dieselyoda
Active member
I'm going to weigh in and create a whole new dynamic to this thread. First, I live in a place where at the very best, I can ride for 6 months but more realistically, more like 4 months. I pay $2600.00/yr for insurance. I insure three bikes.
My belief that riding is a lifestyle is by sheer blind idealism. In reality, it's just a hobby.
I pay for my hobby because I can afford it.
If routine maintenance on the family ride chokes you up, there is always public transportation. If you compare the cost of owning a boat or an airplane to your motorcycle, the only difference is the scale to what you can afford as a hobby.
My belief that riding is a lifestyle is by sheer blind idealism. In reality, it's just a hobby.
I pay for my hobby because I can afford it.
If routine maintenance on the family ride chokes you up, there is always public transportation. If you compare the cost of owning a boat or an airplane to your motorcycle, the only difference is the scale to what you can afford as a hobby.