Commuting miles

illusion · Scooby Slapper Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Karma :

Hi,

Do any of you do really long commutes? I'm talking like >= 150 miles round trip a day or something like that? What bike do you use and how do you find it?

Cheers,

Dan

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

I do a huge commute.

2.2 miles a day. Very Happy

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Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

Christ McJ, that must be murder on your back being hunched over a bike for so long. Wink

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

Nope, I only commute 10 miles each day (5 miles each way) hence why I have downgraded from a 600. Smile

0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

I don't commute far at the moment but i will be soon which is why i got a gpz instead of a sportsbike. Coming from a car that does around 40miles for a tenner, the gpz's fuel consumption is just amazing. I recon i could get 200 miles for a tenner, just the ticket for commuting.
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JodieWodie · Reflective Banana Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

I commute, but not that far ! Shocked

I just do 12 miles a day.
I have an FZR600, and it is okay on fuel. I fill up about once a week.
It tends to do about 200 miles on a full tank.

My CG on the other hand..wow !!
That lil' beauty used to carry me all over daily, and it cost £8 to fill her up once every 2 and a half weeks ! Thumbs Up

Shame it wouldn't go over 75mph Neutral

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CoronaBoner · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Karma :

1.2 miles a day. Tis making me sweat just thinking about it. Smile

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illusion · Scooby Slapper Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Karma :

I thought someone was going to come on and say 'yeah, I do 300 miles a day round trip on my CB125', but you are all just a bunch of panzies Wink

jay12329 · Dr. Evil Joined: 02 May 2003 Karma :

I start a new job in a few weeks. Door to door is a little over 50miles. So ill be doing 100miles a day. I have a Hornet 600, and soon will have a cbr600. For the winter ill be doing the journy in a car, cus i have to travel on a dodgy road (A15 lincoln - Scunthorpe)
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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

What's the point on using the bike to commute on for less than a 3 mile trip Confused

ZZR Girl · Trackday Trickster Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Karma :

I only really use my bike for commuting and do 20 miles a day. However my mate, who rides a Yamaha FJR1300, commutes from Norwich to London and back again each day!! Now that's what I call a commute! His bike is only 2 years old and it's already done 48,000 miles. But he loves it and says the bike runs as sweet as a nut.
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White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

looks like i am going to move out of brighton, and up the M23 a bit, meaning my daily commute will go from 10 miles (including rowing club) to 20 ish miles, now i will be hard core! Laughing

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bikefreedom · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Karma :

i used to do dispatch last year. Had a gsf600 bandit. worked a treat.

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

I do a massive 0.6 miles. When i had my bike i could do it in under a minute. Cool

Cycling now takes about 4 minutes. Very Happy

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

I mean 0.7 miles.

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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

My bike hates me if I use it for anything less than a 10 mile trip.

White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

i just know that when i have to use my bike to commuter i just know every fecking things going to go wrong with it! Rolling Eyes

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illusion · Scooby Slapper Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Karma :

illusion · Scooby Slapper Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Karma :

I've worked out my commute (if I was to do it) would put roughly about 35000 miles a year on a bike!!! What sort of bike would I need to be looking at to do that?

craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

CB500? ER5? CBR6? VFR750? Anything capable of comfort distancing but with equally good realiability.

EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

For cheapness, a GT550 would be good.

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Despatch riders do huge mileages on them, and shaft drive so you don't have to bother with chain maintenance.

If there's big motorway miles involved I'd be tempted to go Pan European though.

Suzuki · Roger Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

If I stay at my girlfriends' house I commute about 50 miles to work, so 100 a day.

Have been thinking for a while about getting some kind of rat bike for all these motorway miles. Something like a Fazer or Bandit, so that it would be cheap to buy/run but wouldn't be too boring either.
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tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

I do 40 a day on a rip off CG. The engine is solid, just everything else goes wrong with it! Still can't complain, it always get's me there and does 130 to the gallon!
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tsmith · Traffic Copper Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Karma :

60 mile round trip every day on the trusty GPZ500s. No problems with it at all. 280 miles costs me £16 in fuel.

mrchips · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Karma :

I do about 18 mile round commute per day, usually takes about 15-20 minutes but have known it to take 8 minutes. (Hitting the limiter in every gear. Laughing

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