Actual costs to run a bike as a commuter

[mrchips]

I bought a '91 cbr1000f for my commuter bike between Welly & Upper Hutt (320 km per week) & park free in a covered car park building.

My costs are similar to yours at approx. $ 280 mth ($80 more than the train). I've also had to do a fair bit of maintenance myself to keep costs down.

If Wellington city parking costs came into the equation, i'd simply look for a newish, smaller cc bike for the job.


I caught the train for the past 25+ yrs between Wellington & Upper Hutt..... i need the change for my sanity !

[CookMySock]

I caught the train for the past 25+ yrs between Wellington & Upper Hutt..... i need the change for my sanity !

Priceless!

[Voltaire]

I started a job in the city last year, thought I'd give the bus a go...bought a 10 ride ticket.....got 6 rides left on on now 8 months later. 50.00 a week to be left waiting and stand most of the way home was not for me.

Duke does it for about $13.00 a week on fuel. Sometimes I use my lwb ex courier van...takes a bit longer home but more relaxing and you never ever get cut up by ex rickshaw drivers.

[racefactory]

The thing is with a bike is that it's so easy to rev it high and enjoy it- even when commuting. This means petrol usage can jump pretty high up to level of a small car. But if you are keeping the riding smooth and steady then yeah the petrol consumption is great... even on a 1L sportbike. Run your tyre pressures high at 40psi and your tyres will last ages as well.