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Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 07:49 AM
I've been taking the train to uni all week, except monday when it was still ok to ride.
Todat I woke up, and I felt glad I didn;t have to ride in still. Which suprised me, because I should be missing riding. But I'm not.
Lately I've felt more vulnerable when riding; idiot drivers, congestion, suicide pedestrians. I've been happy to give it all up and sit on a nice warm train, even if it takes a little longer and is at the moment costing me more.
I always thought to myself, if I ever got conciously fearfull of riding, that I would stop riding. Now I'm here, I'm not certain I really want to, but maybe I'll become a fair-weather biker. I wouldn;t be so bothered about selling the SV...theres a grand or so in that bike to be made I suspect.
Has anyone been in this situation before? I dearly want a VFR800, I originally intended to keep the SV and use a VFR and the SV on alternate days, or something. But now I don;t know what to do, if I think I'm gonna start using the bike only a couple of times a week anyway.
Might all change in the summer, but even then...sitting in hot traffic is often worse than being cold...
Matt
mr.anderson
08-01-10, 08:20 AM
I totally understand where you're coming from Matt. I have done the same since I got back on the 28th December. For me it's the cold, I just can't hack it. I also don't have the cash to buy a nice heated waistcoat at the mo.
Also a bit wary of ending up chucking the bike, seeing as I managed to do that on less slippery roads in early December. When this ice clears up, I'll give it a go, but suspect I will wait until fairer weather makes an appearance.
I love riding... But not when it's -6c and 2" of ice on the road, so there's nothing unusual there. And even if you have the cold weather gear, that's not gonna stop you from sliding down your **** in this weather so that fear is only natural.
its like any form of hobby, you go through spells of loving it and spells of hating it. with some of the snow and ice we've had recently i've not even enjoyed going out in car! come spring once the sun comes out and you start to enjoy it more, you'll forget you ever had these thoughts!
Kate Moss
08-01-10, 08:42 AM
I've barely begun to ride and I have lost my nerve. What with one thing and another, my confidence has gone and actually feel quite anxious about riding, and even being a pillion.
I'm hoping as the warmer weather sets in, and I see more riders out and about, it will inspire me to keep trying. Perhaps the same will happen for you?
fizzwheel
08-01-10, 08:47 AM
Everybody goes through periods of this is quite normal. Especially with the weather being so sh*te, its not exactly fun miles on a bike at the moment.
My GSXR has been in the garage since the Welsh TT at the end of September and I'm not planning on getting it out again till I feel like riding it.
Dont put any pressure on yourself, theres no reason to think "I Should be riding" just wait till you think "I want to ride again"
Dicky Ticker
08-01-10, 08:52 AM
Matt,I went down that road many many years ago. I see no disgrace in being a fair weather biker,self preservation and enjoyment is what biking is about in my book.Yes,I still ride all year round but only for my benefit,not in adverse conditions or to prove how ruffty tuffty I am. A clear crisp morning,dry roads, in the middle of winter can be an enjoyable ride.We all get caught out by a bit of bad weather at times and have to ride through it but getting caught out is different from deliberately putting yourself at
risk.
Mac
Amanda M
08-01-10, 09:04 AM
I feel exactly the same, and I never thought I'd feel like this about biking. The bike's been sat there for ages and it's not moving until the weather gets better. I've not commuted by bike for a very long time now because I just feel so nervous about being knocked off it. I'll happily plod around on the bike at weekends on nice roads, but I never thought I'd end up being a weekend rider. That's the only time I feel confident on the bike now. Right now I could get rid of the bike and not be at all bothered, but I know that once it gets nice again I'd miss it.
Ahh the embarasment of riding a curvy finaly got to you hey?? thats probably the real reason you want to give up,
Well done the first step is admitting you have a problem :lol:
im the same, looked at selling the bike this week, was offered £700. i laughed. had it been 200/250 quid more i reckon i'd have probably taken it.
i've only ever been a fair weather rider, but even this year i got little or no satisfaction from riding it. my best mate, who i used to ride with all the time, left for Australia 18 months ago and pretty much since then has been downhill
falc regrets selling is bike well not that particular bike but the bike in general he is now looking for an SV again
thedonal
08-01-10, 09:22 AM
I've not ridden mine since Tuesday. Been getting the train- the state of my road, there's a good reason. I'm not thinking about the bike too much (enough to pull the battery out of it last night and leave it indoors!) but I did think this morning that by the time I'd walked to the station and caught the train, I'd be half way to work by now on the bike.
