Re: [ST] Short Work Commutes (Was: Life out there?)

["Marc Van Est" <MarcVE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm thinking a KLR650 for a run around, except I've heard the front
brakes are a bit dodgy.


Cheers


Marc
Cape Town, RSA 

-----Original Message-----
From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Tait
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 6:17 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] Short Work Commutes (Was: Life out there?)

This year, thanks to a severe lack of cash, the ST has been sitting
unused and I've cycled everywhere.  2 miles to work is a 25 minute walk,
or a 10 minute cycle ride, so I gain half an hour a day.  Well, I'm
typing this at 5:11pm, and I finished at 5pm.

As other people have said, I would never ride those two miles on a
motorbike without all my gear on, so by the time I get the ST out of the
garage, gear on, engine warmed up and then ride through the school
traffic to work then park and lock up at the far end, the pedal bike
takes about half the time.

Still looking to buy a middle-weight for next year though as a second
bike.  F650?  CB500?  Dunno yet.

Anyway, don't think about it... Go and buy a cheap bicycle and get out
there.  They're cheap to run, superbly versatile to park, and it's great
aerobic exercise.

Andrew

Joel Ashman wrote:
> I live 1.2 miles from work.   It's just close enought to make me think
I
> ought to be riding a bicycle to work, but just far enough to prevent 
> me from actually buying a bicycle and riding it to work.  Especially 
> when it's been hitting 95-98 degrees with 80-90% humidity.  The real 
> kicker is that when I lived here in State College, PA ( before my 
> motorcycle ), I used to bicycle all over the place. 20-30 mile trips 
> were standard.  Now, 10 years and 3 motorcycles later, I doubt I could
to 2 miles without keeling over!
> 
> Oh Well...
> 
> --Joel
> 
> 
> On 7/20/06, Jeremy Witt <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I would LOVE to live .5 miles from work!
>>
>> Jeremy Witt
>> Newbury Partners
>> (o) 603-893-3022
>> (c) 603-475-4228
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>> [mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Knowles
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 7:33 PM
>> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [ST] Life out there?
>>
>>
>> On Jul 19, 2006, at 4:05 PM, Todd J wrote:
>>
>>> We are hovering at $3/gal here.
>> I always get depressed when I hear about the national average. We've 
>> been at $3.50 to $3.60 for regular the last month. I wouldn't be 
>> surprised to see $4.00 here in a couple of months.
>>
>> The last fillup for my truck was over $70.00. Fortunately my commute 
>> is only .5 miles and I try to walk it when I don't have to transport 
>> anything. I don't know how the people with 100 mile commutes to the 
>> Bay Area are surviving.
>>
>> Even when it's a nice sunny day like today I don't take the bike. I 
>> can't see getting all dressed up for the ride and then have the bike 
>> sit in the sun all day for a half mile drive. I save the bikes for 
>> the twisties.
>>
>> Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA -
>> http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles
>> '99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
>> '01 KLR650 (A15) - for exploring the North Coast backroads
>> '97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
>> '79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned
>>
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