Not sure I buy in to the whole motorbikes saving congestion and the environment, I'd pick a Smart car over a bike any day. Admit it Mark, you just want to look cool, and you should pay for it! ;-) RE: the safety thing, I'm sure bikers could produce figures showing that they are actually quite safe, but I know more than one person who has been killed in a bike accident, and several who have been really badly hurt. I don't really know anyone who has come out of a car accident so badly. Of course it happens, but this is my experience. Having said all that, I do like the idea of a dirty big Harley with chopper handlebars, and my guitar strapped to the back B)