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Get a suzuki DRZ400 dual sport bike they take a little getting used to in the comfort part of the equasion(it has a narrow dirt bike seat), but mine was my only transportation for 3 years straight, and that was with 20 miles each way freeway commuting with 65MPH speed limit. I usually did 70 to 75 MPH and got about 50MPG, but this was before I heard about hypermiling. My bike is an off road only model that I modified to be street legal in Arizona, but the factory street legal version gets much better mileage with a different lower performance carburetor(65MPG). 400CC and under bikes have a big discount for insurance, I pay $131.00 per year for full coverage. Mine has 45,000 plus miles of trouble free use. The tires will cost you too much though if you use dual sport tires they don't last long enough. I bought a second set of wheels for my bike from ebay, and have dirt tires on one set, and touring tires on the other set for commuting. The DRZ 400 is probably the most versatile, and reliable dual sport motorcycle on the market. It's just big enough for the freeway, and keeps the insurance/maintenence costs down. It's not a bad trail bike either.
Later,
Allan Greenblazer
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