I'm gutted as I'd hope to pop the bike in for Spanner Man to put the new shock, discs and pads on tomorrow- don't think that'll be happening, somehow..!
Perhaps you should just see how you feel when the roads become more rideable again...
My bike is going nowhere. It was -11 or -12C at home last night, our estate has never seen a gritter in all the time we've lived there, there is compacted ice and snow all the way to the main road.
falc regrets selling is bike well not that particular bike but the bike in general he is now looking for an SV again
tell him to make me a sensible offer!!:D
Well at the moment i'm not missing biking in the slightest, if the workplace moves further into London, it would make riding in a better alternative.
Alot of bikers at work are driving in and saying how much better it is but you can guarantee that come summer and the good weather they will be switching back. The weather is awful and its not worth the risk.
tell him to make me a sensible offer!!:D
701 pounds and a McDonalds Happy Meal? ;)
plowsie
08-01-10, 09:59 AM
All the summer I was pining for a bike. Soon as the bad weather set in I looked at the options and thought nahh, whatever. I may want one in the spring this year, but at the moment, I'm not all that bothered.
What a bunch of girls. I love riding and adverse weather is just something new to learn so you are not caught out by it.
I cant wait for the better weather to come, i really want to get out and find out what the R1 can do :)
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 10:14 AM
Thanks for the replaies guys, I'm glad I'm not he only one in this state of mind. I hope the desire returns when the weather is better, but then...theres all the hassle and risk of all that filtering. I've seen a few filtering-related incidents in the past 12 months, thats another thing putting me off riding through london every day in rush hour!
I think I might sell the SV in may / june, and get myself a VFR800i, and then just stick to riding in nicer conditions. I don't mind a bit of rain, I dont mind a little bit of cold (I have textiles so I'm comfy down to 5 deg.C) but I do mind bad weather, bad drivers, heavy traffic and paying ever more for fuel.
I've applied for a student rail card; this has the potential to save me money. A 7 day rail card would cost about £34; this is as much as I spend on fuel a week anyway. I epxect I would save money if I brought a monthyl rail card...
I probably wouldnt feel this way if I didnt have to do 45 miles of london riding every day i rode to uni and back!
BTW, I'm just thinking out loud to you all...thanks for reading and replying, I know its all up to me what I do so I'm not expecting desicions to be made for me :smt101 :D
Of course...if someone wants to offer me some money for my SV now, go for it...
:reaper:
dizzyblonde
08-01-10, 10:30 AM
As yoiu know Matt, by my FB status', I am getting considerable itchy feet for my bikes right now.
I haven't ridden since the weekend after Hovis' funeral. I was fed up of the peeing rain every morning and night to and from work. It gets to be no fun at stupid o clock am. Not only that I nearly got taken out by a white van man on a mini roundabout, who didn't see me even though I was actually in the middle of the road when he came speeding out from my left. Having an almost van engine bike interface wasn't my cup of tea, but I think he learnt his lesson as he pulled up at the other side...no doubt because he had to wind down his windows for the smell after he pooped his seat!
It isn't fun when its your only form of transport at this time fo year(five years of bike to work:-( ), it gets to where its a chore just dragging the damn thing through three garden gates just to get on the road. So for now they can stay there, they aren't going to seize up. And when its improved to where the back yards aren't frozen, I'll be out again. . .and enjoying it :-)
I haven't touched my bike since October and I'm not missing it at all at the moment. I don't need to go anywhere on it and I sure as hell don't want to go anywhere on it!
I'm toying with the idea of selling mine at some point this year and devoting my time to other pursuits for a while, we'll see... :smt069
yorkie_chris
08-01-10, 11:36 AM
I've been happy to give it all up and sit on a nice warm train, even if it takes a little longer and is at the moment costing me more.
..sitting in hot traffic is often worse than being cold...
Matt
A nice warm train full of poor people and terrorists? I think I'd rather freeze :-P
Sitting in traffic? Stop riding like a girl then.
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 11:43 AM
A nice warm train full of poor people and terrorists? I think I'd rather freeze :-P
Sitting in traffic? Stop riding like a girl then.
I dunno chris...trains are pretty expensive ;-)
as for riding like a girl...well, I filter through most stuff, but when the gap is physically smaller than my SV, I can't get through, and people arn't always so kind to move over ;)
rictus01
08-01-10, 11:45 AM
Hmmmmmmm, interesting debate, can't say I've ever seen it as a "pickup and put down" hobby myself, but appreciate others view it differently.
