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Used to do a 70 mile commute in the winter on the bike and the only thing that made it bearable was handlebar muffs, they may look stupid, but my hands were always toasty warm and dry.
As for the style of bike, I did it on a half faired CBF 1000, so I'm definitely biased towards a faired bike. The one big downside to having a faired bike in the bad weather is if you drop it, so I would definitely recommend crash protection such as crash bungs.
Hope that helps ____________________ Yamaha MT-09
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Posted: 09:11 - 12 Dec 2020 Post subject: |
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For simplicity and price nothing beats muffs, they look crap but they work. You can always escalate from there too and add heated grips as well. Who doesn't like sticking their hand in nice warm muff?
Considered a GSXS1000F? Marjay on this forum has one and seems impressed. Full fairing, GSXR derived motor and they seem to sell at tempting prices. Litre bikes make lovely commuters, bags of grunt in any gear means you can basically ride them lazy when doing the half asleep morning run. |
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I did Hornchurch to Tunbridge Wells and back every day on a naked Honda NTV600 Revere, right through the middle of a particularly nasty winter in 2009.
I had no heated grips, no muffs, and shitty leaking handed down bike gear.
The bike had 73,000 miles on it when I bought it (for £300), and was way way way higher by the end of the winter, although the speedo died at some point so I never knew the exact final mileage. I'd ran it out of oil twice, and crashed on ice twice, and it still refused to die.
What is possible and what you actually will enjoy doing are two incredibly different things.
I'm no longer a cash strapped teenager, freshly moved out of home and struggling to make ends meet, and so I would not choose to do it again.
I'd advise a fairing.
edited NTV mileage ____________________ I am a bellend, I am a man of constant sorrow, I am a gummy bear, I am a rock. |
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I've got a GSX-S 750 (Actually a GSR-750 but it's the same animal). It's got an aftermarket taller screen on the front which helps. Only really notice the breeze on it when I'm well past 90 (on the track of course).
For commuting it's a pretty decent bike, enough power to have a good laugh when you want, but easy enough to handle without thinking about it it, and small enough to flick between traffic when it's busy.
Only downside for me is lack of adjustable suspension (other than preload). Coming from GSXRs and Fireblades, it's a bit of a pisser, but for normal commuting it's ok ____________________ DILLIGAF |
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I was going to suggest one of the best winter hacks out there is a gen 1 Fazer 1000, or gen 2 Fazer 600. Does exactly what I need it to do, given that my toy is an R1. Might be too late for you, but others might be in your position.
Loads of space under the seat for all your accessories and if you wanted to fit a relayed switch and junction box for your heated grips, you wouldn't have any issues.
Plenty of mid range torque to lazily cruise in 6th and pillion comfort is sublime. Sure it might only have a bikini fairing, but if you switch that out for a touring screen, most of the wind and rain will deflect off you.
I've got to say that back to back with my 07 R1, the Fazer is a much more accomplished road bike! It'll hustle and scratch. I'd argue that on B roads, I'm a lot smoother and quicker on the Fazer than the R1 due to the gearing and midrange. Suspension is more compliant and has never left me wanting. On motorways and keeping to sensible speeds, I'd be getting 180 miles until the fuel light comes on - 20L tank is a godsend. 200 miles to the tank if chancing it.
Used it for 3 years and put 20k miles on it (needed a replacement engine after I inadvertantly turned it into an air cooled engine due to a sudden terminal issue with the cooling system and blew it up).
You can find good 30k milers for about £2500 and generally tend to be well looked after.
Oh as for winter kit. Stick a kidney belt if you don't run/refuse to run heated clothing. I'm also looking for the neoprene sleeves for the levers. It's such a pain having cold fingers every time you try to meter the clutch in heavy traffic when it's less than 5°C ____________________ The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
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