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Old 21-01-12, 11:43 PM   #61
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My car sits on the drive all week, i either use my GPZ500 or my Sv to get to work, it might seem a pain getting geared up, but after a while it is actually ok, whether wet or windy, dry or warm, the getting the gear on process kinda builds you up to the day. I enjoy riding, wakes me up more than sitting like a lemon in a cozy car. They laugh at me(at work) because more often than not i ride to work on the crappiest wet days, lol. They say if i ride in then its gonna rain cos i'm like a bad weather magnet when i ride! Feels like it's me vs the weather!
You'll be ok without the car, routine is the key, give yourself time in the morning to get ready and unlock/get the bike out, otherwise you'll be itching for a car when your running late and overslept etc.
I ride all weather except when its treacherous(ice/snow), never used to, but seem to just enjoy starting a day on the bike! Go for it!
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Old 21-01-12, 11:49 PM   #62
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I've been using my bike for work for about 2years now.

I've got friends that choose not to use there bike so they don't get bored when we go out.

Only problem I have is the exhaust, I tend to get everything ready so I can just jump on the bike & go rather than wait around. "Had Complaints".

Big enough top box, right gear & can be botherd change twice a day as someone has said. You'd much rather be wet than in debt right?
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Old 22-01-12, 03:03 AM   #63
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My bike is my company vehicle. Some days I'd be in and out of site PPE 3 or 4 times which was easy enough... The only time it was a real PITA was when I had to put on a suit. The alternative was to drive a Toyota 4WD for weeks and months on end and hate it. I put up with a relatively minor inconvenience for something that I enjoy.
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Old 25-01-12, 08:59 PM   #64
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Well I will let you know from tomorrow, my car is going and I haven't found a replacement yet.

So it will be the SV taking me to work in rain, shine or anything else

I hope the weather is kind to me as I think after a week, the novelty may very well wear off haha!
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Old 25-01-12, 09:10 PM   #65
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My friend has just got rid of his car, bought a hornet for commuting and his SV for weekends, incase you didnt want to pile miles on your SV. (if its your only bike)
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Old 25-01-12, 11:07 PM   #66
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Umm, today was mild here, I could feel a difference of the milder temps. The roads were dry and felt grippier! I seem to get feedback from the bike/tyres as to how slow to go around corners and roundabouts when the weathers kack. Anybody else ride to work and ride with more passion when the road feels good?
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Old 25-01-12, 11:08 PM   #67
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Anybody else ride to work and ride with more passion when the road feels good?
Everytime, doesn't half make you appreciate the better days!
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Old 26-01-12, 08:02 AM   #68
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The main problem I found when I commute on the SV is crappy weather on dark winter nights. If I left late and it was raining, it's flippin' dangerous. It's hard enough to see clearly with the crappy SV lights, without having your visor drenched and oncoming cars turning the road into nothing but a blur of refracted headlight. Some day I would literally have so little visibility that all I could do was aim for slightly left of the oncoming blurred light, and hope there was a road somewhere there. Couldn't ride with the visor up either as a lot of the time it'd be on 60mph roads.

For me it's not an option to commute on the bike in the winter if I'll be riding in the dark. Actually, I generally avoid riding the SV in the dark period, cos the lights are so bad. Really need to do something about that. Why did suzuki do that?
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Old 26-01-12, 08:27 AM   #69
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you need to upgrade to a pointy i find the lighting on the pointy is great.
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Old 26-01-12, 09:08 AM   #70
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You mean downgrade, right?!
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