enigmaT120

That is one spendy fuel pump. What the heck is re-boring a head? Did you mean the block?

I'm impressed, too, with how well you are doing car-free. Your example sort of indicts me, as my commute is only 9 miles each way of biking (and a few hours of bus riding but the bus pass is free), even with the ridge in my ride. My avatar is a portion of my ride. My wife does the shopping in her car, so I rarely really need to drive. Today I drove my pickup so I could haul home a bunch of belting material they are throwing out here at work, and my wife wants it, but most days I don't haul very much. Hence my ability to use my motorcycle for my main motorized transport.

I only do the bike/bus commute 2 - 3 days per week. It does eat up a big chunk of the day.