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**nabsgood** · 04-23-2008, 04:18 PM

Sports bikes are not exactly the most fuel efficient mode of transportation out there - especially when you consider that you can not carry any cargo, bad weather prevents you from riding, the [expensive] tires need to be replaced regularly, expensive insurance, and simply the danger of riding amongst other much larger vehicles. You would be better off picking up a small hatchback or sedan that has a fuel efficient engine under the hood/bonnet.

I will do the same thing that twonha did.

1.) I would mainly consider a Honda Rebel which gets like 70+mpg average. Also, there is a Ninja 250cc sports bike that gets almost the same kind of economy. I am more of a cruiser person, and even the larger onces still get 40 to 50 mpg which is basically unheard of here in the US for even our smallest cars.

2.) All I do is drive myself around town with what is in my pockets. Nothing more, nothing less. Maybe by girlfriend but they do have two seaters and even offer side satchels for storage.

3.) Weather here in the summer is sunny, humid, and hot.

4.) I'm not too worried about tires. I am sure that it would still be cheaper to maintain then my truck.

5.) Insurance is dirt cheap

6.) There is a pretty big danger risk that I am still worried about. Though, 90% of my driving would be no more then 7 miles a way from home with extremely little traffic. Plus I have noticed already this year that biker traffic is crazy! Seems like it has already more then doubled the peak from last year.

No city transport here. I live basically out in the country side. Only public transport that you will find out this far is school buses for the local schools.

Most of my driving is within 7 miles of home. 350 miles a tank, so I spend just over $55. With a Rebel for example, I would only be paying some $15 for 350 miles. $40 savings is pretty huge.
Also with the weather factor, since I am so close to home, even if I have to drive in the rain or something, I know that I am not far from home and will just take a couple of minutes.

Yeah, I do drive to stay away from watching the news, looking up the news on the computer, looking at my porfolio, ect. ect. because it really can get you into a depressed state of mind asap. But it is hard to ignore the cost of fuel at the pump and I have about had it! The $2 range, even like $2.95/gal I am completely fine with. Just this $3/gal really gets my nerves going, my pockets hurting, and it doesn't look like we are going to be in the $2 range anytime soon that is for sure. It looks like we are going to high $4 before we see $2 if we ever do. ($3.39 currently)

04-23-2008, 04:18 PM	#10
nabsgood Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 385 Senior Member	Sports bikes are not exactly the most fuel efficient mode of transportation out there - especially when you consider that you can not carry any cargo, bad weather prevents you from riding, the [expensive] tires need to be replaced regularly, expensive insurance, and simply the danger of riding amongst other much larger vehicles. You would be better off picking up a small hatchback or sedan that has a fuel efficient engine under the hood/bonnet. I will do the same thing that twonha did. 1.) I would mainly consider a Honda Rebel which gets like 70+mpg average. Also, there is a Ninja 250cc sports bike that gets almost the same kind of economy. I am more of a cruiser person, and even the larger onces still get 40 to 50 mpg which is basically unheard of here in the US for even our smallest cars. 2.) All I do is drive myself around town with what is in my pockets. Nothing more, nothing less. Maybe by girlfriend but they do have two seaters and even offer side satchels for storage. 3.) Weather here in the summer is sunny, humid, and hot. 4.) I'm not too worried about tires. I am sure that it would still be cheaper to maintain then my truck. 5.) Insurance is dirt cheap 6.) There is a pretty big danger risk that I am still worried about. Though, 90% of my driving would be no more then 7 miles a way from home with extremely little traffic. Plus I have noticed already this year that biker traffic is crazy! Seems like it has already more then doubled the peak from last year. No city transport here. I live basically out in the country side. Only public transport that you will find out this far is school buses for the local schools. Most of my driving is within 7 miles of home. 350 miles a tank, so I spend just over $55. With a Rebel for example, I would only be paying some $15 for 350 miles. $40 savings is pretty huge. Also with the weather factor, since I am so close to home, even if I have to drive in the rain or something, I know that I am not far from home and will just take a couple of minutes. Yeah, I do drive to stay away from watching the news, looking up the news on the computer, looking at my porfolio, ect. ect. because it really can get you into a depressed state of mind asap. But it is hard to ignore the cost of fuel at the pump and I have about had it! The $2 range, even like $2.95/gal I am completely fine with. Just this $3/gal really gets my nerves going, my pockets hurting, and it doesn't look like we are going to be in the $2 range anytime soon that is for sure. It looks like we are going to high $4 before we see $2 if we ever do. ($3.39 currently)
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