Will motorbike use increase?

[Morrisman]

Until Covid my regular commute was on an SV650, all year round except for the worst snow/ice. Actually some was in pretty bad snow or ice when I misjudged, there was one day when I was stuck in the middle of the farmyard on wet ice simply unable to make any progress up our drive. Cost saving wasn't the primary objective, the main reason was hatred for traffic jams. I guess the saving in fuel probably paid for its running costs, but there wouldn't be much saved overall. For example tyres cost as much as for a car, and don't last as long (although there are only two), brakes need overhauling more often. There's that wretched chain that needs more maintenance than a whole car.

My car tyres last 20,000 miles, cost £50 each. Bike tyres last 8000 miles and cost £100 each.

I've changed brake pads once....in 50,000 miles. I'm a gentle rider.

 

[premmington]

With some sort of speed/power limits for the first few years after the test is passed. Just like with motorcycles.

I thought about this before - 1.0lt 75BHP 1200kg

 

[minimutly]

My boyhood wet dreams were all about girls from what I remember. I passed my bike test on a Kawasaki AR125 and we also had a KH125 for a while, fun bikes.

Girls and race cars for me....

 

[Pete.]

AR80K

Kawasaki AR80K - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We got the aircooled version at 10.2bhp - the AR80K is 20BHP @ 78kg

As wikipedia says, citation I mean pinch of salt required.

 

[redlig]

My boyhood wet dreams were all about girls from what I remember. I passed my bike test on a Kawasaki AR125 and we also had a KH125 for a while, fun bikes.

What do you mean " your boyhood" when were we supposed to stop?

 

[stuvy]

AR80K

Kawasaki AR80K - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

We got the aircooled version at 10.2bhp - the AR80K is 20BHP @ 78kg

My mate had one registered as a 50cc it was so fast even compared to the local lads 125’s

My car tyres last 20,000 miles, cost £50 each. Bike tyres last 8000 miles and cost £100 each.

I've changed brake pads once....in 50,000 miles. I'm a gentle rider.

Alright miss daisy

Burnouts kill mine

 

[RWD3M]

Not for me. I've had two mopeds and fell off them both. Decided two wheels wasn't for me!

 

[aesmith]

My car tyres last 20,000 miles, cost £50 each. Bike tyres last 8000 miles and cost £100 each.

I've changed brake pads once....in 50,000 miles. I'm a gentle rider.

My tyres last a bit longer than that, around 12,000 for the rear and a bit more at the front. Then again I get through brake pads quicker than you, maybe because I use the softer organic pads rather than the rock hard sintered pads that most sports bike riders prefer.

 

[redlig]

Not for me. I've had two mopeds and fell off them both. Decided two wheels wasn't for me!

Perhaps if you had strapped them together and had 4 wheels it might have helped.

 

[RWD3M]

Ha ha, should have thought of that!

Though knowing my luck......

 

[Greeves246]

Not for me. I've had two mopeds and fell off them both. Decided two wheels wasn't for me!

Don’t try parachuting is my advice. ( if at first you don’t succeed , try try again )