YOLO
get the bike
you have a backup car for when you cant use it.
get the bike
you have a backup car for when you cant use it.
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Justifying motorcycling
- Thread starter highflyer
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I'm surprised no one brought up depreciation. Buy a used 250 for $4000, two years later, sell the 250 for $3900. Try that with a car. I bought mine a couple weeks ago, and ride it almost exclusively now (Guelph -> Mississauga commute). The cost of insurance for the bike almost exactly offsets the savings I have in gas, so that can be overlooked, but saving almost 700kms a week on my car will help in the end.
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Buy a cbr125, end thread.
There were some butthurt whiners last season, around November/December calling out ppl who rode during cold weather lol I'm just responding appropriately. Perhaps I have nothing to learn, you just still have the spirit of a kid
(not a bad thing).
Whatever you do, do not buy this. Get a SV650, Gladius, Ninja 400 or Ninja 650. Do not confuse any of the 650s with the power that a 600 sports bike has. The power is MUCH less.
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油井緋色;1843385 said:
The ninja 400 is a dog. The fuel economy on ninja 650 is horrible. If you want to save money and get around and forget the bus, buy a cbr125.
Even if you redline a CBR600RR all the time your mileage is still better than a Corolla lol
And if they OP really gave a **** about mileage, or if you honestly got a bike for the mileage, go buy a Tesla car (look it up, it plugs into the wall).
OP, everyone's cost analysis is different. For some people it can be less expensive. Consider:
- small engine
- high-distance commuting
- fixing bike yourself but not a car (fair-ish, because fixing a bike is easier due to access)
- buying used gear (no real cost, because it can be sold for the same price it was bought)
- gas savings (see first point)
- parking savings
- 25+ riders can see cheaper insurance
Don't forget to consider winter.
Now that the theory is out of the way, go ride!
- small engine
- high-distance commuting
- fixing bike yourself but not a car (fair-ish, because fixing a bike is easier due to access)
- buying used gear (no real cost, because it can be sold for the same price it was bought)
- gas savings (see first point)
- parking savings
- 25+ riders can see cheaper insurance
Don't forget to consider winter.
Now that the theory is out of the way, go ride!
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油井緋色;1843402 said:
I guaratee if I park my cbr125 in a condo parking spot it will still be there in the morning. Say goodbye to the cbr600. There is absolutely nothing cheaper to buy, operate, and will perform as well as any car than a cbr125. A cbr125 gets up to 100 mpg. No joke!
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Living in toronto you can easily ride up until january and resume riding at the start of march.
The last couple winters maybe. Though we got really lucky.
I want to ride in January. I'm still new so I ride ATGATT, so friggin hot all the time.
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Buy good gloves to protect your hands and wear a backpack. If you crash your backpack will cushion the fall.
Are you for real?
LOLZ
I kind of felt for you with human resources, but wow, just wow, you are something different.
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It's 35 degrees out, you want to wear full gear go ahead.
ride wearing whatever you want but don't go around claiming a backpack offers any sort of real protection
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Depends on what you have in it. Years ago I had it full of books, fell off the bike and landed on the backpack. The backpack cushioned the fall. Yes I claim it offers real protection!
sorry if this has already been mentioned, but having owned cars and boats i was thrilled to learn how much less depreciation is a factor if you buy a popular bike with high resale....i.e some of those high demand 250s will make u smile when you sell it.
we dont SEE depreciation day to day but its a huge factor when u do the math.
we dont SEE depreciation day to day but its a huge factor when u do the math.
yo dawg, this one time i got hit by a car but I survived so you can get hit by a car and survive all the time, styll
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perhaps? Depends on the k's and new like condition it is in. I know from looking at what some are asking for a used cbr125 you may as well go to the dealer and buy new. The problem with these bikes is these bikes is the new price is between 3 to 5 k. To save a thousand and buy used? That's what you will be up against when trying to sell. Expect offers of all types.
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