Save Money Commuting by Motorcycle? Not So Fast!

[njchopper87]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

When we moved to TX we had one car between the two of us, so we needed a second vehicle.

We bought an $1800 bike and spent about another $500 on gear. We saved quite a bit of money by not buying a car. Especially considering a $1800 car would more than likely break down once or twice a day.

It worked damn well for us for the time.

That's part of the reason I got a bike.. well.. besides just wanting one. I could either get a pos car (we're talking bare minimum 100,000 miles and work needed) that would make daily commute to and from class doable, or I could get a barely used bike (in this case 6,000 miles and minor maint.) for the same price that would make interstate travel more than doable.

It was a fairly easy decision, and I saved big time.