Commuting long distances

[Irn-Bru]

Fuuuuck that, you's are all mental with these long commutes especially on bikes. It would make me miserable, that time could be spent with your family or on overtime to fund more bike parts.

But aye, go for the car. Low mileage on a Corsa B doesn't mean it'll be trouble free mind, but they can be fixed with a potato and a hammer pretty much.
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KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM

[andyscooter]

mate has a corsa 1.3d for sale if op is interested

still wouldn't waste my life going backwards and forwards to work though
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gilera runner vxr200 (chavped)
if its spelt wrong its my fat fingers and daft auto correct on my tablet

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[colink98]

Sittingbourne to Chelsea on a daily basis riding my CBF600 Naked.

I can deal with the cold and rain....
wear more layers and get decent gear.

what I could not deal with is sitting in a car going 3 mph for hours on end, yesterday it was solid from the start of the A2 until past the M25 junction, how long to do that in a car ?

my current gig ends in January and i will be looking for something more towards the east or more towards the higher ££££.
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PCX125 (stolen) - CBF600 (current)
Ride it like you stole it.
ride sensible and not like an idiot and you wont get 6 points in one week.

[stinkwheel]

OP needs a diesel Yaris.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[pompousporcup...]

tank range, on a good day is 170ish miles before the light comes on.. so 3 trips. Fuel is costing me £10-£12 a day on average and on the Thundercat i can sit at 90mpg the entire way and still get 48-50 to the gallon. Ridiculous really as it makes very little difference if i cruise at 70.. i might get 55 to the gallon but it costs me my sanity.

I have accepted the free Corsa and insured it from Friday so i'l give it a go.. its an old banger, faded red on steelies etc but it has been well enough serviced and has low mileage.
Yes, sitting is traffic is shiiiiiiit and was the primary reason for me learning to ride in the first place(other than it being cool AF) but i feel like i'm fighting a battle that will get increasingly difficult the longer it goes on..

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[biker7]

Filtering , cold/wet Vs jams, warm/dry. Depending on the weather, I'd bike commute of choice. I like to keep moving.
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Swansea area
Fat Bob (2019)

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[Hahadumball]

always use the bike.. though this time of year im thinking the car is a better option... commute is only 14 miles each way but its either a longer way on a piss boring A road past the busy docks.. or shitty twisty country roads... twistys great on bike but cold.. traffic is a prick on there so a car would suck, my 20 minute commute would turn to 40 minutes. so currently still on 2 wheels but when the mega cold hits ill jack it in
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360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[Hong Kong Phooey]

I've decided 4 deg c is the decider for car v bike, after a full on moto x foot down save on ice a few weeks ago.

I use the waze app to mitigate against traffic, works as well as can be expected.
Don't bother filtering in a car though, unless you're in Russia.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OUk4LxF5nzw
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'81 CG125, '97 FZS600 : '99 CBR600F4, '09 KTM RC8

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[colink98]

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[The Shaggy D.A.]

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[pompousporcup...]

so yes.. I checked the forcast this morning and it was 0 degrees when i left. It was dry though but still frozen 15 minutes in even with the heated grips on 50% (anything above that just burns your hands)

If its below 3 or 4 degrees i'm going to take the car like above. If there is ice on the windscreen then the car is getting used.

[Rogerborg]

I'm keeping a Googledoc of all the days this year when the Cooncil has reneged on their duty to grit my road and I've been taking the car. They'll be getting an invoice in the spring for the difference in costs at HMRC mileage rates.