A few months ago, I was daily driving my diesel Toyota Hilux without thinking twice about it. It’s big, comfortable, practical, and honestly perfect for the kind of chaotic roads we deal with here in the Philippines. Back then, I mostly looked at my motorcycles as toys. Weekend machines. A reward after spending an entire week writing stories for you guys to read.
But then fuel prices went completely off the rails after the US-Iran war erupted, and suddenly every trip started feeling like a financial decision. Diesel got hit especially hard here. Prices basically exploded overnight. I found myself looking at the Hilux in my garage less and less, and grabbing the keys to my Toyota Yaris way more often. Smaller engine, lighter car, less painful at the pump. But even that didn’t feel enough after a while.
That’s when the motorcycles stopped feeling like weekend indulgences and started feeling like a solution to a problem that wasn't going away any time soon.
