How often do you ride?

[Shadows]

Thought it would be interesting to run a poll to see how many of us ride their bikes to work during the week.

[zadok]

I ride to work every time, no matter what the weather.:ride:

[idb]

Thought it would be interesting to run a poll to see how many of us ride their bikes to work during the week.
Nope, bloody things are death traps.
Bloody cagers everywhere a-turnin' and a-stoppin' and a-not-lookin'...hang on, that's me.
Anyway, social rider only here.

[skelstar]

Every day to work, every day on weekend. I think that I have had 6 days without riding a bike since I started (July 05).

[cowboyz]

I commute every day on my bike and go touring on days off. On the very occasional day that I don't ride my bike it feels wrong.

[Motoracer]

Once in a blue moon. Probably something like once in every 1 or 2 months if I am lucky.

That's soon to change hopefully though...

[Motu]

I work 6 days,sundays are my only day off.....3 sundays a year are sunny......

[Ixion]

Most days. Only days I don't are when I have to lug something or someone, or something like taking a cage for a WoF at luchtime. Weather is not a valid reason not to ride.

[Shadows]

I commute every day on my bike and go touring on days off. On the very occasional day that I don't ride my bike it feels wrong.

Yeah I know the feeling.
Myself I ride every day only not always to work because on my off days I either feel too tired from staying up too late and go for the safer option of the cage or I wake too late and don't have time to put all the bike siht on.
On those days I always find an excuse to go for a blat after work when I'm feeling more alert. Even in the rain. I get some kind of strange enjoyment out of riding in the wet. You have to get everything just right.
That may change when the bike I've ordered finally arrives, I'll want to keep that dry. Maybe I'll need to keep the rat for rainy days, on one of those "ride to work only" registrations.

[babyB]

grrrr not as often as i would like
vurtually not at all last 12 mths:brick:
(but give me a few weeks & that will change):banana: :banana: :banana:

[Karma]

It's my only way to get to work and back, so every day rain or shine.

Usually a coro loop or kaiaua gp at the weekend as well...

[Deviant Esq]

Almost every day. Don't like to when it's threatening rain, not because of getting wet, but the bike has an intermittant wet weather issue which I'm not certain is solved. The one time I have ridden it in solid rain, it ran increasingly more roughly until after a few kays it decided it'd finally had enough and quit. Had to push the bloody thing to work, I was a grumpy Deviant by then! And rather soaked as well. :spudgrr:

Rode most of the almost 80km trip home (straight all the way, fuggit) last night in persistant drizzle, but the bike happily didn't miss a beat. Bloody glad it didn't; I was in the middle of nowhere and it was getting on for 1am.

But when I am certain the wet weather issue is solved, I'll probably still take the cage when it's raining. Can't be arsed changing and my work requires a neat appearance.

[buellbabe]

Pretty much everyday, altho everynow and then I'll take the car just to give it a run and keep the battery alive!
At the mo its still dark when I am riding into the city and its about 16/17º... really nice, could just keep heading north!

[Jackrat]

I have two bikes,I ride when I feel like it.
Actualy I'm going for a ride out Hwy 16 way today.
Tomorrow I might head down 22 to Raglan- Te Awamutu-Arapuni-Te waotu-Tokaroa-Matamata-----HOME.
Enjoy your next two days day at work,I'm looking forward to the weekend,might go fishing.

[Sniper]

Most days unless Im carting stuff to work.


it was getting on for 1am.
I thought you were on a learners.

[terbang]

every day work or social

[Grahameeboy]

Due to personal circumstances I only get Sunday's free so apart from odd trips to work, say twice a month but long 400k plus rides......I need to do house stuff....ya know

[Back Fire]

I don't drive and can't drive... and for the moment refuse to drive... so yep, everyday I ride :banana:

[buellbabe]

Due to personal circumstances I only get Sunday's free so apart from odd trips to work, say twice a month but long 400k plus rides......I need to do house stuff....ya know

You are SO good! I feel guilty now... my property is definately feeling the lack of love at the mo... I commute mon-fri then ride for pleasure at the wkend. For me anything less than 300kms is a short ride. 400-500 is a good day ride...tho have done the occasional 600km if I set out early morn
:sunny: :2thumbsup

[WRT]

I ride just about every day, unless I need the car for something or its heavy rain. Light rain I dont worry about, but I need to be "presentable" for work, and there is nowhere for me to hang up wet gear. I get dirty looks from the boss about the wet carpet when my gear leaves puddles . . . dont care if it rains on the way home tho, cause the gear just gets hung up in the garage or the hot water cupboard.

Currently tho the cars out on loan to my sister, so at the moment I'm riding every day.

