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Just out of curiousity.........?

How many people here bought their bikes to save money at the gas pump? How about age, sex, miles to work, make of bike, and mileage?

I'm 54

male

10 miles round trip

2008 Honda Shadow 750

58mpg

Update:

I bought what I bought, not to save money. I bought it for fun but decided that it was a hack of a lot cheaper to ride than spend that (used to be 120.00) per month is my Grand Cherokee. If I were in iIT full time I'd be paying what would be EQUAL to the payment on the bike. Also, my wife has a job that requires driving our OWN vehicles most of the day and HER gas bill is equal to her payment on her new Sorento. Oil companies just LOVE us at the end of the month.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Nope, I'm a bit of a tree hugger so I cut my gas use way before it went up. I am using more gas riding than I was before. Heck with trees I want to ride!

    I'm female so you aren't getting my age.

    I work less than a block from home.

    Suzuki Burgman 400 and a Znen 150

  • 1 decade ago

    I bought my first about 19 years ago, for fun.

    Over time, it became my primary transportation.

    Finally reached the point that I junked my pickup because it had only left the yard once in two years. So, no, I don't ride to save gas.

    The stats you asked for:

    44

    Male

    15 mile round trip commute, used to be much more.

    2006 HD FXD35 Superglide

    22693 miles

    50 mpg from the showroom, about 42 currently.

  • 1 decade ago

    Didn't buy a bike because of gas prices, but it is a nice perk.38, Male

    56 miles round trip currently

    2003 HD Sportster

    Just about 40,000 miles

  • 1 decade ago

    I have a 1977 BMW which I have had for decades, but I get apx 35 mpg. So, I bought a 250 Ninja to commute to work 45 miles round trip at apx 60mpg. I just turned 51 and I'm an old bearded geezer that looks alot more at home on my old airhead than bent over a crotch rocket

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  • 1 decade ago

    I've been riding off and on since I was 16

    I'm 45

    male

    90 miles a day round trip

    2007 H-D Sportster

    I average between 55 and 60 mpg

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Been riding bikes since before the gas prices mattered

    1 mile or so to work (could walk it if i had to save on gas)

    33

    male

    01 harley xl1200 done up way past stock 98 hp

    45ish mpg??? have no idea, don't keep track

  • 1 decade ago

    Well like other have said it's a nice perk, but let's use your bike (a honda shadow 750) and lets say you paid $6800 for it, and you pay 35 per month insurance, that's $8900.00 you'll spend over 5 yrs not including maintainance, tags, registration, etc.... $8900.00 will buy a heck of a lot of gas in 5 years even if you drive an old gas guzzler truck. It's a nice perk, but sort of difficult to justify on it's own.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm 70 yrs old. Male. I'm a retired structual Ironworker so I ride as much as I want and as far as I want, maybe one day 5 miles, maybe the next day 200. I ride an 08 Street Glide. When it comes to mileage, I feel the same as Maddog.

    Source(s): 50 yrs of HD
  • randy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    been riding em for 42 years, and have owned 26 bikes during that time. The last 5 have all been Harley's.

    52 yrs old

    male

    retired cop

    2007 Harley "ULTRA" 52 mpg at 70mph riding double with full gear for a weeks vacation.

    Source(s): I don't care what you ride, as long as you ride, and your not some immature punk that has to put someone else's ride down just because you ride some "go fast".
  • 1 decade ago

    Gas was still under 2 bucks per gallon when I got my current ride, so it wasn't a factor, but like others have noted it is a nice perk.

    36 yrs.

    Male

    45 mi. round trip

    '03 Electra Glide

    40+ mpg

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