10 Reasons that a motorcycle is better than a car

[Monster Dave]

Spotted this over at Jalopnik done in an interview with Paul Crowe from KneeSlider:

1. You can fit 3 or 4 bikes into the space occupied by one car. Make maximum use of a small garage, buy motorcycles.

2. Motorcycles use less gas. 30 miles per gallon is on the low end and smaller engines can get triple digit mileage.

3. Motorcycles outperform cars. Sure, some exotic cars can keep up with a Hayabusa, but not many and the cost is usually 10 or 20 times the cost of the bike, or more.

4. You can rebuild a motorcycle if you're mechanically inclined, you don't have to do very much body work. Not being particularly skilled in body and paint, I appreciate this one.

5. Motorcycles cost less. Even classics and collector bikes can often be purchased for the price of a very plain used car.

6. Motorcycle riders are safer, they don't text on their phones while riding.

7. Motorcycle riding can be really cozy. If you want to be a little closer to your passenger, brake a little quicker for the next stop.

8. Motorcycle riding gets you out in the fresh air. Smell real pine trees, not the scent of a pine shaped deodorizer hanging from the mirror.

9. Motorcycle riding develops your coordination and balance. Brake and clutch levers for your hands, brake and shift gears with your feet, learn to balance at slow speeds, many drivers could never do it.

10. Best of all, there has never been a recall for unintended motorcycle acceleration.

[faolan01]

10. Best of all, there has never been a recall for unintended motorcycle acceleration.

damnit, wish I had thought to use this as my excuse when I got pulled over a week and a half ago!

[Monster Dave]

damnit, wish I had thought to use this as my excuse when I got pulled over a week and a half ago!

[Kopfjager]

 
6. Motorcycle riders are safer, they don't text on their phones while riding.

Not necessarily.


Texting on motorcycle

[DirtyDuc]

Not necessarily.

WTF?!?!?  I wonder what country that was in?

[rockaduc]

judging from the accents of the guys in the vid and the socks w/ sandals look the rider was rocking, i would safely say INDIA.

[somegirl]

Wasn't there a recall on 1098's for sticking throttles? Or am I mis-remembering?

[bulldogs2k]

Dude...I saw a R6/1 rider passing me while texting in traffic.  I thought the guy wanted to die! 

[FastAndLight]

That might be one of the crazier things I've seen. I think the part that gets me is how the guy acts as if it is completely normal to be doing that.

[flynbulldog]

Just wait, as more and more bikes are fitted with throttle-by-wire, there will be problems.
I friggen hate TBW!
(and yes, there have been reported cases of 1098's with unintended acceleration. but they don't use TBW )

[Monster Dave]

So when anyone gets pulled over, remember that 'the throttle got stuck' is the 'party line' - and don't forget to add that NASA has been called in to take a look at the issue too. 

[zenjim]

Reason 11 - No matter how goofy the rider, once on a motorcycle their cool factor is increased by 20%

[faolan01]

Reason 11 - No matter how goofy the rider, once on a motorcycle their cool factor is increased by 20%

I really wish I had pictures from way-back-when of the day I took my buddy for a spin on my old bike to disprove this...

Try to picture this...passenger is 6'7", rider is 6'2" and using passenger's knees as arm rests, wearing 3/4 helmets so we could smoke while riding, cruising down the beach on a 1978 Honda CB400 Hondamatic with the suspension begging for mercy.

where in there do you see the cool factor going up 20%? 

[hunduc]

I really wish I had pictures from way-back-when of the day I took my buddy for a spin on my old bike to disprove this...

Try to picture this...passenger is 6'7", rider is 6'2" and using passenger's knees as arm rests, wearing 3/4 helmets so we could smoke while riding, cruising down the beach on a 1978 Honda CB400 Hondamatic with the suspension begging for mercy.

where in there do you see the cool factor going up 20%? 

come on, that's at least 200%...

[faolan01]

come on, that's at least 200%...

you're thinking of the "WTF?!?!" factor. now THAT was up a solid 200%!