[Closed] Give me a reason NOT to buy a motorbike

Woody. We might have a plain black RF900 coming in this week for a used ZX10. He wants decent money for it though. I could let you know if it comes in?

Thanks for the offer Craig but literally in the last hour I've bought up one of these - pick it up Wednesday 😀
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I'm part of a motorbike forum, have been for about 8 years. In that time there's at least 1 or 2 RIP threads a year from commuting related incidents.

Not trying to be morbid, just make sure you've got your eyes open, your wits about you and assume that everyone in a car is either on the phone, having a shave, putting on makeup, or half asleep.

On the plus side bikes are frikkin awesome!! (and Trackdays ROCK!!)

The 130mpg thing is reality, our first customer is getting more than that but it's a very light rider and I don't think he's giving it the beans too often... It's always tough to quote a number I suppose.

The 0% deals runs out at the end of the month, being replaced with a low rate finance deal. If the term stays the same, you'll pay a little under £200 in interest on the new scheme.

I think commuting by bike is as safe as you make it. Watch you speed in 30 and 40 zones especially, keep away from the gutter, especially when there are side roads joining and wear bright, safe gear. Odds are you'll be just fine! 🙂

I've got a soft spot for Teneres Woody - good call...

Also, in city centre traffic, is a motorbike actually much quicker?

yes - hugely, if you can read the traffic properly. I do not sit in queues of traffic, but filter straight to the lights where the better acceleration of a bike over car gets me away faster.
However, you need to ask, so you probably shoudln't bother. You either want to ride a bike or you want to talk about it.