[phantom]

Would prefer to take the bike to work but have a company car ( free petrol :woohoo: ). Was riding most weekends but sprained my ankle a couple of weeks ago and can only now get my boot on

[DemonWolf]

Ride everyday to work.. unless both my tyres are shagged beyond and back.. then I drive my loverly girlfriends BMW... but I'm getting the ol trusty TL back this evening.. just in time for the Pie N Pint ride! sweet! I've missed the ol girl for the past week (riding the bike to the shop with the shagged back tyre I just wanted sooo much to open her up... but was kinda wiery of it busting on me.. had it happen on the ol GS550.. side to side lock till I got it under control.. think I may have been lucky to have someone on the back to lend some weight... or maybe not?)

[Crisis management]

I work at home, I tried but it seemed so hopeless, get into riding gear, sit on bike in garage, get out of riding gear, have coffee. Looks like weekends only!

[Back Fire]

I work at home, I tried but it seemed so hopeless, get into riding gear, sit on bike in garage, get out of riding gear, have coffee. Looks like weekends only!

what a cop out!!! be ashamed :nya:

[DemonWolf]

hahaa.. classic Crisis Management... ya could take the GSXR1100 to the end of the driveway at least! (or the street!)... I agree with Rayza.. be ashamed!

hehe

[Deviant Esq]

I thought you were on a learners.

Yeah, and no doubt you were the perfect learner rider, never breaking any of your conditions. Just like every other rider with a blue licence.

Let's see, 70km out of town, only got the bike, after 10pm.... how to get home, how to get home... :bash:

[SpeedyGirl]

I work at home, I tried but it seemed so hopeless, get into riding gear, sit on bike in garage, get out of riding gear, have coffee. Looks like weekends only!

Bwahahahahaha :rofl:

I wish I could ride to work everyday, but suit prevails and I am customer facing, have to look presentable :cry:

[Fishy]

Bwahahahahaha :rofl:

I wish I could ride to work everyday, but suit prevails and I am customer facing, have to look presentable :cry:

You might attract more customers wearing leather SG?...

[Colapop]

I DRIVE A CAGE OR MY 4x4!! I see every bike on the road and nearly cause crashes coz I'm drooling at bikes - almost ran into a guy on his bike ther day coz I was dreaming about riding that bike instead of driving... :slap:

[Fishy]

I normally only ride on the weekend cause its about 55k's to get to work and its all motorway (major waste of tyre)!.

[Sniper]

Yeah, and no doubt you were the perfect learner rider, never breaking any of your conditions. Just like every other rider with a blue licence.

Yep, :nya: and there is a good reason I carry my blue license on me when I have my green one hidden


Let's see, 70km out of town, only got the bike, after 10pm.... how to get home, how to get home... :bash:
Don't get into the situation and it won't happen. Just some advice mate, Im not looking to bang heads.

[Cookie]

I ride about 9 out of 10 days. I'm in a suit-ish sort of environment so I keep clothes and shoes at work and get changed once I am here. Bit of a hassel but no one is any the wiser - expect for the odd case of helmet hair. Still the blue-rinse hides that pretty much.

[miSTa]

I ride all the time. The last time I willingly took the car there was snow on the ground.

[Deviant Esq]

Just some advice mate, Im not looking to bang heads.

I know, sorry. Yeah I'm on my learners, and yeah I don't especially want to get done outside my licence conditions. But don't you think I've thought about it, and know full well what I'm doing?

Look, I guess what I'm trying to say is: Please don't belittle me. Sure, I may be a newbie rider, but I'm not stupid. There's plenty of advice I could use on how to improve my riding, no doubt about it, but I don't want to be treated like a moron or like a child. I'd rather be treated as an equal, a mate. You can help to improve my riding by giving riding advice, riding with me, showing me the right way to do things and maybe even the wrong way, and have me learn from that, rather than wag your finger at me for doing something I've already made the choice to do on the full knowledge that it's not quite right.

Please don't take this as offensive or as a personal shot... and I suppose I'm partly to blame for misinterpreting your posts - they sometimes lack the little signs that you're just giving friendly advice or taking the piss. :o

Anyway.... blatantly :Offtopic:

:calm:

[Charlie]

I own a car and a bike, and actually love driving either. The bike was bought as a toy and remains that. I live close to work so I usually bus there and run home. Other than that I'm always carting sports gear, other people (I have to stop being every ones bloody taxi) and the dog (shes ok) round; so more often than not I take the car over the bike.
Try and get out every weekend for a long joy ride on the bike, but at the mo, thats about all the leg over I get.

[justsomeguy]

Only own a bike so 7 days a week........ hate commuting........ what a waste of tyres....... if only I didn't have to go to work.....:pinch:

Plan to buy a car soon and use that to commute (5ks) and carry my gym gear.

[naughtygirl]

i dont hav a bike to ride to work :(

[Wolf]

Would be a hard-arse and ride every day but the only bike I have doesn't go.