Quote Originally Posted by Tarzanman
The only bike you will be able to find for that price is are ~20 year old bikes in questionable mechanical shape.

You can pretty much forget about finding a sportbike for that price.

Also, buying a bike is not going to save you money because of better gas mileage. Do the math:

Lets say that you ride the bike instead of driving your car/SUV 10,000 miles a yea (which is way more than most people ride their bikes), then at $2.50 a gallon for gas, assuming 15 mpg for the truck and 40 mpg for a bike you will have saved $1041. Remember, your bike cost $1000, so you have saved $41 so far.... now you must take into account

•Riding gear:
helmet: $100-$150
jacket: ~$100
gloves: $20-$100

•Motorcycle license:
~$15 for permit, $20 for license

•Insurance:
~$80-$2000 a year depending on coverage and what you ride

•Maintenance:
~$100-$500 a year... whether its tires, oil, new battery, etc... a bike requires about twice as much maintenance as a car

•License Plate:
$40

.....So your $41 in savings has now become a $600 loss, and remember, this is all still assuming that you substitute 10,000 miles worth of driving for riding (which you wont' do because it gets cold or it rains or you have to carry stuff, etc).


In reality, you will probably break even on gas savings vs the cost of a bike after 7 years or so... but most people will have owned several different bikes in that time.

Amen! and this is assuming you don't have a rise in medical costs due to a crash (be it your fault or someone elses).

Your barely going to find a bike that runs for $1000.