[Bike] Car -vs- Bike ... FIGHT!

Since there is extreme gusts of wind, and possible storms this morning, I'm stuck in the house. So I thought I'd do a little comparison on the two types of vehicles.

Convenience
  Well I have to give this to the car. I can literally jump in the car wearing my slippers, and scoot around to the Hungry Jacks drive through. Riding the bike involves at least 5 minutes of getting gear on, while the engine warms up.
  And oh yes, the weather thing. You can ride in high winds and lashing rain, but it's about as pleasant as riding a push-bike into a river.
Car 1, Bike 0

Time Saving
   You just can't beat a bike for urban commuting. Between the faster acceleration, and filtering to the front at lights, you can save plenty of time. Brilliant.
  After riding a bike for a couple of weeks straight, jumping back in a car feels incredibly restrictive. Kind of like attending a party at the Playboy Mansion, wearing tight jeans.
Car 1, Bike 1

Parking
  What a no-brainer. Many places have M/C bays which almost always have space. If not, jump up on the curb or just slide in behind a row of cars, as shown by this technical diagram:

How to park a motorcycle in Subiaco.

Almost certainly illegal, and you may get a parking ticket. Meh.
Car 1, Bike 2


Acceleration
  Even a 250 will out-accelerate most cars. Not performance cars like V8 Commodores or WRX's. But the thing to remember here is that, to accelerate your Commodore 0-100 in 8.5 seconds, you pretty much have to floor it and redline every gear in your pathetic automatic gearbox. You look like you're trying hard.
  The bike wants to be revved, the engine is designed to be high-revving. So it doesn't look strange when the rider goes for it.
  And if you're talking about a proper, big bike, forget it. 0-100 in 3ish seconds, 160kph in first gear ... You're not going to match that in too many cars.
Car 1, Bike 3

Comfort
  Duh.
  And before anybody says anything about a Goldwing, well STFU. If you're going to buy a $25,000 bike with heated everything, MP3 stereo, integrated GPS/traffic/weather, tire pressure monitoring, ABS, and even a freaking AIRBAG ... Just buy a car already. You're practically there.
Car 2, Bike 3

Safety
  Again, pretty damn obvious. 38 times more likely to be killed while riding a motorcycle vs. driving a car, I think.
  The car gets the +1 point here, but the bike should really. Getting on your bike outside the pub, is the modern equivalent of the Clint Eastwood-type jumping on his horse outside the saloon. The chicks are loving it. Popping a wheelie -- the same as rearing the horse back and galloping away. The difference here is, bikes don't drop shit all along the road.
Car 3, Bike 3


Cool Factor
  A car is a car is a car. If you're getting out of a fully-sick dropped V8 Commodore with 20" chrome rims, you just look like a try-hard 18 year old. If you're getting out of a race-tuned Skyline with the paint stripped back to the primer and a blow-off valve that could wake the dead, you just look like a try-hard 22 year old. If you're getting out of a Lamborghini Murcielago which does 0-100 in 3.4 seconds and cost more than a house, you just look like a rich wanker with too much spare money.
  But, if you're getting off a CBR1000, you're automatically awesome. Even non-bike people love a proper bike like this. I know because 4 months ago I had absolutely no interest in bikes, yet still found my mate's CBR to be as attractive as a hot girl in a short skirt. Yes, it's fair to say I wanted to mount it. The bike and the girl.
Car 3, Bike 4

<blop> ... <blop> .... (That's my drool hitting the floor)

Cost
  You can buy a new top-of-the-range bike for like $22,000. That same money will only get you a so-so new car. The bike needs more maintenance but you can do a lot yourself (I can't, obviously).
  And petrol ... Oh sweet petrol. 3 to 4 litres per 100km. Probably because we're not dragging around 4 empty seats and a 60 litre boot.
  Sleek. Efficient. And very, very cheap. Bikes are just like me.
Car 3, Bike 5

 

  So there you have it. Leave a comment if you like. But it's hard to argue with the scientific facts that I've presented here.
  There are times I would prefer to own a car, but they're pretty rare. Doing the grocery shopping comes to mind ...

-Gray