7 Benefits of Riding to Work on a Motorbike
Sure, it’s more involved and you can’t do your makeup in it, but riding a motorbike to work has many benefits over driving a car. The first one is obvious:
Save The Planet
Motorbikes typically get 30 to over a 100 miles per gallon, while cars struggle to get to 40 and only the smart fortwo gets 70 (if you’re in Canada or Europe, that is; thanks to absurdist regulation, the mileage on a U.S. fortwo is just 36 mpg). In addition, it just takes less stuff to make a motorbike than a car, and the components are still relatively easy to repair rather than replace because the culture of fixing your bike has not yet disappeared – so there’s less stuff going to landfills.
And Money
In addition to paying less for gasoline, you’ll likely save on insurance and parking. Bikes themselves are cheaper to buy that cars. If you don’t believe me, then check out the bikes for sale from MCN and see for yourself.
Always Find Parking
A car takes up the space of three or four motorbikes. You can fit between cars, take that half spot before the cross walk, prop the bike on a lawn or a sidewalk – or ride it into your living room.
Save Time (U.S. Excluded)
In addition to taking less time for parking, a motorbike will allow you to veer through traffic deadlocks. Lane splitting, aka filtering, aka riding between cars, is perfectly legal in the U.K. and Europe when done at reasonable speeds. The U.S. government seems to think that motorcyclists should suffer traffic jams like everyone else, however, unless they’re in California.
Look Rugged
Get rid of your pastiness. Riding a motorbike means you’ll have to deal with the weather, including the bad kind, making you one with nature and giving you that casually cool look of someone who works outdoors, even if you don’t.
Be Healthier
Riding a motorbike engages infinitely more muscles than slouching in a car seat, particularly in your core. In addition, you are far less likely to do other unhealthy things while riding, like smoking, eating fast food, or yapping or texting on the phone while behind the wheel.
Look Cool
Not all bikes are created equal, of course, but straddling that thing still brings to mind every badass that has ever ridden a horse with a sword, spear or six-shooter. And while the gang of Harley owners you see on the weekend is most likely made up of dentist buddies, the legend of Hell’s Angels will make people think twice before messing with you. Even if you’re on a BMW.
