Thinking about getting a motorcycle

[Gareth]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=Gareth]
Also, keep in mind, that motorcycle insurance might cost you the same or more than a car. Mine certainly does and I've been paying for it for over 10 years. If you're a new or returning rider it could be even more.

That seems odd to me. My motorcycle insurance costs MUCH less than my auto insurance. Granted, I drive an Infiniti G37 and I ride a Suzuki V-Strom 650. Still, I have a hard time imagining it should cost as much to insure your bike as it does your car, unless you're riding one of those big touring machines or an expensive foreign exotic.
I drive well below the "national average of 12,000 miles/year" so my auto policies are heavily discounted, which might make the motorcycle policies seem expensive in comparison. I carry different coverages so it makes it hard to compare them exactly, though I did find a recent quote for a couple of them with the same coverages which put one of my motorcycles at 10% more expensive in insurance than one of my cars. And my motorcycle policies have come down a lot in more recent years (since I imagine an under 30 single male wasn't exactly cheap to insure on a motorcycle).

When I was shopping for different bikes recently, I discovered I could get liability insurance for just about any bike for roughly the same price, but the collision/comp prices varied wildly by bike.

Back to M A V I C, you might want to consider something like: http://www.boltmotorbikes.com/
Which really stretches the boundaries of "electric bike". You could probably wear the same gear you would on a motorcycle to protect yourself from the elements and not break a sweat from pedaling.