Spi focus bone stock. :lol:

 

Sounds exactly like a ford focus or late 90s escort to me.

 

Most Bart stations will allow overnight.

As a guy who's weekly commute used to be 800 miles I feel your pain.

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So I figure, about 130 miles each day @ $4.20 for gas is $18.16.
BART is $12.8 round trip plus $1 to park. Plus gas to the station and to work, which is a total of about 50 miles round trip, so figure $7ish for gas. That gives you about $21.

I just don't know if it's worth it or if I should spend the $$$ on a good upholsterer and make my driver's seat feel like it came out of a BMW.


This is what BART Says:

24-hour weekday time limit
There is a 24-hour weekday time limit on parking in all BART lots (See Airport/Long Term Parking for an exception to this rule). Vehicles left in BART parking facilities for more than 24 hours will be subject to fine.

Extended Weekend Parking
At all parking lots, there is Extended Weekend parking and the 24 hour rule is waived at the start of train service on Friday through 2 a.m. Monday and major holidays that fall on a Monday or Friday. BART riders at stations where there is a daily fee requirement must pay the daily fee for Friday. Should a designated holiday when parking fees are not required (see below) fall on a Friday patrons are allowed to park from the start of train service on Thursday until 2:00 am Monday. If the station has a daily parking fee, it must be paid on Thursday. Should one of the designated holidays fall on a Monday patrons are allowed to park from the start of train service on Friday until 2:00 am Tuesday.

 

u sittin in the traffic? then bart might be faster but otherwise..... imho
commuting sucks i dont have traffic problems on my humble 85 mile round trip but its all twistys between santa rosa and clear lake area. and 2.5 hours total and 2-3 sets of tires a year depending on how gentle i can be. lol if you do get a beater find a nice old 88-91 civic or somthing like that, they never die. or a escort gt with the mazda 1.8 in it.....

 

The problem with a civic is it is WAY more likely to get stolen. Old escorts aren't worth anything and neither are their parts, however when maintained (escort wagon would be sweet btw) they run forever kind of like the focus.

 

You also have to consider the extra insurance on the other car.

 

Insurance on beaters is cheap. 2 cars and a healthy renters policy is a tick over $70/mo

 

 

That trail 90 is good for about 50mph... I know, cause I had ne when I was 11. :lol:

 

Yeah, downhill with a tailwind. :lol: Maybe 50 on a Trail 110, but still ****** scary above 35mph.

 

I did do 50... definitely down hill ...probably a tail wind ...and most definitely needed to change my shorts.

The point was ....it's no commuter bike! :lol:

 

How far from your house to the bart station? Can you ride a bicycle there? Ride a bike there, leave your car at Bart, take your car home Friday after work.

 

7.6 miles, but the first two are just about suicidal on a bike during commute hours.

On a side note, can one of these drive in the carpool lane?
http://en-us.spyder.brp.com/showroom/Spyder-RT/overview.aspx

 

hey, i'd still ride it. :lol:

 

I second the DRZ400SM. Or just get an older Honda XRL, those things are like ****roaches.

 

Hey, is that DRZ big enough for this old ogre to ride?

 

No. Robb looked ridiculous on the one we had :lol:

A KLR or XR650L would be more your size. Or better yet, a V-Strom. All three are very forgiving battle-cruisers.

 

No, you'd look like you were riding a YZ 80. :lol:

 

That's 90% of all bikes, unfortunately. :lol:

 

KZ650 or XR650 big enough?

 

no clue, what i do know is that on one of those bikes wont wave at you cause that's not a bike, and cars still won't see you. You can split lanes when traffic is at a stand still and they're not as theraputic as an actual motorcycle. But then again, to each his own and if it'd make you happy then i say go for it. Check with DMV about car pool .

 

Hale, 450 would be sufficient.

The XRs aren't any taller and the seats aren't but maybe an inch wider. You'll be faced with a LOT more power and having ridden them in the open desert, too much snappy power for the street. Not to mention a lot heavier.

Given, I'm not a street bike rider, and have only ever really ridden a street bike once. But I have a pretty good knowledge of the dirt first bikes and I think something like a DRZ or a WR450 would be plenty for you.

IF I can ever get my YZ450F up here I'll let you take her for a spin. I've got adjustable triple trees so you can change both the bar position and height, something that would probably really help you.

 

But Kris, other than being wider the XR isn't really any different in size.

That is, unless things have changed since the late 2000s.

 

Than the DRZ400? It's much taller. Even the DR650s seem small for someone long of leg and torso. (Robb was looking into getting one for awhile when he realized how small my 400SM was for him)
Plus the KLRs, XRs, and V-Stroms are ****roaches, they'll run forever, tons of parts & aftermarket available, and have super forgiving drivetrains.

The XRLs are a bit higher, but for Hale-size, he needs the girth and height. KTM's dual sports also fit that bill, they're quite tall from the factory too. But more spensive.

My ex had an Aprilia super moto for awhile, and that's also a big bike. And sooo sexy. But expensive, and not much range unless you get a bigger tank. But it will get over 75hp with a tune :lol:

 

just get the Triumph Tiger. Sick dual sport/adventure bike. Tall as Hale. I can't even sit on one comfortably.

http://www.triumphmotorcycles.com/motorcycles/range/adventure

 

LOL you admitted yourself that you did.

HOWEVER, you were quite hawt in that Shift jacket and Arai helmet :hump:

 

^Eeeew, get a room


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Lwlz. As my wife would say in a cartoon voice, "Did the little man get his feewings hurted?"
:lol:

Yes. But she makes me smile.

Imagine (since I have no pic at this time) my grey fattarse sitting way up in the breeze on a short-wheelbase Schwinn Cruiser, putt putt putting down the road on top of a whopping 48cc's of castor-oiled-up 1.5 HORSEPOWER!

Like a dork!
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