moarmoto
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I pretty much stopped this year because it's one straight road to work and it got boring.
Has anyone else "given up" commuting on their motorcycle?
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Sabex
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May I ask what tires you're running?! Or do normal tires do fine.. will commuting until Dec to work this year
Just normal tires. Although they aren't the best in slush. Just gotta be extremely light on the gas and brakes.
So what happens when someone cuts you off or traffic suddenly drops from 110 kph to a dead stop suddenly on the highway?
That's what keeps me away from riding when the roads are crappy like that. Those things both happen like 10x a day on my commute.
silverbullet132
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To ride in that weather you gotta be extra careful and avoid highways entirely.
KarGo
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I rode in both major thunder storms this year. Visibility becomes a HUGE problem. The faster you go, the more visibility you have but the less time you have to react to things. Double edged sword ftl.
....there's a definite feeling of victory when you survive through those kind of rides though lol
Well that choice is another debate. Most people will agree, even on this motorcycle-biased forum, that choosing a bike instead of a car is not a great idea for our climate.
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Thunderstorms totally different set of variables to ice and snow.
I've ridden in 3 snowstorms here and quite a few icy days in the UK. Came off twice on ice...****ing hate the stuff. No friction doncha know. My brakes turned my graceful two wheeled work of art into a bumbling badly coordinated uncontrolable clunker on ice. First time it happened I was young and indestructable and wondered wtf had happened as I parted ways with my trusty steed as we slid in different directions with my clothes and skin slowly being eaten by bits of gravel.
Snow is a similar beast but wet days below zero (or where there's a chance of ice) the bike stays home. I'm not a fan of the surprise get-off.
The challenge and ruggedness of it, I guess? Kind of like camping.
Definitely not much fun. I once rode from Montreal to Belleville, in heavy rains and occasional hail, in a half helmet. I bought a full-face as soon as I got home. This was 1987.
kruzuki
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I've been working less than 10 minutes from home since the beginning of the year. No more 45 minute commute. I get way more sleep time & can come home at lunch to chill.
However, it now takes me longer to get geared up and get the bike out of the garage then it does to just hop in my car and drive to the office, so I don't bother commuting anymore.
Totally worth the tradeoff; waaaaaaay less stress.
However, it now takes me longer to get geared up and get the bike out of the garage then it does to just hop in my car and drive to the office, so I don't bother commuting anymore.
Totally worth the tradeoff; waaaaaaay less stress.
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Know those sunny early Spring days that are 10+...but there are still pockets of snow in the shadows?
Commuting on the highway, roads are dry & clear, sun is shining, all is well. Until I hit a shadow under a bridge on the 403, all that sun melts the snow, gets some runoff going, then it froze and stayed frozen under that bridge. That happens to be in a curve. Was doing maybe 120ish, *WEEEE* ice, in a blink I skated one lane to the right. If there was any vehicle there I would have been toast.
Ever since the bike gets put away until it's above freezing at night.
I know EXACTLY what you mean. there's a road near me on a curve to merge with a faster one that's always in shadow in the mornings and there's a nice manhole cover slap bang in the middle of it. Perfect combination for those tricky mornings to have me off my bike. Cars behind me must wonder why I ride around the damn thing.
The manhole cover? I always ride around those, especially in lower traction conditions, as I was taught to...
Sabex
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Traffic coming to a stop is easy to predict if you keep a look out. Same with someone cutting you off.
Honestly, I'd never suggest anyone ride in snow/slush. Rain is okay, but losing traction in snow is almost guaranteed with the slightest jerk. Only reason I was riding it in that day was because I got caught in a freak storm out of nowhere; it was sunny and clear and the radar was fine when I left an hour before that.
