gas prices

[j4eric]

my street bike will get heavily used this year, that i can guarantee.

[hondarider102]

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I get better mileage in my civic haha

[Jason P.]

ugh. driving a 3.5 liters V6 is going to SUCK.

my motorcycle and bicycle will also be used heavily.

[KawiSmurf]

http://www.massachusettsgasprices.com/

[reiobard]

55 MPG on the bike, 19-20 in the Grand Cherokee.... Bike is the winner!

[kb1]

My bike only does mildly better than the Altima, but I will still be using it more, that's for sure.

[mzdagrl]

60mpg on the bike. Car seat for the kid in the car. SAHM FTL again.

[CBR929RE]

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I get better mileage in my civic haha

that's cause you ride like a clown

I gotta fix the headlight on my bike and do some math to see whether it would make sense to put it back on the road and pay insurance.

[tsorfas]

Gsxr (fun) > del sol > hybrid

[RandyO]

bike, $350 for tires every 6000 miles vs cage $350 for tires every 80,000 miles buys a lot of gasoline

I still ride the bike, but don't pretend to think I'm saving money by doing it

[mzdagrl]

bike, $350 for tires every 6000 miles vs cage $350 for tires every 80,000 miles buys a lot of gasoline

I still ride the bike, but don't pretend to think I'm saving money by doing it

Take-offs are free if you play your cards right I think last time I bought a set of tires was in 2007.

[kb1]

bike, $350 for tires every 6000 miles vs cage $350 for tires every 80,000 miles buys a lot of gasoline

I still ride the bike, but don't pretend to think I'm saving money by doing it

I think you're skewing those numbers just a bit.

[RandyO]

Take-offs are free if you play your cards right I think last time I bought a set of tires was in 2007.

takeoffs may be free but labor/time to change them every how many miles will a takeloff last ?

[nhbubba]

Maybe a bit, but only a little bit.
He isn't wrong.

Still gonna commute on mine though. That's (part of why) I bought it.

[CBR929RE]

ha based on the amount insurance cost me a couple years ago and figuring $4/gallon it would take me over 4 years to make up that cost with the better fuel mileage of the bike driving to work. I live way to close to make it worth it.

[TheIglu]

$130 for a set of Shinko tires on the KLR. Rear lasts about 6k, front I change every other rear.

60mpg on average.

Still worth it. Probably not a very sound financial reason, but since I already own the bike and would ride anyways, commuting with it makes sense.

[RandyO]

I think you're skewing those numbers just a bit.

ya, one of my employees just replaced the original tires on his Ford Escape with close to 120k but I think he paid about $425 for replacement

[duey]

I'm riding ruckus all summer getting 80-100mpg Good thing I can get to work without needing the highways

[NobodySpecific]

bike, $350 for tires every 6000 miles vs cage $350 for tires every 80,000 miles buys a lot of gasoline

I still ride the bike, but don't pretend to think I'm saving money by doing it

For me it's more like $250 or $300 every 8,000 miles, and my cage tires cost $800 and they only had like 30,000 miles on them (yay OEM low profile tires, new tires should last at least 50k). Suddenly the equation is a lot more balanced.

[Jim]

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I get better mileage in my civic haha

my TL gets the same mileage as my GSX-R

[obsolete]

I'm thinking about a beater now. This truck is gonna kill me and I can't ride to work.

[RandyO]

my time is worth $$ my tires don't go on for free

let's be realistic, bikes need maintenance more often, how many bikes go 100k between tunups or 15k between oil changes, how often do you change chain & sprockets on a car ?

[Chippertheripper]

why not alex? you a floater?

i've been cycling to work recently, pretty close to 60 mile round trip. that's a $10 savings every time i use the bike. i had to buy some better gear and lights, so it'll be a bit before i actually recoup some money, but the payoff in fitness alone is way worth it.

[e30addict]

my time is worth $$ my tires don't go on for free

let's be realistic, bikes need maintenance more often, how many bikes go 100k between tunups or 15k between oil changes, how often do you change chain & sprockets on a car ?

Pretty much this. A lot of people forget about the "little" things like suspension maintenance or even valve adjustments in the equation. People also need to factor in replacement costs for the bike into the equation as well. Start putting a ton of miles on the bike and it affects depreciaition. Eventually you'll want another bike and that cost should factor in as well. I'd bet the total costs involved make the decision more emotional rather than financial.

[tonup]

Computer on my truck is telling me 9.9 mpg. Can't move my tools and get materials without it though. Its getting damn criminal this pricing business. Haven't heard a legitimate reason yet cept for the money mongers playing puppeteer to some global crap. I'm getting bitter.