Oh I've heard all the reasons why this "option is sensible", and "it makes common sense" an so on, but lets be fair, unless you ride a 250 or 500 twin or something of that type the economics don't really add up, the danger and risks are always present to one extent or another, and it's easy to get backing from your peer group on "taking a break", there is always going to be a reason to not ride your bike :smt102
IMO it breaks down into two catagories, the I can't ride and the I don't want to, personal limits and practicalities will dictate where your draw the line.
I've been in the former a considerable amount times, but can't remember being in the latter at any point up until now.
For instance I rode over Ice and snow for a week, whilst even close friends who know me well were telling me it couldn't be done, had I chosen to listen to them it no doubt would have been seen as the "sensible choice", and yet I didn't instead I wrapped up warm and used learnt skills from previous years and enjoyed my time on the bike.
The possibility of an off or some other mishap of course exists, but then it always does, and I for one don't ride because it's "safe", that's part of the thrill.
For the first time ever I'm engaged on planned "down time" from the bike and have found my limit, I've had to go to some considerable length to make it happen, in short I've made myself not able to ride currently, the want is still there and burning away, even if it's only 3 days since my last ride, and if I could physically manage it; I know I'd be out there now, but the body isn't capable which is a good thing because it stops me trying.....:D.
I've another 25 days to go, I don't know whether I'll manage it, but fortunately I can take my frustration out on exercise; which in turn will make it impossible to ride, so hopefully that'll restrain me enough.
I haven't needed to ride in over 5 years an yet still maintain between 20-40,000 miles a year, I do it for no one else but myself, my "Can't ride" criteria is fairly small and apart from currently, my "don't want to" is virtually none excitant.
It won't be the first or last time others have thought me weird, but I'm happy with that, I guess I share an enthusiasm those new to biking (well done Mike) have even after more than 35 yrs on two wheels.
Cheers Mark.
TheOnlyNemesis
08-01-10, 11:46 AM
Had the same feeling when i got back on the bike and i still don't ride like i used to, no where near as confident so i made the decision to be a bit more of a fair weather rider, a lil bit of rain is ok but most of the time, with the lack of confidence it just makes me feel like i gonna crash, but as my cousin says "nowt wrong with riding half the year if you ride it well"
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 11:58 AM
Mark, thanks for your input. I'm in the "dont want to ride" catagory at the moment; i could ride if i wanted to, but i dont want to - never felt like that before though, or at elast not felt it so strongly that I have actually decided the train is better :lol:. Going back to what dizzy said, walking out when its cold and unlocking the bike and moving it out for its daily use puts me in a less than enthusastic mood!
Nemesis - thats a good way of thinking :D
hardhat_harry
08-01-10, 11:58 AM
A few years ago I was knocked of my R6 and said right Im stopping....
Then I was introduced to trackdays which then led to riding back on the road and now I get fidgety and stressed if I haven't rode for a few days.
Also getting knocked off seemed to improve my riding maybe it was the thought of 'its gonna happen at some point' which was holding me back.
thedonal
08-01-10, 12:17 PM
I dunno chris...trains are pretty expensive ;-)
as for riding like a girl...well, I filter through most stuff, but when the gap is physically smaller than my SV, I can't get through, and people arn't always so kind to move over ;)
Yes- poor people 'cos they've had to fork out for substandard rail service!
I've used public transport way more than usual since Christmas- generally I resent being around people, but for some reason it's been tolerable.
It's funny when you mention filtering, Matt- I think about stuff like that when I'm not on the bike, and worry about all the other drivers on the road and what might happen. Once I'm on the bike, it's fine- but then I'm actually there assessing the situation, rather than sitting in the comfy, worrying about what might happen.
... not felt it so strongly that I have actually decided the train is better...
