BIKE or a CAR

[nvmee]

hi everyone, im not new to this forum, just made a new account cos i lost the pw to the other. been a lurker for abt a year now. after 5 years of hungry jacks + 1 year of having 3 jobs i saved up 15k.

originally i was goin to get a 99prelude vtir , but unfortunately it didnt satisfy me, in terms of power, comforability and abit small . so i opted for a 2001 vx-s v6 3.8 litre supercharged ( i dun mind non supercharged either) .kekek. after 2 months of looking, i still havent found one in mint condition + manual + in my price range either dat or its been a some sort of accident (repairable writeoff). so im leaning towards a bike now, anyone here that owns bike give me more reasons to get my Ls etc is it worth getting a bike if i travel abt 60kms (uni) a day to and back from uni + work?, prices involved ... or wuld it be a bitch ... just stuff like that.

simon
oh btw i drive a 92 telstar 2.5litre quad cam v6 its served me well, but its time for a change ... but i dont know wat to change too !!!

[muhhan]

I don't own a bike but I'm planning on getting a scooter end of this year when a friend of ours goes back home. It's a honda! I can tell you that it's going to be a lot more convenient for me to get to work and back home as I don't need to carry a lot of stuff with me and we've got cars at work to use during the day.

When I was at uni a lot of people rode bikes/scooters as it's a hell of a lot cheaper on parking and petrol, so they are 2 pluses for getting a crotch rocket for a struggling uni student. I dare say it would be cheaper than running your v6 for 60kms a day.

[Drew]

If you have a reasonable car I would get a bike...

I've only ridden 250's in the past years but still damned fast
FXR250 and FZR250 are the two I rode the most...

Both absolutely shat onto my brother lightly worked GT4 Celica, I mean we'll and truly shat on it... By the time he got to 120 odd I was sitting on the speed limiter at 180 about 600m up the road

My only problem with bikes is that I will only ride them in full gear, which makes it a pain if you have no where to drop off your gear while you're not riding it... So it's gay if you want to go see a movie or something... Helmet, leather pants, armored jacket -_-

All good to go to work and back on unless you need to wear a full suit to work then that become a hassle too...

Scooters tend to be a bit more practical, more upright riding position, because you don't go as fast you wont need all the hard out protective gear and people see you better than if you're hunched over the tank speeding along in black leathers

The other thing is that you still need a car a lot of the time...
Doing the shopping and stuff like that is impossible with a bike alone -_-

I really should get a bike again

[nvmee]

i was planning to get rid of the car, 2 toys is kool but abit expensive for a full time uni student. and yeh i agree with u with the full gear stuff, its not exactly appealing to wear leather pants to go out, unless u wana be known as *ahem* gay ...
like i go to the gym, work, uni etc riding is kool, xept wen its raining, hailing, or scorching hot -___- and 60km a day isnt wat i call short distance, so mite get bored cos it has no radio. also isnt exactly convenient to wear a bag/ gym bag on a bike ....

anyone know the price to hold onto a bike?

[Drew]

I'd rather be knows as gay than dead

Not to put you off or anything... But at Mad Dogs n English Men a local pub back in NZ
One of the guys got hit by a car, his helmet cracked open and he got permanent brain damage...
He's not retarded or anything but talks like one now; but he's still the same person and everything... just can't talk properly

Jeans look really cool, but if you ditch it they will grip the road and you will rag doll down the road. No matter what else you have on, you will probably die

One thing I noticed here is how relaxed people are on bikes, 9/10 people only wear a helmet, even saw people riding with sandals on... :S

The only two people with gear on were on the motorway/freeway (wtf you call it here) chasing each other

Regardless you need to think about how you are going to do you basic stuff like shopping and whatever... Wet weather is another factor but with full gear it's not really an issue in-terms of getting soaking wet under the gear. You get used to it pretty quickly

[nvmee]

anyone else has storiess or views of owning a bike?....im sure there are more honda riders out there !!!

btw chicks dig guys on bikes hahaha > i love the thought of riding and then parking in front of the uni and wen all the chicks come off the train and walk pass the car park ... sorry im an attention seeker

[Geekstar]

Yeah im getting a bike soon just need to save up for the lisense =S, a bike is alot easier to park and manuover around in town and since uni's in town it all makes sense(for me btw i live like 20km from town). oh yeh and just curious why doesnt ozhonda have a bike section? like for honda bikes.

[TheSaint]

i know wat u mean about the prelude... i always thought i wanted one until i drive one... it was pretty hotted up too juss didnt do anything for me...

have you tried an integra... it won me over =) i drive one now =D

[panda[cRx]]

i had a honda nsr250, was fun to ride, very fun....so fun in fact i lost my licence for 12 months (both car and bike)

bikes are heaps more fun, however cars are heaps more practical (cant fit much shopping in a backpack can you?)

i'd certainly recommend getting a bike but not at your only method of transport


oh and as for scooters.... i wouldn't wanna ride one 60km a day, especially i the travel is on major roads

oh yeh and just curious why doesnt ozhonda have a bike section? like for honda bikes.

i've mentioned it before and i still think it's a good idea. but i don't think 'the man' thinks there is enough demand for it (however there are no bike posts coz there is no bike section....catch 22)

[vtecbrad]

At the moment i am telling everyone to stay away from motorbikes,
my mate who was an expierenced rider came off the other week, after swerving to miss a pot hole in the middle of the road his rear tyre hit some gravel throwing him off and well i guess when your doing 90km you slide,
well he slid back first into a tree, lucky to be alive but never to walk again, when the helicopter guys got there they said he was gonna die for sure, then first examination the specialists told us that he would be a quadraplegic, then now its only paraplegic, but yeah been riding for many years, he had a Honda VTR1000F, very nice bike,
So yeah i would say Car, at least you got more around you, i wont get me a bike now, ohhh my Ducati dream crumbles,

[Drew]

A truck can T bone you in a car; you'd be dead for sure...
Your airplane could fall out of the sky because some sand ****** blew it up...
This could happen that could happen...

If you live your entire life in fear of dying then whats the point of living?

Live your life to the fullest; just don't do anything I wouldn't do

[blazin206]

Simon its personal preference.

As for bike you know what happened to Jason and Peter on M5.

As for costs scooter/ bike is cheaper but man get a car for the long run.

It really depends on what you want out of your ride. If you just want to get around scooter n bike would be the best option but go cruising with friends n that car for sure

If I was you I'd save up abit more youv'e waited this long so why not another couples months.

Theres so many ek4, coupes and tegs going cheap these days.