05-27-2008, 01:35 PM
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1 week back and forth to work
Just to report been having lots of fun riding agian but the big thing is filled up today and did the check and got 82.85MPG yes thats right 82 hope I did all the math right had to convert from KPH to MPH ect. but a total savings from the car of over 50 MPG
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05-27-2008, 03:54 PM
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05-27-2008, 04:15 PM
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You know I was just figuring out on my way home how much it costs me a week to get to work.
(double checked it on the calculator just now) In my gus guzzling trailblazer it costs me $4.75> a day, thats less than I spend for breakfast or lunch in a day. That figure is a bit high as I rounded up a lot but still not enough for me to fuss about but then I live and work right in the city so its a short commute. (less than 70 miles total a week) For the people that drive in a day the distance I drive in a week it would be very expensive. Our trip upnorth to go riding was a bit more expensive but not as bad as we had thought and still not bad enough to stop us completely. All that being said I have started thinking about riding the bike to work to save a little plus it gives me a reason to mod the rear rack to my liking .
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05-27-2008, 04:42 PM
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If I drove a longer distance I'd have already been riding I think but then I'd probably have bought a bigger used street bike that would suite me better for commuting on. Around here it's getting dangerous to drive in a cage let alone out in the open on a bike. Maybe I should look into one of those ultralights I bet they get good enough gas mileage. No nope wait no can do I'm just to fat err...stocky yeah stocky not fat. (of course I wouldnt have to shave my head to reduce wind resistance since it's almost gone anyway  )
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05-27-2008, 04:44 PM
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One more real reason for me not riding the bike to work is the very real risk of me pulling over on a warm summer morning and calling off sick and just riding all day.
(that is a very real risk )
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05-27-2008, 05:14 PM
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Yes I have been thinking that same thing Hick the other day I took a trial off the main road and was haveing fun going to work . The good part its was a couble miles shorter then the road .. yes if I had to ride with lots of cars I would have to re-think it to but for me I have back roads that takes me to work..
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05-27-2008, 05:18 PM
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My cost for driving my gas guzzler would be about $10/day and the bike is about $2.50/day so I can save a fair amount. I save about $150/mouth riding the bike.
These numbers figured on $3.89/gallon gas. Allen
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05-27-2008, 08:25 PM
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That is GREAT, I am at 75mpg and very pleased. My S-10 gets 27mpg but the little bike is so much fun.
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05-27-2008, 08:29 PM
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My jeep gets 15-16mpg. I commute about 45 miles roundtrip.
Gas savings plus saving all the wear and tear on my 13 year Jeep. The Jeep tends to always have a trailer attached and that is its primary function. Allen
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05-27-2008, 08:36 PM
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1 week back & forth to work 4 me ,
310 miles total a week $3.87 a gal. my GMC canyon gets 24.4 mpg thats 12.7 galons a week, but since i always run around hopefuly more organized now my avg in weekly miles has been 357 miles , still at 24.4 mpg. my other comuter car is a geo , down right now for a broken cv joint that car gets 44 mpg need to get it going
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