For me the train to work is infinitely better at the moment. Sit on a warm train reading a book, fare costs around £3 per day, Vs. 30 odd miles of the M6 in sub-zero temperatures, with ice-rink car parks at either end. I haven't even given taking the bike a serious thought! =;
Car, train or bus for snowy weather
Quiff Wichard
08-01-10, 12:25 PM
Hi Matt...
great topic to open up as a debate as I think a lot of folk will be thinking the same with the bad weather and fallen friends lately making us all think,
one comment.. feeling vulnerable.. if you Do go to a VFR I can tell you it feels more stable, more solid and more planted than any other I have ridden.. it is comfy and solid and weighty. good points
bad point is that due to the above you have to remind yourself that you are indeed vulnerable and on a bike.. cos you feel like you are in a car.
just take a break and chill and when the sun comes out you will want to ride again.. especially when you factor in the friendship, the meets. the laughs too.. its not only about the a to b of the ride its the social side as well
Interesting. I haven't been out on the bike for a while, and am pining terribly for it. Matt: I understand your feelings about riding when the weather is like this, but I want to focus on your other point: feeling vulnerable on the road and nervous about filtering.
I would say maybe it's time to go back to basics: slow down 10% or so to give you room to think and widen out the tunnel vision we all get some times, think about planning further ahead and safety rather than speed and maybe this will help. I know it's got me through some difficulties in the past.
I ride because basically I don't have a car, I can't be arsed walking and the bus leaves too early.
I am in the too lazy not to ride category.
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 01:05 PM
Interesting. I haven't been out on the bike for a while, and am pining terribly for it. Matt: I understand your feelings about riding when the weather is like this, but I want to focus on your other point: feeling vulnerable on the road and nervous about filtering.
I would say maybe it's time to go back to basics: slow down 10% or so to give you room to think and widen out the tunnel vision we all get some times, think about planning further ahead and safety rather than speed and maybe this will help. I know it's got me through some difficulties in the past.
Thanks bear, thats a good point. I do plan quite far in advance, maybe I should slow down a little bit to get back to being comfortable though...its not like I filter or ride terribly fast though, but I suppose its my own limits I have to understand
Iansv II
08-01-10, 01:09 PM
I'm missing my bike alot, Apart from 30mins on new years eve i've not ridden since December 17th as its just not worth the risk at the moment to me...
Buses/trains/lifts etc are a complete pain in the wotsit as I have to walk a couple of miles to get any of them
fare costs around £3 per day, Vs. 30 odd miles of the M6
Wow, that got me thinking. Do you mean 30 miles each way, £3 return fare?
My 30 miles into London would cost me £20 return fare, or alternatively £3 return fare would get me 8 miles in the opposite direction :-k
Between xmas and new year i had a week off, i didnt even go into the garage till about 4hours before i had to return to work to clean the chain and discs and lights. Didnt miss the bike at all but i dont have a car so i have to ride in this weather. This week i have experienced fish tailing twice, dropped it tuesday 3streets from home and i never thought that the lines of a yellow box ata junction could produce such fear in a man
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 07:11 PM
Between xmas and new year i had a week off, i didnt even go into the garage till about 4hours before i had to return to work to clean the chain and discs and lights. Didnt miss the bike at all but i dont have a car so i have to ride in this weather. This week i have experienced fish tailing twice, dropped it tuesday 3streets from home and i never thought that the lines of a yellow box ata junction could produce such fear in a man
lol
when I had MEZ4's fitted to my SV, I had the painted line fear too!
I've spent about £60 this week on travel cards, but thats cheaper, and more convinent, than fixing up a broken bike :D
My student photocard arrived today. Cheap train travel is minnneeeeee
maviczap
08-01-10, 07:18 PM
Riding in kind of weather becomes a real chore, so once it picks up, so will your enthusiasm.
I used to commute by bike, but jumping in the car, switching on the sounds and being nice and warm is prefferable these days
However I really like train journeys these days and if I could I'd use these in preference to the car for all my work related travel. Luckily I only live 10mins from my office, so I should cycle, but after a 12hr shift, the car is my chosen option
davepreston
08-01-10, 08:10 PM
Interesting. I haven't been out on the bike for a while, and am pining terribly for it. Matt: I understand your feelings about riding when the weather is like this, but I want to focus on your other point: feeling vulnerable on the road and nervous about filtering.
