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« on: June 05, 2020, 05:24:03 PM »
I've had my Zero DSR 2016 for 4 years, instead of using my car I've been using my bike, rain or cold weather never stopped me, I've only had to replace my tyres twice and replace the belt once, if I was still using my old V8 Toyota soarer, I'd be using $100 in fuel a week, 52X$100 =$5200 a year X4 years is $20,800.
I took out a personal loan to get the bike at $26,000 which to a poor ass like me was more money then I ever saw in my life, I am extremely happy that over the last 4 years I've saved so much in fuel and maintenance costs that my bike has almost paid for itself in the money that it has saved me in fuel alone.
That being said a regular 250cc bike only uses $9 in fuel each week, will save you a tonne of money and can run you $2000 to buy one, but maintenance costs will run much higher.
all in all an electric motorcycle basically has the lowest footprint of any conventional modern vehicle, only costs me $4 to refuel it from the power point and nothing if I charge it at my workplace or from a solar array.
every year that passes makes me that little bit happier with my purchase and even though the buy-in cost is high, it's always going to be worth it if you are in it for the long haul like I am.
I'd love to hear other peoples thoughts and how much they have saved by going electric.
