How often do you get out on the bike
How often do you get out on the bike
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RemaL

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25,071 posts

255 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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I have been away and missed the bike the last week, I usually use the bike every day to work but have been using the kit car the last few weeks.
I try and get out as often ( not as much as I like with a young family) on the weekends.

what about you lot

Rawwr

22,722 posts

255 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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Everyday so long as it's not absolutely pissing down.

shot2bits

1,273 posts

249 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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I have three kids (7, 5 and 2) but I work from home so get to spend lunch and other breaks during the day with the family. During the summer I try and get out for an hour when the kids have gone to bed but this year has been a wash out. At the weekends I tend to ride for a few hours on either Saturday or Sunday morning with a couple of friends. If the weather is good I'll pop out for a bit on the bike (unplanned) for a quick hoon.

As a guide, I use my bike for pleasure only and have clocked up 7000 miles since April 2006.

y2blade

56,254 posts

236 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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the dirtbike = at least once a week pretty much without fail

the blade = when i fancy it aslong as its not raining

RemaL

Original Poster:

25,071 posts

255 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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I've done about 2500 since Nov 06 and as this is my first year on a bike I as so looking forward to the summer. Ha what a load of cak thats been so far

y2blade

56,254 posts

236 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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RemaL said:
I've done about 2500 since Nov 06 and as this is my first year on a bike I as so looking forward to the summer. Ha what a load of cak thats been so far
tell me about it frown ...i'd have gone mad if i didnt have the dirtbike to play on in shite weather!!!!!

also the T5 is good for a "quick" fix wink .......although its miles away from what the blade will do ,you know what i mean though cool

Rawwr

22,722 posts

255 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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Yeep! I've done 8,000 on the GSX-R since November frown

Stig

11,823 posts

305 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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Every day - hell or high water (and there's been plenty of both recently!)

A1ec

267 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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You need to live somewhere nice like Liverpool as we don't seem to get the extremes of bad weather that the rest of the country gets.

I get out most days on my bike or in my Atom or both sometimes (obviously not at the same time rolleyes ) but I suppose being retired helps as I can pick and choose what time of the day I go out.

RemaL

Original Poster:

25,071 posts

255 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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A1ec said:
You need to live somewhere nice like Liverpool as we don't seem to get the extremes of bad weather that the rest of the country gets.

I get out most days on my bike or in my Atom or both sometimes (obviously not at the same time rolleyes ) but I suppose being retired helps as I can pick and choose what time of the day I go out.
A1ec do you post on the Superbike forum?

Twit

2,908 posts

285 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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I do over 1000 miles a week all year round so guess that means everyday...

sjtscott

4,215 posts

252 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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Every weekday year round to get to/from work, beers after work a couple of times a month and snow/ice being the only exceptions when it firmly stays at home.
Quite rarely at the weekend to be honest now since my best mate gave up biking and sold me his mint CBR600F to me in Feb frown

RemaL

Original Poster:

25,071 posts

255 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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Twit said:
I do over 1000 miles a week all year round so guess that means everyday...
good god, I do no more than 12K a year on my bike and car put togeather

D_T_W

2,502 posts

236 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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I've done about 800 miles since passing my test 6 weeks ago. Haven't been out in the past 2 weeks though due to weather or not being at home when the weather is good. Had hoped to get out tonight for a while but it's touch and go if it's going to stay dry, plus i've been feeling a bit off this week and i'm not too keen on riding if i'm not feeling 100%.

Only been out on my own so far as well, quite keen to get out with a few other bikers before the really shitty weather rolls in

Alex@POD

6,454 posts

236 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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I don't use my bike anywhere near enough these days. Well with no MOT for a month and 3 days later a broken foot peg hanger, it's not all my fault either biggrin

Mags

1,183 posts

300 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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I'm doing 4-500 miles per week on my bike but I don't use it much at the weekend.
I have the occasional blast with a couple of friends but tend to not have the time really, what I really need is 2 bikes, a boring one for work and a bit of fun for the weekend!

StuB

6,695 posts

260 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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Got the bike MOT'd today (passed biggrin) and it's done 3001 miles in 15 months (didn't realise the MOT'd expired). That's including some commuting from Yorkshire to Midlands at weekends for a few months to beat the Monday/Friday traffic and quite a lot of trackdays.

Hooli

32,278 posts

221 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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recently i probably ride about twice a week. uptill two months ago it was everyday to work.
since passing my test at the end of jan this year ive put about 16k on the RF & about 3k on the bonnie i brought in late april as a toy (its also been in bits 50% of that to fix the 'restoration' itd suffered).

things like a day trip to the lake district, from essex, top the miles up well. i did 816miles 23hours 45mins that day.

hiccy

664 posts

233 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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Every day for commuting, not anywhere near enough for pleasure, but working on that and getting a few lengthier rideouts done recently. Problem is the weather has been so pish recently and I rarely want to go out for a ride when it's chucking it down.

Wyvern971

1,507 posts

229 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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Daily on the commute (even in the rain) and out when I get home if the weather is nice