If it was a choice between walking miles, or riding a motorbike there, everyone I know would choose the motorbike. Even if it was a really rubbish one.  There are some people though, who?d give the crap motorbike a wide berth if there was a pushbike on offer. I?m not quite sure why, but they really would. But they?re daft. Because everybody knows that a bad motorbike is better than a brilliant bicycle. And this is why?

Exertion

First of all, have you ever tried to cycle uphill" I have, and it?s a pain in the knob. It?s not remotely enjoyable and I don?t know why people do it out of choice. In fact cycling on a flat road is hard enough, if you?ve got more than about half a mile to go. Because even the very best push-irons in the world need pedalling. No, it?s much easier to get from A to B if there is an engine powering your bike, rather than a pair of legs.
For a motorbike to be easier than a bicycle to travel on, all it needs to do is work. It doesn?t even need to work very well, it just needs to work a bit.

Rapidity

And as long as it works, it doesn?t need to be very good. It could be the ugliest little moped in the world, but it?ll get you home quicker than a push-rocket. We?re all busy people, aren?t we" Time?s money and all that. So you really would be doing yourself a favour if you opted for something capable of 50mph, rather than 15.

And if you can manage to get your hands on something that?ll do 150mph, then you?re really...