Originally posted by JVT:
Originally posted by Thinkmoto:

Thats why you buy a Honda. You won't have to spend big cash on maintenance items. Change the oil regularly and you'll be fine. yeah Tires aren't cheap but not everyone needs sticky race tires on the street. Pick up a used F4I or F4 and you will have saved alot right there. Just my .02




Why a Honda? Any jap bike will do.

What about insurance?

Simply put, buying a motorcycle just to save gas is NOT worth it. However, buying a motorcycle for fun definitely is.

-J




Right, but the gas mileage is something else I plan to have as a reason to get my wife to OK a bike purchase.

I haven't checked insurance prices yet. I only had liability on my FZR (it was paid off), and it cost just over $100 a year. I'm hoping that now that I'm married with children and about to be 30, I could get a decent price for full coverage. I only wish my insurance carrier offered MC insurance as it would surely be cheaper since I carry my homeowners, auto, and life with them.