Enough`s enough...i`m giving up riding.

[Devils Advocate]

As much as i love bikes and the feeling they give me i can`t be arsed with it anymore.My whole body`s aching,the weather here is always shite,the roads are wank,car drivers are a nightmare,i`m sick of the hassle of kitting up just for my commute,i`m tired of avoiding hazards all the time,i can`t take any more "near-misses",...and did i mention THE WEATHER`S ALWAYS SHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!
It`s gonna be a hard transition going back to a car but i really want the comfort and simplicity for a while so i`m selling the rsvr asap and i`m gutted about it .

Will definately start saving though and get myself a toy that i can use in fair weather but that`s it for me now....i`m done with riding all year round!
I just hope the recession hasn`t affected bike selling/buying too much or i`m gonna be stuck on 2 wheels for the foreseeable future

[instigator]

Poof.

[yen_powell]

You've made a wise and sensible decision. Sounds horrible, a car will be much nicer.
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[MarJay]

I have to say that it seems pretty silly to have a 1000cc superbike as your only transport...
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[Gazdaman]

I agree with MarJay. A cheap car and a cheap 600cc will do you just fine. Then you've got the best of both worlds.

Trying to live with a mille day in day out would try anyone. Especially if you havn't got the right kit.

Gaz

[JAMSXR]

I made the mistake of using a GSXR1000 as my only form of transport all year round... Now I have a shitty run around (Rover 25) for commuting, bad weather, etc.. It's a much better arrangement and means you always have a back up.
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[G]

Why is it silly to have a thousand cc superbike as your only transport .
And no, I don't have superhuman throttle control. It's perfectly easy to ride a 1000cc bike year round and not have too many incidents - I just use a higher gear if it's slippy .

I'd agree it's maybe silly to have a shiny new bike as every day transport, but then I'd say it's silly to have a shiny new car too, or actually, anything shiny and new when something older will do the same job .

To the OP: So you're not going to avoid the hazards in the car, which you were avoiding on the bike and are going to have 'actual crashes' rather than 'near misses' . Sounds like you should stick to the bike, frankly!
Answer to crap weather is better kit. I often get less wet getting to work because I can park right by the doors, as opposed to those in cars that have to walk half way across the car park .

[MarJay]

[Devils Advocate]

[Devils Advocate]

[Bendy]

[instigator]

Besides...it's only a diddly 900cc is it not?

[Kris]

[Bendy]

[G]

[The Original Muzza]

[G]

As above, my commute is 6.2 miles of 40s and 30s, with loads of traffic lights. I don't see what a lower powered bike would offer me over my higher powered one, though it wouldn't lose out too much.
The favourite thing about my bike for the commute is actually that it's fairly narrow (without mirrors) - meaning I can get through tighter spaces than I could on the KTM, say.

Oh and it would be 'comfy', it wasn't for the rear-sets. I did have to set them to a less extreme position, but they're still a fair bit more rear set than stock - changed position actually turned out to be needed because of heavier helmet I was using at the time.

[Visitor Q]

Would you like some femfresh to keep that newly acquired vagina clean?
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[MarJay]

Well, G it seems you appear to enjoy the biking experience which is in fact buttock clenching and cringeworthy for the rest of us, such as rear wheel spinning up and front wheel lockups.

Sometimes I just want to go home, and I don't want to ride a knife edge roller coaster to do so. Hence why commuter bikes exist. Otherwise we'd all be riding ZX9's to work every day.
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[MarJay]

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[Visitor Q]

I personally love dodgy grip conditions, it's damn good fun. Less heroic filtering allowed, but never mind.

It's when I can't bastarding see that I get concerned. Like riding home in the dark (basically anytime past lunchtime in winter) while its freezing rain... THAT sucks.

Everything else is an interesting challenge.
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