Who rides motorcycles?

[Rockbadchild]

My 2013 Skidoo 800cc was pull start only. It started so easily that I would have had no problem getting another, but buying used, my 2017 850 came with electric start and I like it.

I was talking about quads, 2 strokes are significantly easier to pull start. You won't see a high displacement 4 stroke sled with a pull start.

 

[tradosaurus]

And the accident rate is much higher with ladders vs motorcycles.

Wrong. I just disproved that nonsense a couple posts up.
Remember, it's not a matter of "if" you will wreck but "when" and "how bad".
My mother was an RN and told enough stories about motorcycle wrecks to discourage us from that form of suicide.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Wrong. I just disproved that nonsense a couple posts up.
Remember, it's not a matter of "if" you will wreck but "when" and "how bad".
My mother was an RN and told enough stories about motorcycle wrecks to discourage us from that form of suicide.

carry on

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Do you ride motorcycles?

 

[scootr]

Wrong. I just disproved that nonsense a couple posts up.
Remember, it's not a matter of "if" you will wreck but "when" and "how bad".
My mother was an RN and told enough stories about motorcycle wrecks to discourage us from that form of suicide.

You obviously don't approve of motorcycle riding. Thanks for your input.
We get it. But I think everybody here will agree you are in the wrong thread.
Give us a break now, you're not going to convince anybody to stop riding.

On a positive note;
I just ordered panaird supports and bags, LED headlamp, wider pegs, handguards,front sprocket,and MX boots.
Getting ready to hit the forestry access roads this fall. Too hot for much adventure right now...

 

[Cycledude]

Stay off motorcycles is pretty good advice that I have never paid much attention to.
Been riding all kinds of motorcycles since I was about 15 years old and now have over one million miles on motorcycles. I’m a pretty well known year round rider living in the center of Wisconsin.
If anyone tries to tell you riding a motorcycle is cheap transportation that will save money they don’t know what they’re talking about.

 

[CalG]

Stay off motorcycles is pretty good advice that I have never paid much attention to.
Been riding all kinds of motorcycles since I was about 15 years old and now have over one million miles on motorcycles. I’m a pretty well known year round rider living in the center of Wisconsin.
If anyone tries to tell you riding a motorcycle is cheap transportation that will save money they don’t know what they’re talking about.

Just the tire costs keep the expenses high.

 

[Rockbadchild]

I could be interesting to see a detail cost analysis, lots of folks spend lots of money in accessories but that's a choice, then there is the initial cost for the gear (which is not there for a vehicle) and the high insurance cost but these two decrease over the years, but it also has a low operating cost (fuel economy, and low maintenance cost) the initial purchase cost is cheaper for a motorcycle plus the depreciation is less compare to a car. Honestly I think its cheaper to run a motorcycle then a car... way less practical but cheaper if you compare the two.

 

[scootr]

I don't know if insurance costs are higher. I was just quoted less than 1 months car insurance for a year of the motorcycle.

 

[Rockbadchild]

I don't know if insurance costs are higher. I was just quoted less than 1 months car insurance for a year of the motorcycle.

lots of factor at play, age, CC's and experience (amount of time insured).... Motorcycle insurance where higher for me but its going down.