Hard decision. Help me out.

[Grimpala]

If you try to keep the car and get a bike, you will become bored of the car really quick.

Think of it as having a wife and picking up a hot ass GF, who you gonna hang out with more?

[BP]

since when did liter bikes/sport bikes start getting 40-50 mpg?

all my buddies with sport bikes say they are lucky to get 35

Mine gets 35 mpg regardless of how I ride it. I've gone full tucked in and cruised at 70-75 for most of a tank and it didn't make a difference.

If you want to save on gas get something slow. A Sportster or a Bonneville will get 45+, you won't be racing everyone in town and it won't get stolen.

[DON SVO]

Supercharger. Avoid the bike at all costs.

[Mike]

Supercharger. I had a bike when I was 18, it's not near as cost effective as you think.

[VaderTT]

Think of it as having a wife and picking up a hot ass GF, who you gonna hang out with more?

Lol, true dat!

[dville_gt]

If you try to keep the car and get a bike, you will become bored of the car really quick.

x2 i had a heads/cam t/a that i really liked until i bought my 2005 gsxr750 (back in 2006). the car would literally sit for weeks at a time until i finally gave up and sold it to buy a decent daily driver.

i rode A LOT at first and eventually it started to taper off. i had a few friends that went down hard, one or two that didn't recover and it started to get to me. i will always love to ride but in dfw the risk vs. reward is hard to ignore. towards the end i found myself worrying while riding more then actually enjoying riding. i made the decision to sell my bike and bought another fast car and couldn't be happier (granted I have a daily driver as well).

dont discount the hidden cost of bikes btw, tires are expensive and wear out pretty quick, chains, sprockets, brake pads, insurance, etc. coupled with realistically only getting 30-35mpg's (premium fuel) doesn't really pan out to any tangible savings over the car and when it is super hot outside it is super hot on the bike and when it is super cold out side...well, i can promise you won't be going too far on the bike.

take the money, buy a daily driver, pull the 32v/t45 while it is still in good condition, sell it, use that money to buy lsx/t56!

[Nash B.]

Whichever one your parents will buy you.

[Tyrone Biggums]

Doesn't matter. They're both poor decisions that will continue to provide us with copious amounts of future entertainment. Win/Win!

[VaderTT]

x2 i had a heads/cam t/a that i really liked until i bought my 2005 gsxr750 (back in 2006). the car would literally sit for weeks at a time until i finally gave up and sold it to buy a decent daily driver.

i rode A LOT at first and eventually it started to taper off. i had a few friends that went down hard, one or two that didn't recover and it started to get to me. i will always love to ride but in dfw the risk vs. reward is hard to ignore. towards the end i found myself worrying while riding more then actually enjoying riding. i made the decision to sell my bike and bought another fast car and couldn't be happier (granted I have a daily driver as well).

dont discount the hidden cost of bikes btw, tires are expensive and wear out pretty quick, chains, sprockets, brake pads, insurance, etc. coupled with realistically only getting 30-35mpg's (premium fuel) doesn't really pan out to any tangible savings over the car and when it is super hot outside it is super hot on the bike and when it is super cold out side...well, i can promise you won't be going too far on the bike.

take the money, buy a daily driver, pull the 32v/t45 while it is still in good condition, sell it, use that money to buy lsx/t56!

Yup, I had a 575rwhp turbo fox when I got my first bike( 04 gsxr600) The mustang was quick but the bike took all of my attention.

[Trick Pony]

If you do get a bike, do yourself a favor and start with a 600. They are plenty fast, especially if you learn how to ride. When I used to ride I started out on a 250 at your age, then moved up to a 600 after about 20k miles experience and I still almost wrecked my 600 many times and did eventually crash it being stupid.
Out of the 4 wrecks I've had on motorcycles, only 1 was my fault but they all hurt. Something to think about.

[clevelandkid]

Buy a bike so we can all console your girlfriend when you crash and die / become a quad. Look on the bright side - some of our members would probably graffiti the street in your honor...