What's the running cost of a bike vs car?

[onearmedbandit]

I drive car, I put gas in.
I ride motorcycle, I put gas in.

Repeat until old age forces me off the road.

(Wasn't knocking your thread, I just never worry about the running costs of my vehicles, which to me represent my independence.)

[Dave-]

some people at work say $10 a day...

im on $18 fortnightly, thats riding for half an hour to and from work + an extra hour ride for fun, + atleast an extra hour on sat-sun

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I use to worry about it... but now I don't if I can't go for a ride cause I am short on cash... I sell my liver... its well preserved in alchol

[Ghost_Bullet]

I drive car, I put gas in.
I ride motorcycle, I put gas in.

Repeat until old age forces me off the road.

(Wasn't knocking your thread, I just never worry about the running costs of my vehicles, which to me represent my independence.)

Aggree, I am def not like... dang to much gas this week, better not throw the key in.
We average around 500 bucks a month for gas, and I walk to work... ha ha (its only meters from by front door)

The bike is more pleasure now than transportation.

[Fub@r]

I know this is only a Hyobag but:

I pay $450 a yr full insurance (my old cage of equal value and and 10 yrs older cost the same)

I get 400km min out of 14 ltrs @ 6c a km (car I was getting 17c km)

Service cost on my bike is less than the V6 I used to own

Commuting time I save 1.5hrs a day vs a cage ($180 a day charge out)

Can't exactly put a value to the reduced stress levels of not being stuck in the traffice everday and constantly being late for meetings etc

Set of tyres for a car similar to a bike, and if you buy super stickies well you weren't exactly on two wheels for the economy then

Never missing a traffic light phase, never having to wait in a queue at any intersection, knowing that you passing every gridlocked cager is leaving them fuming, don't have to worry about parking...........the list is endless

[The Pastor]

Never missing a traffic light phase, never having to wait in a queue at any intersection, knowing that you passing every gridlocked cager is leaving them fuming, don't have to worry about parking...........the list is endless

What parking at work like now? I heard they got rid of our awesome space up that little ramp?

[nudemetalz]

(Wasn't knocking your thread, I just never worry about the running costs of my vehicles, which to me represent my independence.)

Yes, my post might have sounded that way as well, def not intended to, but agree with OAB also.

[Fub@r]

What parking at work like now? I heard they got rid of our awesome space up that little ramp?

Yeah that sucked, especially after I gave my carpark back when I sold my cage. Joys of expansion. There are 4 of us in the office that ride but we easily find a spot to park our bikes at any time.

Looks like we will be set to move in about 12 months, but I'm sure I find a spot for my bike. If not I will ask for a space to be allocated to me again. Benefits of having spent 12+ yrs working for the same company

[more_fasterer]

Car (2.0L family sedan) gives 10km per litre.

NC30 gives 20km per litre... and so much more.

I give my cousin / flatmate lots of shit about his RGV250 - it gets 10km per litre, then there's the oil and knowing that sooner or later, it'll blow up

[pritch]

Some years ago a guy I know had a BMW K100RS, he sold that and bought a Ducati. Twelve months later he was so shocked to see what he had spent on the routine services for the Duc he immediately sold it and bought another BMW.

I'm sure that if I carefully recorded everything I spent on my bike it would add up to a sum that would worry me. Twenty dollars each and every week of the year on tyres just for a start... Accordingly I adopt a policy of ignorance is bliss.

If it becomes a problem I'll just have to get a bike that is more econmomical to run, even if it does take me a bit longer to get where I'm going...

[ManDownUnder]

What price do you put on the smile you have on your face when you get off your grizzler?

Good point - it's priceless, but if the wife ever finds out about her it'll get expensive.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

What price do you put on the smile you have on your face when you get off your grizzler?

Thats why you are wanting a new ride... you aren't old enough to own a BMW

[Ghost_Bullet]

I pay my fuel bill monthly, just hit me mail box today. $593 bucks to pay this month.
Mostly made up from 2 rallies $160ish. and the wife tripping the kids about.

I dont care about it at all, and never have done. I just record for the sake of it, and a couple of times doing so has let me know somthing is up with the vehicle before it has gone bang. Meaning that it did not go bang...

[avgas]

car was always cheaper than a bike. Then i owned a GB400. FXR is also cheaper than a car (had one for about 3 weeks).
GB used to cost me about $1200 for a year, running on average 200+ks a week.
Serviced every 5 months, tyres ever year.

[gijoe1313]

My fuel bills have gone up way more than when I used to drive the cage around! My love of riding means I put some k's under the rubber and spend the coin to keep my little ol'Hornet buzzing along. Having Daisy is just another bonus and I don't care about the running costs - if I did, I would be riding the most economical bike around!

Two wheels of freedom is exactly that - what price freedom? i-grrr:

If I broke it down, I'd probably find I spend more on the bikes than I ever did on the old cage!