Big bike: Is it for daily commute?

Kaya bang pang daily commute ang big bike?

We all know that big bikes are for purely leisure! Weekend bike, pang-gala, pang-porma. Last thing mo na maiisip na gamitin sya pang trabaho o pang-daily. Here are the reasons:

The WEIGHT

Mas mabigat! A daily bike commonly weighs 95kg to 130kg compared to big bikes that weigh 160kg and above. Meron pa ngang umaabot ng 250kg. With its weight, di ka pa nagsisimula magtrabraho eh pagod ka na, lalo na pag traffic.

Fuel Consumption

Malakas sa gas. Typical big bikes consume 20km/L to 27km/L. Malayong-malayo sa 45km/L to 60km/L na daily bike. So dito palang ay lugi ka na. Imagine, a Honda Beat consumes an average of 58km/L and a Ninja 400 consumes 27km/L.

That's more than double the gas consumption. Wala pa dito yung expense ng toll gates kung dadaan ka sa expressway.

Maintenance

Mas mahal ang maintenance. Kung gagamitin mo syang pang daily bike, more likely, monthly ang palit mo ng engine oil. A typical big bike needs more than 2L of engine oil.

Bukod sa engine oil, every two weeks mo pa need ipalinis plus maintenance ng chain cleaner at chain lube.

Maneuverability

Malaki ang turning radius ng big bikes compare sa small cc. With the added weight, mas mahirap ito isingit sa EDSA lalo na pag traffic. Mas mahirap mag-lane filtering dahil sa laki nito. Lastly, mas mabagal din ang acceleration compare sa small cc bikes.

Conclusion

Therefore, big bikes are not daily commuter bikes. Weekend bike, pang-gala, pang-porma.

See our list of big bikes here at Expressway category.

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