I Ditched My Car for a Motorcycle — Here's What Happened to My Bank Account

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  @crashhappy7296 · 8 months ago

  Alright you’ve convinced me. I’ll buy a 4th motorcycle.

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• JU

  @justinrigg9520 · 8 months ago

  I drive an old corvette in Texas. But suddenly I find myself wanting to save pound sterling, slam a fish and chips, and ride an E-bike through London.

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• PA

  @parabellum09 · 8 months ago

  Winter commuting is the pits. <br>If you are going to commute, get a scooter. 125 if you never go faster than 40-50 or a 300 if you do motorway. <br>Scooters have better weather protection especially the maxis.<br>Get bar end muffs and a good pair of insulated trousers and you are laughing.<br><br>But remember, it will take you 10 mins to get ready whilst car colleagues dash off.<br><br>Also, I recommend an airbag vest as apparently biggest cause of death to motorcyclists is internal organ damage.<br>£500 for helite/motoair

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• KI

  @kibbleprod98 · 8 months ago

  Great video 👏 I used to commute on a 125cc around London. Best decision I ever made. The tube at rush hour was hell on earth and took twice as long 🫠

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• CL

  @claytonsamuel4221 · 8 months ago

  I love motorcycles but not riding it in those dark winter no noooo

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• WO

  @wonderbubble3980 · 8 months ago

  RE: risk factor. I only have US numbers (which I do believe are across the board worse than UK numbers), but stateside here if you do three simple things:<br>1) don&apos;t speed excessively<br>2) wear a helmet<br>3) don&apos;t ride drunk<br>Then your risk factor gets down to or under that of a car. If you live somewhere (like the UK I believe) that lane splitting/filtering is legal, that risk gets even smaller.<br>Taking a course as you mentioned is another bonus, especially if you take more advanced courses over time - thus mitigating the chance of being one of the numerous single-vehicle-accidents that fill out motorcycle crash stats.<br><br>This isn&apos;t to say &quot;oh well bikes are perfectly safe then!&quot; but more that the actual risk is significantly smaller than many would think, because the stats are overwhelmingly populated by people that brought their own demise upon themselves. If you&apos;re a competent rider without a deathwish, the stats are on your side. There is still the reality, however, that if you are in an accident, it&apos;s gonna suck a lot more. That risk will never go away, so do your own research, and decide what&apos;s acceptable to you.

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  @dan1231123 · 8 months ago

  I sold the car a year a ago, have a Vespa now , I’d never go back to owning a car , I’m so much happier on the bike , currently this year I got one taxi to work as it was -5 . Total of £9 each way , I drive a lorry for work and get Bp fuel points and I get to run the Vespa for free

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• TI

  @tiborsipos1174 · 8 months ago

  Same with bicycles we can split between commuter and fun:<br>A sport, cruiser or tourer is not great for commuting financially.<br><br>Many 125cc mpg is 120! &nbsp;<br>I have a 650cc sport adventure with 65mpg and I use it for everything. I understand why many say a 350cc is enough and are a good all rounder. <br><br>And you can forget to take an electric motorbike for a daily ride... (yet) <br>But love when car drivers come with the &quot;what if you want to travel around europe in a hurricane while transporting a piano&quot;<br>Yeah... The average joe commutes 30 miles... And as many average, the data pool includes people who drive for a living. <br>Obviously if youre a self employed plumber or a builder, dont change to a &nbsp;motorbike. <br>But if you dont plan to do adventure rides a 125cc is an ideal option. <br><br>Shopping? <br>Well... home deliveries. Not takeway. For small shops im sure you can get delivery rucksacks (or just ask a local delivery rider for one, im sure they have plenty spare since they get one for each app they register for)<br>And big bulky shopping can be done by your local grocery orderer. <br><br><br>The BIG NEGATIVE you did not mentioned:<br>BIKE THEFT! <br>Its practically decriminalized. Police dont even bother if your bike is stolen. If its stolen at a railway station, you can even forget that they will even bother to open a case. <br>Theft prevention gears are limited. Even diamond security locks are good against an angle grinder for like 15 minutes, and 2-3 strong man can lift the bike up to a van or a trunk of a car (yes... those happen too) <br>Its pure victimblame: &quot;your fault for being an easy target&quot;<br>I did not had a year without theft attempt. The record was 8 attempt in a single year! <br>If you live in a &nbsp;big city: &quot;its part of the city life&quot;<br>If you live in a rural area: &quot;police dont have the specialized training to handle bike thieves&quot;<br><br>This limits the moving to places where you can secure it: <br>street parking is too risky. Need at least a garden where you can set up anchor locks or a security shed. <br>And a workplace with security present or offering restricted entry even to car park. <br><br>But I still pick the motorbike!

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• TR

  @tristansayers6494 · 8 months ago

  This has always been a huge reason why I ride and no one ever understands it. Even other motorcyclists, most people seem to think the only reason you would ride is for pleasure. The amount of times i talk about fuel economy to blank faces, its so confusing to me

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  @Any2wheels · 8 months ago

  For my winter commuter I ride a Duke 200. It&apos;s awesome and is Interstate capable. $4100 out the door new and it&apos;s incredibly cheap to insure and maintain. I tell people all the time that motorcycling can be very cheap or very expensive depending on what you do.<br><br>I&apos;ve had 7 bikes total and for sure will have more, but the Duke has a permanent spot in the stable.

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  @WoodcockFamilyOverland · 8 months ago

  I commute to work on my Honda Monkey, the time saving alone cutting through traffic is priceless! &nbsp;I have a silly gas guzzler 4x4 for weekends and camping so the fuel saving just using my bike to go to work is also a big win!

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• MA

  @Matobit · 8 months ago (edited)

  it&apos;s more expensive because of the gear, bike, insurance, add-ons, CBT, training course, tests/exams etc. Thankfully it gets cheaper after all of that is done. Not to mention much higher theft risks, time taken to get ready, and weather difficulties.

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