I would say maybe it's time to go back to basics: slow down 10% or so to give you room to think and widen out the tunnel vision we all get some times, think about planning further ahead and safety rather than speed and maybe this will help. I know it's got me through some difficulties in the past.
so help me bear i am still bricking myself on the bike and im riding like a granny at present (due to the amount of *****s who have smidsy'd me)
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 08:30 PM
so help me bear i am still bricking myself on the bike and im riding like a granny at present (due to the amount of *****s who have smidsy'd me)
Maybe I can offer a bit of advice? When its summer time, and if your still feeling nervous, go out at like, 6am on a sunny summers morning. Fewer people will be around, so you can relax a little more and concentrate a little more on your riding. I know I feel relaxed when I ride to brighton early on a saturday morning - the volume of traffic through london is so much less, it makes the whole journey more pleasurable
yorkie_chris
08-01-10, 08:45 PM
Davepreston is still in the pub at 6am on summer sundays
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 09:33 PM
Davepreston is still in the pub at 6am on summer sundays
what about saturdays? :lol:
yorkie_chris
08-01-10, 09:34 PM
same session
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 09:35 PM
Mondays?
Teusdays?
Wednesdays!!! surely even DP needs a midweek break
Well my optimate charger is finally here. Gonna juice my battery back up on Sunday night, and will defo make some time to ride at some point next week, preferably at its warmest.
I've never ridden on ice and don't really intend to. The wet is not an issue, as long as its not raining at the time of the ride. I detest the cold, but I haven't ridden for almost a month. I'll be itching to ride next week if my battery works, so will probably pile on the layers and go out for a quick adrenaline dosage.
But basically when its soo cold out that you can barely walk without getting a frozen shivering neck, riding a bike never sounds like a fun plan.
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 10:24 PM
Well my optimate charger is finally here. Gonna juice my battery back up on Sunday night, and will defo make some time to ride at some point next week, preferably at its warmest.
I've never ridden on ice and don't really intend to. The wet is not an issue, as long as its not raining at the time of the ride. I detest the cold, but I haven't ridden for almost a month. I'll be itching to ride next week if my battery works, so will probably pile on the layers and go out for a quick adrenaline dosage.
But basically when its soo cold out that you can barely walk without getting a frozen shivering neck, riding a bike never sounds like a fun plan.
When it gets cold, I find i get cramps in my neck muscles when riding over 50 mph :confused: not comfy
I'm gonna put my bike on the optimate this weekend for a few hours. I hope to be able to use it on friday to go to brighton for some new bits (nothing fancy, just fixing some bits) and it might stay there in a warm garage, have a chat with an old but pristine VFR400, a lovely GSXR750 and a nearly complete oldie XT250. And try an understand the scooter.
When it gets cold, I find i get cramps in my neck muscles when riding over 50 mph :confused: not comfy
I get 'em just walking! I was getting spasms in my neck the other night, just having walked around town in the freezing cold. I think I'm particularly cold intolerant. I always seem to be the first one to complain. I'm great with heat tho, so its only fair!
Alpinestarhero
08-01-10, 10:34 PM
I get 'em just walking! I was getting spasms in my neck the other night, just having walked around town in the freezing cold. I think I'm particularly cold intolerant. I always seem to be the first one to complain. I'm great with heat tho, so its only fair!
im crap when its hot, im comfier when its like this and I can wrap up warm :lol: wear a neck-warmer? I would on the bike but it bunches up with my textiles and I cant hold my head at the right angle
Sid Squid
09-01-10, 11:01 AM
Everybody goes through periods of this is quite normal.
No, not all of us. I hate it when I can't use the bike.
its like any form of hobby
It's not just a hobby for all of us - it's practical and sometimes essential transport.
Alpinestarhero
09-01-10, 11:10 AM
It's not just a hobby for all of us - it's practical and sometimes essential transport.
Aside from my legs, my SV is my only form of eprsonal transport. If I need to go to brighton, I will use the motorcycle; the train is just too expensive
But malks is still right - motorcycling, besides being my choice of personal transport, is also my biggest hobby and the one I spend most of my money on. With my other hobbies (guitar, photography) I go through stages of not wanting to do it, either because I feel I'm no good and there's no point, or because I'm not interested at that moment. I went through a period of not playing guitar at all for 6 months...
I think motorcycling is set to become even more of a hobby for me though - I'm looking to gain my driving lisence this year so if the weather is no good but I still want to go home to brighton, I can without using the trains.
rictus01
09-01-10, 11:25 AM
hobby -
–noun, plural -bies. 1. an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
lifestyle -
–noun the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.
Cheers Mark.
yorkie_chris
09-01-10, 11:27 AM
its like any form of hobby, you go through spells of loving it and spells of hating it. with some of the snow and ice we've had recently i've not even enjoyed going out in car! come spring once the sun comes out and you start to enjoy it more, you'll forget you ever had these thoughts!
