Reasons Bikes are better than cars

[vifferman]

If you're honest, for many of you a bike is just an expensive toy, even if it's the only transport you have, and that's what the manufacturers work on when designing them.
I commute on mine, but when I figure in the total costs, given that tyres, chains, etc don't last that long, and the cost of all the gear I wear, it's not that competitive cost-wise.
But I enjoy it.
Mostly.
And that's not a cerebral thing, something that I need to rationalise - it's almost entirely visceral.

[Pwalo]

Why worry about justifiying your choice of transport to your friends?

[gijoe1313]

I guess its one of those things that all bikers get when they see other bikers riding around or hearing bikes in the distance/passing by ... non-bikers don't get it ...

Its that look you get when you talk about bikes, its that feeling you get inside when you drool over bikes parked up or in showrooms ... hard to define, but you all "know" it instinctively!

And any form of transport is good (its just that two wheels happen to endear me more! )

[Skyryder]

To be honest the only main reason I can think of that bikes are better than cars is the fun factor

Cars are 'fun' when you are steaming up the windows.


Skyryder

[Mikkel]

Bikes aren't better than cars - just different.

If you disagree then you're not a real petrolhead.

Well, I can find plenty of reasons why cars are better than motorcycles too. Hell, if there was no difference why bother having a distinction?

Anyway, one really good argument for bikes: I can not afford a car that'll haul my arse from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 4 seconds.

Cars are 'fun' when you are steaming up the windows.

Depends - if it's because your aircon is broken and you're late for work it's pretty limited fun. If you're having a go at doing a stationary test of the shock absorbers - then yes

[fatzx10r]

car's are slow and don't do wheelies, that's why they suck shit

[madbikeboy]

You can't wheelstand a car.

Cars are slow. Ferrari? Slow! Porsche. Slow. WRX. Slow.

[Dave-]

drive a car? what and be normal like everyone else.

[fatzx10r]

don't think your going to get many ferrari's or porsche's for $20k?

[Mikkel]

don't think your going to get many ferrari's or porsche's for $20k?

There are 18 Porsches on Trademe under $20k. None of them are 911s though...

[fatzx10r]

There are 18 Porsches on Trademe under $20k. None of them are 911s though...

so they will all be slow old thing's then. i was chasing a guy in a new 911 a few year's back, then his engine let go and showerd my bike in oil. that was funny as hell

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

If you need to ask there's no need for you to know!!

Ive got a bike and a cage, guess which ones used every day?

[Griffin]

Reasons bikes are better than cars.

If you dont know... then you should be driving a car

[avgas]

it requires a sense of balance.
I mean think about it - would you give a calculator to a retarded kid?

[Big Dave]

Bikes aren't better than cars - just different.

If you disagree then you're not a real petrolhead.

If you post that - you're not a typical biker.