Do you commute to work on your bike?

[Old Steve]

Do any of you store your helmet and/or jacket on/attached your bike? How?

The helmet lock on my M50 was on the rear guard and became inaccessible once I'd attached the saddlebags and top box.

So I took it off the rear guard and attached it to the front guard support so that when I'm riding out with my wife as pillion we have the top box for her helmet and jacket, the helmet lock for my helmet, and I usually wear or carry my jacket.

Hey sars, concentrate on the fold out storage for the bike, forget the cup holder. You shouldn't drink and ride anyway.

[sars]

I gave up at the tail end I'm afraid and did not bother submitting the survey. I commute on weekdays, I park my bike a block from work and most days grab a coffee when walking from the bike to the office. I don't drink on the bike because I wear a helmet and bikes take a bit more input than sitting on your arse in a car with the heater and the radio on and one hand free to hold a coffee.

Everyone I have seen in a car drinking a coffee has immediately registered on my wanker radar. People on bikes would be 2x.

Quite enjoyed the survey until the caffeine hit..........

Yep everything points to it being a definite shit idea! It goes against the entire culture completely and would be wanker lvl >9000!
It was worth a shot though, I'm sure I'll come up with hundreds of shit ideas before any good ones! I am going to concentrate on storage now. Almost 50% of respondents use bike mounted storage solutions.

Do you guys know if there are any/many sportsbike-specific storage systems? A lot of the responses were from sport bike owners.

[Gremlin]

Do you guys know if there are any/many sportsbike-specific storage systems? A lot of the responses were from sport bike owners.

Within storage, you have the debate of hard vs soft luggage. For both, there are manufacturers like Ventura and Givi, mostly making ranges of luggage, and then specific fitment kits to suit each model. Not every bike is covered, but most of the main ones. For the likes of Givi (one of the biggest manufacturer-independent luggage makers) they have several ranges of luggage.

Sportbikes, by their very nature are unlikely to have strong demand for luggage, so little is available (and there is growing proof the sportbike market is actually shrinking). In contrast, adventure bikes for example have a massive range of luggage options available (with options continuously debated). Luggage mostly consists of Ventura tail pack on frame and panniers are the soft throw-over type. Occasionally you do see pannier frames, or even just support bars to support the soft panniers from folding inwards, but I think most, when wanting luggage, end up getting a different bike.

Part of the problem is the physical construction of sportbikes. If anything, the tail piece is getting smaller and shorter every year, and this removes options for mounting luggage. Couple that with most wanting pretty sportbikes, with no horrible frame attached to the side (some frames are quick removable for some bikes). Last time I wanted pannier racks for a bike with none available I took a generic set and had them altered to fit the bike.

[Cloggy]

When I had my Daytona 675 sportsbike I had this type of storage on it.
Called a Fastpack. Small and unobtrusive, yet big enough when zipped open if needed for lunch if commuting, some spare clothes, gym gear or whatever.
http://www.thecycleguys.com/fastpack-universal/

[Big Dog]

All day it had been bashing at me to get a standard thermos type travel cup ( or one of them cheap 12v ones ), fit a couple of neodymium magnets or a ring of them and a non scratch interface surface so I can just sit it on the tank between café and destination.

Be worth the effort just for the lolz when people see that riding around.

But if I was just after the coffee I'd cable tie a window mounted cup holder to my pack rack.
Behind me it is far less likely to burn my bollocks.


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[WristTwister]

When I had my Daytona 675 sportsbike I had this type of storage on it.
Called a Fastpack. Small and unobtrusive, yet big enough when zipped open if needed for lunch if commuting, some spare clothes, gym gear or whatever.
http://www.thecycleguys.com/fastpack-universal/

Hey that's pretty rad! plenty of space for my sammiches in there!

[rambaldi]

All day it had been bashing at me to get a standard thermos type travel cup ( or one of them cheap 12v ones ), fit a couple of neodymium magnets or a ring of them and a non scratch interface surface so I can just sit it on the tank between café and destination.

Be worth the effort just for the lolz when people see that riding around.
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Just make sure you have a long straw so you can drink it while riding

[pritch]

I woulda filled in the survey, I'm good like that. Being retired as I am there's time. Then again, because of retirement commuting does not compute so...

[Banditbandit]

I gave up at the tail end I'm afraid and did not bother submitting the survey. I commute on weekdays, I park my bike a block from work and most days grab a coffee when walking from the bike to the office. I don't drink on the bike because I wear a helmet and bikes take a bit more input than sitting on your arse in a car with the heater and the radio on and one hand free to hold a coffee.

Everyone I have seen in a car drinking a coffee has immediately registered on my wanker radar. People on bikes would be 2x.

Quite enjoyed the survey until the caffeine hit..........

That's harsh - my daily commute used to be 50 minutes - and I enjoyed a coffee while I was driving ..

[Oakie]

Do any of you store your helmet and/or jacket on/attached your bike? How?

No. Only time I ever did that was at a bike race meeting at Ruapuna. Thought well if it's not safe there it wouldn't be safe anywhere ... and then I thought "great, I've left my gear in a place where thousands of people who like bike gear are wandering around."

[sars]

When I had my Daytona 675 sportsbike I had this type of storage on it.
Called a Fastpack. Small and unobtrusive, yet big enough when zipped open if needed for lunch if commuting, some spare clothes, gym gear or whatever.
http://www.thecycleguys.com/fastpack-universal/

Wow this is COOL!
Damn I feel like I'm maybe digging myself a grave with a project like this, I could make an awesome handy storage dohickey that would only fit a CBR unless I made like 20 different versions..?
I really want to invent a thing that fires projectiles at incompetent drivers. How about a bike holster? OMG I saw a bike parked up at Paeroa this year that had a mottley brown dog skin seat complete with tail and a tool holster made of the paw or something haha!

[sars]

A problem recurring in the survey is RAIN and being wet/cold.
That could be an interesting problem to address perhaps..?! A curiosity sparked by the whiff of moist gloves..

[Cloggy]

A problem recurring in the survey is RAIN and being wet/cold.
That could be an interesting problem to address perhaps..?! A curiosity sparked by the whiff of moist gloves..

You're going to attempt to change the weather?

[jim.cox]

You're going to attempt to change the weather?

Nope, just wrap us with a glass and metal cage, add a couple of extra wheels, an extra seat or two, some cup holders and call it an automobile

[RGVforme]

All day it had been bashing at me to get a standard thermos type travel cup ( or one of them cheap 12v ones ), fit a couple of neodymium magnets or a ring of them and a non scratch interface surface so I can just sit it on the tank between café and destination.

Be worth the effort just for the lolz when people see that riding around.

But if I was just after the coffee I'd cable tie a window mounted cup holder to my pack rack.
Behind me it is far less likely to burn my bollocks.


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Got a hot/cold drink bottle that takes large drive though fizzy amounts max and a soft side saddlebag for the takeout I can access without getting off the bike..Most are good and will serve you on a bike and fill my own bottle coffee/cold if I ask.Those that haven't have said yes when I have explained its all good(never been told no twice)....The looks I get at the BK drive though.:eek5: