When people say there's no such thing as a "practical" motorcycle, you're probably talking to a retard.
“Practical” is in the eye of the beholder.
Fer example any $14,000 motorcycle versus any compact four-door sedan.
First thing is driving the compact sedan doesn’t require putting on a special and very expensive suit of clothes every friggin’ morning, even when you’re running late, to bring your compact sedan. Add yet another layer of time-consuming expensive clothing when it’s wet and/or cold out. If it’s below 27 degrees or so and there’s ice you can still drive the sedan.
Speaking of expense, your four compact sedan tires will last anywhere from five to ten times as long as the back tire and chain on your motorcycle yet cost only 50% more to replace all four on the rare intervals they do need replacing. Likewise depending on the bike, the compact sedan will require half as many oil changes and far fewer factory-recommended service intervals..
With a sedan you can drop off the kids at school on your way to work even with all their backpacks, science projects, sports bags and musical instruments.
On days you gotta wear a suit you can wear it to work while driving your sedan.
At work or anywhere else, your parked sedan is far less likely to attract the attention of casual vandals, probably no one will sit on your car, and your car cannot fall over, nor are your cars seats gonna get brittle and split over time from the sun.
To prevent the above from happening, you do not need to bring along a cover to cover your unattended car, which is good because putting on the cover adds even more time required to get to work, even when you are already running late.
If you DO cover your compact sedan, in the event of a thunderstorm it ain’t gonna act like a sail to tip your car over anyway, no will you ever be obliged to sit on a soaking wet seat after said thunderstorm
If you still have a wife and she asks you to pick up some milk and other groceries after you pick up the kids, you can easily do this in your compact sedan.
Of course a compact sedan is not nearly as entertaining to operate as is a motorcycle, but for a close second you can move the kid’s booster seat to the middle of the back seat, wind down all the windows, crank up the radio, and PRETEND yer on a motorcycle, livin’ in the wind
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
