Hells bells! The price of petrol!!

[janno]

After having a jolly weekend gallivanting, meeting lots of new KBers and reminding myself exactly why I like my bike so much, I'm doing the usual Monday reconcile of the books.

800km of petrol at moderate speeds cost me nearly $60!!! And because I'm on a pain in the arras budget until either I win lotto or can work full time again, this means gallivantings will have to be severely curtailed. I simply can't afford that sort of money on a regular basis.

Anyone else out there now having to think twice before they fire up their steed and head off purely for the hell of it?

Where is that conspiracy theory water fuelled engine when you need one?

[Cajun]

always think twice sometimes about filling and burning they $60 a day, or $100 if me and motogirl go out.

We don't smoke, not really drinkers, no kids, so might as well enjoy life while we can, and forgot about it until next time.

[The Pastor]

just be glad you live in a main center, i was paying up to 1.82 for 91 up north...

[gijoe1313]

Heh, well I still remember fuel bills for $600+ a month for my little ol'hornet alone ... but then being an unattached bachelor and not other concomitant life expenses allows me to indulge my passion for pootling.

Tell you what though, plugging $70 into the cage always gets me to go "sheesh!" ... thats like 4-5 tanks of gas for my little ol'hornet!

Just ride when you can, for as far as you can, for as long as you can!

[crashe]

800km of petrol at moderate speeds cost me nearly $60!!!

Gee last December (2006) I travelled from Auckland to Upper Hutt and back up via Masterton, Napier/Hastings to Taupo then up past Auckland to Whangarparoa and finally back down to Auckland around 1500 to 1600 kms travelled for only $85.


Oh yeah I did it on a Yamaha Virago 250cc bike......

[jim.cox]

800km of petrol at moderate speeds cost me nearly $60!!! :

And your $60 works out as how much per hour?

At least 8 hours at legal speeds :)

At $7.50 per hour thats cheap entertainment...

[DMNTD:Me]

Hell no I never look at the price of petrol as it could depress me and I'd have to post in a different "thread".
If we want to do the Coro Loop it a $100+ day out,just the way it is.
Power loads cheaper than buying P and we get a far better buzz

[janno]

I'm used to $1 per litre in Qld, though even that's gone up to (shock) $1.20 lately.

But I've decided that a weekend away every second week is doable. No point being too miserable about it. And I only bought two coffees this weekend, and no snacks, which saves me the price of a tank of gas, easy.

I was just horrified that my bike now costs only slightly less than my (highly economical) diesel car to run over the same distance, if I don't take in to account ruc's.

[Tank]

I just think about how much more expensive it was to run the car (and yep - I took the car out just for fun as well).

So the cost of fuel dosnt stop me doing anything - Im actually 'saving' money by taking the bike out!

[DMNTD:Me]

I just think about how much more expensive it was to run the car (and yep - I took the car out just for fun as well).

So the cost of fuel dosnt stop me doing anything - Im actually 'saving' money by taking the bike out!

Hate to say it but it costs more for us to run our bikes...even just taking one of them over the same course.
A bike-fix is well worth any cost IMO

[Tank]

Hate to say it but it costs more for us to run our bikes...even just taking one of them over the same course.
A bike-fix is well worth any cost IMO

Your bike cost more in fuel than your car?

you either:
Need a bigger car (A hybrid is NOT a car)
Need to drive your car the same way you ride a bike.
Need to get a lighter pillion
Need to get a smaller bike (Tui: Yeah Right)

[007XX]

I'm used to $1 per litre in Qld, though even that's gone up to (shock) $1.20 lately.

But I've decided that a weekend away every second week is doable. No point being too miserable about it. And I only bought two coffees this weekend, and no snacks, which saves me the price of a tank of gas, easy.

I was just horrified that my bike now costs only slightly less than my (highly economical) diesel car to run over the same distance, if I don't take in to account ruc's.

Hey you...good to know you're on the road again...

I definitely have to think twice about gallivanting : got a kid and a few other expensive little items to repay, one of them being my bike...Plus, (dare I say it?), biking is not the only hobbie 007XY and I like to indulge in

That's one of the reasons I like my little VTR...she's extremely economic and will do easily about 320 / 330 kms (open road @ legal speed) on a tank full, which cost me only $20 or so...

[DMNTD:Me]

Your bike cost more in fuel than your car?

you either:
Need a bigger car (A hybrid is NOT a car)
Need to drive your car the same way you ride a bike.
Need to get a lighter pillion
Need to get a smaller bike (Tui: Yeah Right)

V8 Commodore Ute,2.4l car....and I don't muck about too much in either but DO not speed often.
1000cc V Twin and a 1400cc inline four...both get fully utilised!

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Anyone else out there now having to think twice before they fire up their steed and head off purely for the hell of it?

Yes... but hasn't really stopped me yet... had to umm and arrr whether to make a day trip to Invercargill on both bikes...

My theory at present... just do it... so we did

[MaxCannon]

I figure that riding to work is saving me $50 a week plus I get a minimum of 30minutes extra lesiure time per day.

If prices keep going up the next bike is gonna have to be as frugal as the GN to justify it's purchase.