The cheapest way to get around New York has been the subway. Note, I said cheapest. Not necessarily the best. But, then me thinks, its not even the cheapest.

Two wheels is the cheapest and the best. Two wheels and an engine in the middle. Generally called a motorcycle. Jokingly called a scooter, moped et al.

Reduces door to door commute [Brooklyn to Astor Place] from 45 to 15 minutes. Gas (post Katrina) costs for a month total around 30 $. Insurance is about a buck a month. Do the math!

Generally ride from mid-march to early December. And the biggest advantage is you can park anywhere.

Any sidewalk, any place. Just park. Dismount. Lock the “two wheels” and walk away. With your license plate in hand. Simple detachable and oh so convenient. Cops stopped writing tickets to VIN #. Too many opportunities to make a typo. Heard it from an ex-NYPDer and been proven true many a times.

And all this is just the functional part. What about the convenience factor. Zip around town to meet friends for lunch, 30 blocks cross town! Done ! Not having to take the dreaded G train home…priceless !!

And of course the fun. The pure orgasmic pleasure of going fast !
The wind in your hair. The lane splitting. The envy of the motorist who crawls at 2 mph on Manhattan Bridge while you zoom by.

Ah, the pleasures of “two wheels”.