Thread: After some opinions on first road bike

Originally Posted by Savage1

I'm having to move to the Auckland in the next 12-24 months and looks like I'll have a 70km, 35km each way, commute each day, 80% motorway. I don't like the thought of driving my ute in traffic everyday, both fuel usage, vehicle wear and tear, and parking.

I like the idea of commuting on a motorbike so was thinking of giving that a bit of a go.

I looked into electric motorcycles but they just arent there yet.

I'm a motorcross rider at heart, never ridden road bikes but have spent thousands of hours on MX and farm bikes.

I was thinking super motard but then I've been looking at the Yamaha MT-07, MT-03, KTM Duke type bikes. Just not sure if a 400 will be struggling on a motorway.

Other option is to get a small PHEV.

Thoughts?

A mate's work has issued him with a brand new Outlander PHEV. Specs say its Electric range is 55km. Brand new, he's never managed more than 35km before the motor kicks in. He said its still very economical on petrol, but the battery is almost worthless in real world terms.

Originally Posted by XR500

A mate's work has issued him with a brand new Outlander PHEV. Specs say its Electric range is 55km. Brand new, he's never managed more than 35km before the motor kicks in. He said its still very economical on petrol, but the battery is almost worthless in real world terms.

I was looking at them, thinking about trading the wifes Highlander in for one. But yeah the EV range would need to quadruple first.