Buying a Bike? Things to consider...

Okay, my title post seems nothing but I just want to share my 1, 2 and 3's points to consider when buying a bike for daily workhorse.

1. Will you ride with a pillion?
2. How far your journey?
3. Type of road? (highways, B-road, etc)
4. Type of your riding style? (relax, pushy, slow & steady, fast)
5. Hate to visit petrol station frequently?
6. Your height and weight?
7. Do you bring extra luggage? (someone who must bring along his backpack, pillion luggage)
8. Your experience with bike previously?
9. How much you would allocate for monthly maintainance cost?

Why need to consider those points?

1. If you ride with a pillion, ask your precious pillion to sit at the back and have a feel on ergonomic (the degree of legs bending to touch the footrest).  Those who travels more than 30 minutes must consider this very carefully.  Test also the comfort of the seat (just forget superbike comfy, it don't exist!!)
2. Your total journey distance determines which type of bike and its c.c. to cover the mileage.  Yes, a cubcai or underbone bike could travel from KL to Vietnam, but it will take more time as speed is limited.  Trust me, you will get bored if you ride alone. So, if you need to do long distances and in an ample time, consider 250cc and above.  500cc would be better.
3. The type of road also determines you choice of bike.  If you need to do 100% riding along Jalan Loke Yew, so a cruiser or superbike is not for you.  Better still buy LC135. If you do 60% highway and 40% city traffic, then a naked, semi faired bike or superbike is worth to consider. Those who have uneven road may also consider bike like motard style or bike having longer suspension travel to absorb the unevenness.
4. You know your riding style better than your cat.  So, if you a speed demon then a cruiser is not for you (unless you buy a Ducati Diavell). If you prefers relax but sometimes need that extra oommphh of speed, then a maxi scooter  or a middle-weight cruiser is a good choice.
5. Too much fuel pit-stop? Easy to avoid this point when you buy a bigger fueling capacity bike.  Find any >7 litres fuel bike, and you won't see the foreign worker face too frequent.
6. Try to get a bike in which you could place both feet or one feet with ease.  For those with one feet standing like me, should be extra careful with the road conditions such as the steepness. Weight will affect handling and of course speed to.  So, do consider you weight when buying and do not complain if your LC wouldn't give 120kmh when your weight is more than 100KG and your suspension/tyre will worn out faster - no offence. 
7. You want luggage? Extra? Get a scooter.  Or get a racking system.  Better find a standard bike that already comes standard with extra luggage as the manufacturer already calculates this and that points which could affect the handling.  Example, would be a Multistrada where Ducati won't advise to ride that bike more than 180kmh with luggage on as it would affect its handling.
8. The lesser your experience is, the more you need to know (time and mileage) the bike.  Let say a cubcai rider who wish to jump directly to 600cc or even 1000cc, need to be very careful in terms of handling.  So, if you previously riding a 100-150cc scooter and now need some serious speed without giving away the riding experience, then consider the same scooter genre but with higher c.c and power.
9. Bigger choice of bike means bigger amount of dime needed to maintain. Simple.