ride.....sometimes drops to 55 mpg as well......
LOL.
I think I used to get around 28 on the VTR. :eek5:

[fatzx10r]

im alway's taking the long way to get places, lol. i've never really been to worried about how much gas i use on a bike, it's the tyre's and other running cost's that empty ya wallet :doh:

[3L4NS1R]

I get about 21 k per litre when riding 'quickly'. Waaaayyy better than the 8k that I get in my cage. No matter how much I ride during the weekend, as long as I'm commuting on my bike, I can't seem to get it to cost more than my car was when it was my sole vehicle.

And the inside of my helmet is the sole audience of some of the best remix/opera tracks ever heard on this planet.

[kermit63]

try cycling... you know pedal, pedal.

You'd all look great in lycra. Mileage is amazing.

Let the abuse begin

:laugh:

[Slyer]

But the speed sucks! Can't even do 50 in first gear.

[vifferman]

You'd all look great in lycra.
Let the abuse begin

:laugh:
:blink:
So you're 'into' lycra, and abuse?
On second thoughts, don't bother answering - I'd rather not know.

[OutForADuck]

Bugger the fuel economy... I have a fast comfortable bike with heated grips and seat and panniers... tehn I have fast as hell, pretty uncomfortable bike for those adrenaline filled (or is that my pants?) moments and top it all off with a scooter which although cheap to run is also easy to park, costs bugger all, and is rapid grin producing commuting.


Oh yeah and I sing in my helmet on all of them MBB... Doesn't everyone with stability problems :mellow:

Lifes too short.... enjoy the ride :Punk:

[slofox]

Oh yeah and I sing in my helmet on all of them MBB... Doesn't everyone with stability problems :mellow: :

I usually just scream in mine............."FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARKKKKKKK!"

[YellowDog]

Whatever excuse you can get away with using to justify you getting a bike has to be a good one. After that, nothing else really matters :-)

[madbikeboy]

try cycling... you know pedal, pedal.

You'd all look great in lycra. Mileage is amazing.

Let the abuse begin

:laugh:

I cycle too, but my knee is buggered, so I guess I used to cycle and now I collect bikes :laugh: Mileage was okay, but the food bill was expensive, and I had an expensive wheel fetish which seemed to burn through my disposible income. In that sense, motorcycling is cheap in comparison...

People used to hurl food and drink bottles at me in the bunch - I recall one ride from Auckland to Whangerei where, because I was on the front singing my heart out, there were people wanting to lynch me. I mean, I know I'm not idol material, but at least I give it a go..... :jerry:

[madbikeboy]

But the speed sucks! Can't even do 50 in first gear.

Top speed of 103kph on my Time Trial bike, downhill. I have witnesses.

[nico]

im not the only one who pulled the.... itll be cheeper to comuit on a bike dear honest....yeah right lol well its nicer on the brain alowes you to actually think sooooooooooooo much more fun than sitting in ques of traffic petrol not bad i try to nana every cuple days well i say try alot harder to actually do it but my fuel bill about the same it's tyres and servicing cost im just about to put a new set on 15000km from a set not bad i recken and if i sit to under 120 ill probly get a bit more mabie but where the fun in that a

[NighthawkNZ]

How many of you used this reason (read "excuse") when you bought a bike? I for one, did just that.....

I bought my bike to waste petrol... :confused:

[cheshirecat]

My biked saves me heaps over the car but then any bike would as its a Range Rover and if it used any more petrol I'd expect it to fly.
Anyhow my vfr's turning out quite economical (touch my bonce). Got 330 plus per tank to Auck and back last weekend. Does one ever get bored with these bikes?

[Naki Rat]

I can get between 60 and 65 mpg from the SVS...depends on how I ride.....sometimes drops to 55 mpg as well......

Similar thirst to the Sprint, but that is just an excuse to take the long way home on a pretty regular basis :scooter:

[maybe]

Some scooters are 650 :shifty: Anyway as long as you enjoy the riding who cares

[BiK3RChiK]

If you were a child of the 80's, you'd understand...

