Commuting on a XJR1300, would you do it? (1 Viewer)

[cornish boy]

A bit of a mixture really, depending on the time of year and the weather. Nice day bike. Rainy, dark day car. Ice & snow train.

Trying to avoid mixing it up in the long run and would prefer to settle on one main option and stick with it.

 

[RowleyBirkinQC]

I like Klim gear from the states, sold in UK by this bunch:-

http://www.adventure-spec.com/

Not cheap, typically only the outer shell, but really good. You then select your base/mid layers as best suit you and/or the season.

They were recently selling off some Klim stock in small sizes too, no good for me as I'm at the other end of the scale.

 

[Mi58ck]

tempting, but the parking fees for our 8.5m tag would be more than the cost of commuting!

But you would also get 4 hours a day of your life back,I used to do 12 hour shifts with an hour each way travel.It gets to you in the end

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[cornish boy]

But you would also get 4 hours a day of your life back,I used to do 12 hour shifts with an hour each way travel.It gets to you in the end

I will see how it pans out as there is quite a variation on shift length depending on events over the previous 24 hours and hours worked during the month, so some days will be less than 8 hours including the travelling!

 

[Jaws]

I am more of a super sport/muscle bike kind of person, horses for courses.

And I earned a good living with as Jaws Motorcycles specialising in Blackbirds for 17 years but a change is as good as a rest

 

[Yorick]

If you're gonna commute, get a bike with fairing.

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[cornish boy]

If you're gonna commute, get a bike with fairing.

Something like this?

 

[PhilG]

Buy a shitter faired 600 bandit...

 

[cornish boy]

So an up-date is in order.

I have been driving on a daily basis and in hindsight, I am very glad the XJR1300 has stayed tucked up in the warm garage!


Any thoughts of adding an additional motorbike(s) to the stable has now been scuppered by an unplanned purchase of a property in need of complete renovation.

I am now in the market for a new cement mixer instead!

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[ianthebuilder]

Get another job,,, round the corner!! Lol

 

[Yorick]

My commute to work sometimes takes 10 - 15 seconds depending if I'm barefoot or wearing flip flops. The pool takes 15 mins to clean, then a lie down and talk bollox on here

 

[Ivory55]

I wonder because of the world we live in now how many hours are wasted commuting to work.

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[Yorick]

I wonder because of the world we live in now how many hours are wasted commuting to work.

I could easily have earned a 6 figure salary in That London, but couldn't be bothered with the commute and hassle. So settled for a bit less money with better commute.

 

[cornish boy]

Get another job,,, round the corner!! Lol

My particular (or is that peculiar) skill-set has a very limited marketplace so employment opportunities are quite limited.

Hoping that refurbishing and extending the new property will bring us a significant step closer to calling it quits on the work front and then commuting will be a thing of the past.

 

[ianthebuilder]

My particular (or is that peculiar) skill-set has a very limited marketplace so employment opportunities are quite limited.

Hoping that refurbishing and extending the new property will bring us a significant step closer to calling it quits on the work front and then commuting will be a thing of the past.

I hope it works out for you Cornish,, good luck with the house, and the commute!!

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[cornish boy]

I hope it works out for you

my Bank Manager has a similar sentiment!

good luck with the house

its a bungalow on 1/4 of an acre and not touched since 1972 other than a shower being fitted in place of the bath 6 years ago! A time capsule full of GPlan and Stag furniture in various shades of cream's, orange's and yellow's.

and the commute

Just been looking at the cost of public transport season tickets - £3680 for a year! Will be sticking with driving for now!