how often do you use your bike??

**GNR** · 11th March 2005, 16:18

Just a poll, im just intrested to know, and prob a few other

p.s. If this has been done can somebody direct me to it, thanks !

Cheers

**Waylander** · 11th March 2005, 16:23

It has been done though it was phrased differently, something about "do you comute?" anyway I ride everyday Comuting or otherwise. Ride the bike to work on the other side of town and pretty much go straight there (6:30am no traffic and I'm not really awake enough to apretiate it) but in the afternoon I take the long way home cause I get off about the time all the schools are letting out and have been known to go for an impromto ride when ever the mood struck. I'm one of those that it doesn't matter what I ride or where I am going, I just enjoy riding.

**GNR** · 11th March 2005, 16:27

poll added now ^^,

**justsomeguy** · 11th March 2005, 16:29

Can't commute as I need to carry stuff around....... so it's usually a bit of a blat after I come home........ like now should be out on some twisty bit by 6pm........

Bout 2-3 times a week and there;s a KB ride most Sundays.......... so biut 3-4 times do about 500k a week

**Coyote** · 11th March 2005, 16:40

I ride as often as I can, but that sometimes means not riding for a month

**Ixion** · 11th March 2005, 16:57

I aim to ride at least two days per week . Summer or winter. Usually one of those is a work commute (hopefully with a bit of a blat after work).

Sometimes I get more (like if I'm on leave)

I refuse to allow weather to dictate my riding . Admittedly, that might be different if I lived where there is snow.

To my mind, a biker rides where the road takes him. Fine day - ah nice. Raining and cold, ah well slow down and enjoy it anyway. Good sealed road, wheee, crack open the throttle. Gravel road, oh well that's fine just slow down a bit.

I've actually had some very pleasant rides in the rain, it's quite nice swishing along, and rain usually helps to keep Stan and Maude at home .

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**Madguitarist!** · 11th March 2005, 17:08

I take my bike as a daily commute and use it even in bad weather unless I need boot space or to ferry others (ie WIFE).

Like today I had to cage to repco to get wire mesh to make a radiator guard and a couple of other stuff. So there are times a cage comes in handy, esp when it is getting more stuff for teh bike!!!

**erik** · 11th March 2005, 18:19

I commute to uni on it 4 days a week and go on the occasional ride on the weekends. I sold my car shortly after getting the bike, can't afford both. But I'm lucky I'm still at home and can borrow my parent's cars now and then. Some stuff just isn't practical (or possible even) on a bike. Hell, most shopping when riding a bike is pretty uncomfortable if you're silly like me and wear full protective gear. Maybe jeans and a leather jacket would be better for commuting on fine days...

**John** · 11th March 2005, 18:22

I ride mine to tech, then after tech - I'm either cleaning or riding her....

or sleeping and eating - its all I want/Need, I even carry silly loads on mine like 4k laptops (when I bought it on the tank) - and some shopping

Amen for tanks.

**Midnight 82** · 11th March 2005, 19:05

All the time cars suck

**sels1** · 11th March 2005, 19:30

One maybe two days a fortnight I dont take it out, Like when I have to do grocery shopping etc. Got rain gear, not concerned about weather.

**Magua** · 11th March 2005, 19:55

Used to commute, crashed my bike. It's sooo close to being roadworthy now. So I guess I'll be back to commuting daily to and from work.

**moko** · 11th March 2005, 20:05

Originally Posted by Ixion

I refuse to allow weather to dictate my riding . Admittedly, that might be different if I lived where there is snow...............
I've actually had some very pleasant rides in the rain, it's quite nice swishing along, and rain usually helps to keep Stan and Maude at home .

Just had a couple of weeks of below zero weather here at night and early mornings,biggest worry is dorks in cars who are bloody clueless.Apart from that just take care and you`ll get their.Riding on slippery roads will sharpen up things like low-speed control (watch those summer-riders wobble through town),throttle and clutch control e.t.c.You`ll learn more in one winter than in years of summers that`ll stand you in good stead.
I love riding in the rain,clears all the oil and crap off of the roads and with todays tyres and brakes(and I`ve ridden bikes when neither worked in the rain in the past)it`s no big deal.

**Jackrat** · 11th March 2005, 20:09

Not very often lately.
Every time I go near the shed somebodys removed another bit off the bike.
Two weeks ago he took a hacksaw and an angle grinder to it.
All won't be complete again until the mail man gets his bloody act togeather an delivers the parts ordered so long ago I could of carved the bloody things from unobtanium myself by now.
An it's only gonn'a get worse.
Bugger that guy an his bright ideas.