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Originally Posted by The Atomic Ass
Even factoring a poor price for your van, and the needed gear for motorcycle riding, (I recommend the Roadcrafter suit, BTW), you'd still come out ahead in that deal not only monetarily, but economically.  |
I must say, that I almost disagree, but I am willing to hear others chime in on this.
I have 3 motorcycles. The maintenance is much more important safety wise than my car. Tires are the part of the deal that kill it for me. Tire for my car were $210. I have had them on the car for 45k and they are still going strong. I never rotate them. I rarely check the air and when I do i am always 8-10 pounds lite. So I am not running them efficiently. On my bikes I am very strict. tires for my harley...= $375... no road hazard and you know you shouldn't plug them and ride them. And I am very lucky if I get 10k out of them. I don't do my own maintenance on any of my vehicles. So I have to pay for it all. Even if I DID my own work, you still have to factor in what your time is worth and the time spent working on a vehicle. My 93 ford escort is kinda plug and play. I turn the key and go. I have not had any "repairs" I have done some maintenance. My motorcycles cost more annually for wayyyyy less miles... cept for gas (fuel). My honda passport gets 92 mpg. but the tires cost 22 bux a piece. tubes and slime.. about 15 bux. THEY have to be changed every 1000 miles. I could go on and on, but I'm lazy.
I would like others to input on this too... what do you think ?