Re: motorcycle for commuting
- From: ls650{modelname}@sbcglobal.net (Paladin)
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:46:27 GMT
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:42:53 GMT, "brickled" <brickled@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>hello all,
>
>with gas prices now topping $3.00 per gallon (here in michigan, with what i
>call the "midwest markup") i keep wondering if it's worth it to buy a
>motorcycle (while keeping my ford ranger for days when the weather prevents
>using the bike) to commute 80 miles (round trip) back and forth to work each
>day.
>
>my ranger gets 23-26 mpg - many bikes get 50-60 mpg. looking at previous
>posts on this subject, i get a lot of mixed ideas. many people say that
>between maintenance & insurance costs that it just wouldn't make sense to
>get a motorcycle purely for commuting purposes.
>
>for those who have actually do it (commute each day on a motorcycle), what
>has your experience been?
80 miles x 5 days x 50 weeks = 20,000 miles.
20,000 miles @ 25 mpg @ $3/gal = $2400.
20,000 miles @ 60 mpg @ $3/gal = $1000.
Gasoline Savings: $1400 a year.
Used Savage $ 2600
Insurance $100/year.
Breakeven in 2 years.
Longer if you drive the cage in bad weather.
In my case, in addition to gas, I am also saving about $300 a month
in car payments as I do not have a cage. Bike has paid for itself in
under a year.
.
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