Question for bikers without cars

[FJRider]

AND scooters have pretty good storage space to begin with.

For the frozen stuff ... a top box and a bag of ice ... is good for the long commute home in summer (help keeps the beer cold too)

[Bald Eagle]

Two saddle bags and tail bag, shop weekly and plan ahead. If it's too big, mates car etc.

[sleemanj]

obviously you cunts dont have a tribe of kids to ferry about

[SMOKEU]

obviously you cunts dont have a tribe of kids to ferry about

Another reason for not getting a bitch knocked up.

[mORPH]

some scooters have storage space under the seat. if I didnt live withing walking distance from the supermarket I'd probably just take the bus, train or taxi.

[scumdog]

Ya can balance a dozen big bottles (none of them pussy stubbie things for this boy!) in the box on top of the petrol tank, into your old army shoulder bag you can fit two one-and-a-half litre bottles of coke and a 1.5 litre Jack Dniels then you can stuff two big bags of Bluebird salt'n'vinegar chips down the front of your jacket....oh, GROCERIES you say...

[gatch]

In 11 years of bike pilotry, I owned a car for 2 weeks once. Damned fool of a thing.

Shopping is easy. Big back pack and the tank bag. If I need to haul anything bigger than the bike itself, I can usually pinch a truck from work. Girls whinge about getting cold or scared on the back of the bike ? Easy sorted. "So I'll see you there then"

[swbarnett]

I understand there are a few people out there who have only bikes, and no cars in their household.
What do you do for shopping? And general running around?

The missus might be selling her car and getting a little scooter, and the mind boggles how one does a weeks worth of shopping with only two bikes two ferry it home.

1. Large top box and panniers on my GSX and my wife has a double Ventura pack on her Hornet.

2. Shop more often.

[cheshirecat]

wierd handling

[Subike]

recently became car less, by choice.
I can easily get 2 weeks supplies in my tramping back pac,
being single does mean a smaller buy up.
Bread is the only bummer, any ideas for not getting it crushed when in a back pack?

[ducatilover]

But if you're single, who does the shopping, cooking, and cleaning?

If you need to ask, I can't tell.
Let's just say, I am not like a boss, I am a boss.

[ducatilover]

recently became car less, by choice.
I can easily get 2 weeks supplies in my tramping back pac,
being single does mean a smaller buy up.
Bread is the only bummer, any ideas for not getting it crushed when in a back pack?

Buy a real back pack...
I have a small tramping/hiking bag that I've used for years. I always stick a loaf of bread on top or in the front pocket (yeah, it's big enough). I only go shopping in the car now because the bike's all broken in the garage.
For me, a car is almost pointless.

[Usarka]

If I want beer, durries, stuffs like chorizo, I have to go shopping.
That and since she's british, she doesnt understand what fresh fruit and vegetables look like.

www.countdown.co.nz

Order all the piss, fags and sausages that you want. Nothing better than having a box of piss delivered to your door.

[pritch]

obviously you cunts dont have a tribe of kids to ferry about

No, but I did have a dog. He munched his way through 7 big tins of jellymeat and some biscuits every week.
I had to plan so as not to need to buy toilet paper, spuds, or other bulky items on dogfood day.

Mostly I use the moped for shopping, the Suzuki has a hook below the handlebar which will take a bag (or two?).
That with the underseat storage is all I need. Then again, I usually go to the shop more than once a week.

Minor purchases, like bread, milk, and wine, I can do on the bike using a satchel or laptop bag.

Once, many years ago, I used a back pack to transport half a dozen big bottles of beer 16k home. Both arms went numb before I got there.

[Swoop]

oh, GROCERIES you say...

Sounds like groceries to me!