themeatman has been riding his bike to work on days when it is possible (i.e. no meetings to go to, no rain, no stuff to haul on the way home), and I slowed down months ago in my truck. I can't seem to harness my inner ape when I get on the bike, but it still gets 45 mpg or so. The truck (a Dodge Ram 1500, 3.9L V6, 5spd) gets 22-23 mpg.
I'm slowly turning the Bandit into my commuter bike. When these tires are gone, I'm going to spoon on some touring tires for better longevity. That should help make the bike a more economical alternative to the truck (sport bikes eat up much of the gas savings in new tires every 3000 miles).
Another thing I do is I consolidate errands.
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