Hey guys,
So I'm likely moving to the Bay Area, for at least the next year. Transit here isn't the best, so I need a vehicle. In Brampton, I have my Ninja 250 (owned since 2010) and an old beater Acura 1.6EL. While I'm in the Bay, my daily commute will be less than 5 miles each way, with long trips into San Francisco usually being done by Caltrain, or borrowing my company's Audi A8.
I originally started looking for a car, just because it seems more "practical." However, everything in my budget of $10k is uninteresting, unless I look at vehicles older than 2000, at which point maintenance costs become worrisome.
There are a lot of pros to going with a motorcycle. There are a few cons though.
1) Wife/fiancee factor. She's "tolerated" it to this point, she's against this whole idea. Then again, she's against the idea of me buying a fun car too. Such a buzzkill.
2) Insurance. Seems to be more expensive than in Brampton (I pay < $800 a year) for less coverage. I can only top out at $500k coverage, which would likely not go as far as it would in Canada.
3) Practicality. This is less of an issue, but is a small factor. I've ridden in Canada from March to December, with few issues, so obviously I can make do here in sunny NorCal.
So I throw it out to you guys to get your opinion.
a) What would you do? Car or bike?
b) If you got a bike, what would you get?
So I'm likely moving to the Bay Area, for at least the next year. Transit here isn't the best, so I need a vehicle. In Brampton, I have my Ninja 250 (owned since 2010) and an old beater Acura 1.6EL. While I'm in the Bay, my daily commute will be less than 5 miles each way, with long trips into San Francisco usually being done by Caltrain, or borrowing my company's Audi A8.
I originally started looking for a car, just because it seems more "practical." However, everything in my budget of $10k is uninteresting, unless I look at vehicles older than 2000, at which point maintenance costs become worrisome.
There are a lot of pros to going with a motorcycle. There are a few cons though.
1) Wife/fiancee factor. She's "tolerated" it to this point, she's against this whole idea. Then again, she's against the idea of me buying a fun car too. Such a buzzkill.
2) Insurance. Seems to be more expensive than in Brampton (I pay < $800 a year) for less coverage. I can only top out at $500k coverage, which would likely not go as far as it would in Canada.
3) Practicality. This is less of an issue, but is a small factor. I've ridden in Canada from March to December, with few issues, so obviously I can make do here in sunny NorCal.
So I throw it out to you guys to get your opinion.
a) What would you do? Car or bike?
b) If you got a bike, what would you get?