It's more than a hobby for me. When I'm not riding I'm reading, tinkering in the garage, messing about with suspension parts, thinking about the theory, looking on eBay, more reading...
Von Teese
09-01-10, 12:07 PM
hobby -
–noun, plural -bies. 1. an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
She needs to get out more! ;)
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On a serious note, I ride when I want to and when I feel like it.
I dont do cold, it makes me unhappy and I usually try to cut down on being unhappy.
My bike will be in the garage until I want to ride it, if tomorrow is clear and not icy, it may be then, if not then the bike isnt going anywhere!
I have a motocross bike too, I hardly ride that but doesnt mean I shouldnt have one. When I do ride it I enjoy it...
Dont worry Matt, you will feel the need to get on your bike when its brighter again x
I'd ride every day if I could. As it is I haven't ridden for about a month and can't wait to get back out on it again. I've had periods where I haven't been very happy about my bike, but I always want to ride.
Very late on to this one ... :p
Well, I've not ridden consistantly since the middle of December because A) the Weather and B) Its been xmas, etc, so needed the car for people and stuff .... and I have to say I've been loving the car again ....
I've always been in to cars, and had some really nice ones over the years, but I sold mine about a year ago when I was loving the bike .. and we were left with the GF's Yaris ....
Nothing exciting in this .... but get-in, turn the key, turn the heater, turn the radio on, and go .... its fantastic .... getting 'dressed' to get on the bike seems such a faff at the moment, the traffic is light so there's no time saved, and obviously its safer and warmer in the car at the mo ...... having said that, when the traffic levels return, I'll be back the bike everyday !!!
I love biking ... but like Alpinestar ..... I expect I'd like it even more if it was a weekend activity only rather than a way of getting around too ....
Fizzy Fish
09-01-10, 03:22 PM
so help me bear i am still bricking myself on the bike and im riding like a granny at present (due to the amount of *****s who have smidsy'd me)
heheheh with Bear chasing you you will ride faster for sure ;)
No, not all of us. I hate it when I can't use the bike.
+1 mine are both misbehaving, and I really miss riding at the mo :(
I've been out twice on the bike in the last two months, what with it being off the road for the respray, and the weather and not needing to go anywhere over christmas.
Last year, we had a Land Rover Defender, and I can assure you, if we still had it, we'd have covered plenty of pleasure miles, taken plenty of winter photos and most likely dragged plenty of retard car drivers out of walls, ditches etc. over the last few weeks.
I miss having the option of a car, at times, but mostly, cannot wait to get out on the bike. I keep wanting to go and take the cover off it, but can't find a sensible reason to, other than messing with the mixture screws - but don't really want to be doing that in the snow.
I'm also pretty apprehensive about binning it after spending a lot on a new paint job, so for now, I'm working from home and suffering with cabin fever, but come the nice weather and the light evening skies, there's no other form of transport can make the daily commute so exciting.
Hang in there Matt, it'll get better, normal cars are boring and public transport is full of smelly people.
I ride my bike to work every day , filled up on Sunday and nearly lost it twice on the way home with bike going sideways on ice .
Have driven into work this week and looks like it will be the same next week as roads are just compacted ice
I really miss the bike but don't feel that its a good idea to use 2 wheels at the moment
Cheers Steveg
tigersaw
09-01-10, 04:56 PM
Made similar decision a few months ago after 30 years of riding. What tipped it for me was taking the g/f about pillion - I got to worry increasingly about anything happening to her. Bikes still in the garage, optimated and ready for action, but besides the 2 weekly start up its not moved since the MOT in October.
Not leaving motorcycling though, bought a small cc trail bike which I can still commute about on if I want, but I've joined the TRF and go to local meets, hope to try some green lane stuff this year.
It's hard to be bothered with something which you can't physically carry out at the moment, but I'm sure once the roads are warm and dry you'll love it again! :)
Wow, that got me thinking. Do you mean 30 miles each way, £3 return fare?
My 30 miles into London would cost me £20 return fare, or alternatively £3 return fare would get me 8 miles in the opposite direction :-k
Hi mate, I think I'm lucky in that I have a fairly cheap train route- I live in Birmingham and work in Rugby, it's 38 miles door to door, about 30 of which are on the M6 so yes, that's an each way commute.
I just worked it out properly, my season ticket is £1160 which is about £3 per day (you can use the pass everyday) or just over £5 a day if you only count working days..
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