There’s nothing wrong with picking a machine that is harder to maintain if it’s more fun to drive or has other benefits, people don’t buy or restore and maintain old sports cars for prestige, they maintain them because they like the machine for what it is.
My bike is harder to maintain than a scooter because it uses foreign parts, has to be kickstarted most of the time, and needs oil every 200 km or so, though it’s still extremely practical. I could sell it for what I paid and buy a scooter and have the dealership take care of maintenance, but I wouldn’t enjoy the experience of driving it nearly as much.
I am looking at buying a much less practical zx-25r, and just keeping this as a backup in case I need to move 3 or more suitcases at once or the new bike isn’t running.
I don’t have a spare tire in the car, so a blown one would definitely mean a missed flight
I mean, a bike is somewhat different problem than a car though. If your bike breaks down while you’re riding it, you’re typically not putting other people in danger and/or inconveniencing them. If your car breaks down while you’re driving it, you might very well put other people at risk and/or inconvenience them.
There’s nothing wrong with picking a machine that is harder to maintain if it’s more fun to drive or has other benefits, people don’t buy or restore and maintain old sports cars for prestige, they maintain them because they like the machine for what it is.
My bike is harder to maintain than a scooter because it uses foreign parts, has to be kickstarted most of the time, and needs oil every 200 km or so, though it’s still extremely practical. I could sell it for what I paid and buy a scooter and have the dealership take care of maintenance, but I wouldn’t enjoy the experience of driving it nearly as much.
I am looking at buying a much less practical zx-25r, and just keeping this as a backup in case I need to move 3 or more suitcases at once or the new bike isn’t running.
I mean, a bike is somewhat different problem than a car though. If your bike breaks down while you’re riding it, you’re typically not putting other people in danger and/or inconveniencing them. If your car breaks down while you’re driving it, you might very well put other people at risk and/or inconvenience them.