Hahahaha.... I wonder how he knows who sings the song! :msn-wink:

Oh, and I bought my bike for fun! No excuse needed! :laugh:

[Grizzo]

Im doing my part to save gas:shifty:....yeah right!

[Mr Merde]

try cycling... you know pedal, pedal.

You'd all look great in lycra. Mileage is amazing.

Let the abuse begin

:laugh:


Mmmm lycr and abuse.

Well I guess self abuse is better than no abuse at all

[vifferman]

Anyhow my vfr's turning out quite economical (touch my bonce). Got 330 plus per tank to Auck and back last weekend. Does one ever get bored with these bikes?
Yes.
Although I haven't worked out if I'm bored widdit, or just 'unenamoured' with it needing some TLC. Got a lift with #2 today instead of riding (still groggy from the droooogz I took last night) - that definitely wasn't boring, but pissed me off nearly as much as the VFR did yesterday.

Wonder how I can break this to the vifferbabe.... :confused: I've already told her I want a Ducati, but she's talking about Yurp, and Orstrylyer, and how we can fly to Londinium for only $500 return, and LA for only $330...

[madbikeboy]

Hahahaha.... I wonder how he knows who sings the song! :msn-wink:

Oh, and I bought my bike for fun! No excuse needed! :laugh:

Should I post the YouTube link - bloody excellent value that YouTube business. The best part is all the songs that were really bad in the 80's now look even worse, but it's on YT, and therefore its cool again. Except that ABBA bullshit. The 80's sucked because of all the stupid shore girls who would get pissed on San Bernadino and insist on ABBA being played...

[Badjelly]

I've already told her I want a Ducati, but she's talking about Yurp, and Orstrylyer, and how we can fly to Londinium for only $500 return, and LA for only $330...

Geez what a waste! With $500 you could buy a Ducati ... footpeg, or brake lever, or something. Or maybe a Casey Stoner T shirt.

[imne1]

after reading this i think i need to get my scooter working again.

[rocketman1]

Mate you need to get 250cc and under fourstroke to save petrol.
My 250 honda goes forever on a tankful, like 1 litre for 1 1/2 hours hooning.
the SV1000 would use 10 times that, but about 10 times the acceleration.
Damn good choice of bike with that SV650
No wonder so many guys race them.
You should come for a ride and see if you can keep up with the SV1000.

[slofox]

You should come for a ride and see if you can keep up with the SV1000.

Which is why I usually ride alone, rocketman1.......being a competitive bastard I would surely give in to temptation and have a go.......:second:

[SpeedMonger]

yep that was my excuse for getting back into bikes after 15 years of abstinence. With a 100km commute each day it adds up.

I am getting 5 l /100km from the Hornet if I ride semi legally and riding hard it goes up to mid 6's. I am really stoked with that, half of the Caldina GT-T I normally used (10l /100km). in saying that a modern euro diesel figures take the shine off it, but that is a lot of money to stump up with for a commuter vehicle.

the tyres have done 3000km and still look like new.

Must admit that I am now using the gas I am saving in recreational riding, but having hell of a good time doing it.:devil2:

[skidMark]

Waaaaaaaaaaahambulanceeee


waaa waaa

waaa

If I had known a well used large bike consumes tyres at that rate when you can get 30,000-35,000kms on average out of a set of hoops on a car I would have thought twice about getting back into biking. It's keeping me broke LOL


You are a disgrace to motorcyclists in this world.

[skidMark]

yep that was my excuse for getting back into bikes after 15 years of abstinence. With a 100km commute each day it adds up.

I am getting 5 l /100km from the Hornet if I ride semi legally and riding hard it goes up to mid 6's. I am really stoked with that, half of the Caldina GT-T I normally used (10l /100km). in saying that a modern euro diesel figures take the shine off it, but that is a lot of money to stump up with for a commuter vehicle.

the tyres have done 3000km and still look like new.

Must admit that I am now using the gas I am saving in recreational riding, but having hell of a good time doing it.:devil2:

5l per 100km, on a 900 hornet, jesus christ man you must ride like a saint!!!!

flippin heck. :love:

[no-coast-punk]

All my friends and I have two way radios in our helmets. I have a push to talk button on the bars. I sing to myself all the time. It usually makes no sense (repeating the same few lines over and over, jumping between songs, etc.) and I'm a terrible singer.

One time I had the PTT switch malfunction and stick on.

My friends were treated to ~30min. of me butchering a few songs before someone chimed in and told me to shut the fuck up. Tinted face sheilds are amazing when you don't want anybody to see how red you have turned.

Given equivelant amounts of caging and riding I still spend more money on the bike. Maintenance costs on modern sport bikes SUCKS if you do everything to the letter.

[SpeedMonger]

5l per 100km, on a 900 hornet, jesus christ man you must ride like a saint!!!!

flippin heck. :love:

Yeh that would be St Satan:devil2:. That is riding up to a steady 120 on open rd and a small amount of city driving. I checked the economy last week after some more spirited open throttle riding around the hills and still only 6.2. I'm pretty happy with that aspect of the bike thanks mainly to the FI I guess

On our wed night cruise last week at the tail end of a sportsbike group all I could smell was unburnt fuel .... :scooter:

[madbikeboy]

Yes.
Although I haven't worked out if I'm bored widdit, or just 'unenamoured' with it needing some TLC. Got a lift with #2 today instead of riding (still groggy from the droooogz I took last night) - that definitely wasn't boring, but pissed me off nearly as much as the VFR did yesterday.

Wonder how I can break this to the vifferbabe.... :confused: I've already told her I want a Ducati, but she's talking about Yurp, and Orstrylyer, and how we can fly to Londinium for only $500 return, and LA for only $330...

Europe is over-rated (full of sleazy Dagos and frogs (excuse the racist slur)). And I would have written Germans in there as well, but I met this really hot German waitress last night (while I was having dinner with MadBikeBabe) who made me rethink all the mean thoughts I've had about Germans. We're in Aus as I write this, and I spend all day most days thinking about how this would be a better place to live, but I'm counting down the hours until we fly back home to the house, the Gixer, and the pooch). London is a shithole. As is Cairns (as I have discovered), but Port Douglas and Palm Cove are okay if you're into 35 degree heat and bikini clad babes. But I've been without scoot for almost 2 weeks... 2 whole weeks.

[ZZR1100]

Hey I have just bought a ZZR1100 and I get 281 k's per tank from full to when the fuel lights go on which is not bad going considering the engine size and that costs me about $26....but boy I love the power LOL

[face plant]

[QUOTE=madbikeboy; forum, and no idea or statement is bad or can be mocked. So, here goes. Am I the only one who sings (badly, I might add) to myself as I ride...? "I'm a cowboy, on this steel horse IIIIIII riiiiiiiiideeeeeeeeeeeeeee, I'm a cowboy, wanted deeeeeaaaadddd or aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee eeee!!!"[/QUOTE]

Get a different zorst on it brother and you'll wanna listen to that instead:niceone:

[Jiminy]

yes, in that it goes three times as far on a litre of gas as does the cage......but this week I emptied a tankful in just three days - mainly by hooning about the countryside each morning before work.....like the 90km loop I did this morning...and yesterday.....and the day before........and so it goes.

Actually, I can see your problem. What you really need now is a GPS to help you find the direct way to work :lol:

[Littlewheels]

I don't sing but I do a joy wobble to warm up the tyres on mornings when the weather is great and I am going over the harbour bridge and its bloody awesome.
on windy days I say aloud " I laugh at you wind, ha ha ha ha" cause when I first started riding it made me laugh and not so shit scared.

[Odee13]

Today I changed the rear tyre that had been on the bike since March this year.

23,000 km on that tyre and still a few thou left before the tread went . It had squared off and I planned on changing it next week but a puncture put paid to that.

Suzuki GS1200 SS with lots of torque.

Chris

Thats outstanding!!
What tyres you running.
I get about 5000 on my 020s sometimes I misbehave tho:oi-grr: