View Poll Results: How often do you ride your bike?
Daily with a 2nd vehicle for bad weather
44
63.77%
Daily only vehicle
9
13.04%
Few days a week max
13
18.84%
Weekend rider only
3
4.35%
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Daily Bike Riders??
#31
06-11-2011, 09:29 AM
Stellar HDF Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SoCal.....I'm only here for the weather
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Illegals, Welfare, High Taxes, Welfare, High Taxes, Illegals......Did I say Illegals?
A totally worthless state government.
But we do have great weather!
#33
06-11-2011, 10:20 AM
Haha. You must be one of those guys rhat makes fun of chaps(not assless, they're all assless or they would be pants). Gotta have chaps when its cold. They work great. The guys that say you should wear leather pants, must leave em on all day. I take my chaps on and off to go to work, or shop. Everytime I use them since joining this forum, I laugh at all the good days the guys who won't wear chaps are missing riding. Since I bought my FLHTCUI, I have ridden everyday, except for days I need to haul something with my truck. Or heavy thunderstorms on way to work. Get chaps!
#34
06-11-2011, 10:33 AM
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Daily riding
I have a half hour ride both ways if i take the freeway which i normally don't there are at least 6 different ways i can go home that i have found so far. I ride everyday unless its snowing
#35
06-11-2011, 10:53 AM
Road Warrior
Daily rider here. I go weeks without getting in a car. My bike is set up for touring, and I ride it work, use it to haul groceries, pretty much everything. The only time I drive a car is when I am going to be carrying more than one passenger.
In cold weather, I wear long johns, layered shirts, leather jacket, HD neck gaiter, and a good set of gauntlets. It works great in even the coldest weather for under 20 mile trips (commuting.) For all day trips in sub freezing weather you'd need some heated gear. A windshield/lower fairings will do wonders for keeping you warmer too.
In cold weather, I wear long johns, layered shirts, leather jacket, HD neck gaiter, and a good set of gauntlets. It works great in even the coldest weather for under 20 mile trips (commuting.) For all day trips in sub freezing weather you'd need some heated gear. A windshield/lower fairings will do wonders for keeping you warmer too.
#36
06-11-2011, 11:25 AM
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: kingman AZ. We aren't in hell, but you can see it from here!!!
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daily rider!
I'm lucky enuf to be able to ride everyday. Here in NW Arizona we don't get much, if any, rain. So I only have to worry about cold in the winter.
I have a 55 mile round trip. 40 mpg on the bike or 16 mpg in the P/U.
The only bad part is, my house is surrounded by cotten and hay fields. The first 10 miles or so in the winter are brutal, sometimes as low as the 20s.
In the summer, monsoon season can be pretty harsh, also. 110s+ and the high humidity causes me to drink more beer when I get home!
As a funny after thought, since I started riding everyday, about 5 years ago, more of my co-workers with bikes have started riding daily also.
I have a 55 mile round trip. 40 mpg on the bike or 16 mpg in the P/U.
The only bad part is, my house is surrounded by cotten and hay fields. The first 10 miles or so in the winter are brutal, sometimes as low as the 20s.
In the summer, monsoon season can be pretty harsh, also. 110s+ and the high humidity causes me to drink more beer when I get home!
As a funny after thought, since I started riding everyday, about 5 years ago, more of my co-workers with bikes have started riding daily also.
#37
06-11-2011, 11:32 AM
Years ago had no choice,course it's what I had always wanted to try.Ride year round in Maine.Made it until February trying to ride home in a snowstorm and stop at a slight downhill intersection.Pulled a grion muscle bad enough was out of work a couple of days.Except for snow/ice storms still rode everyday.Now, wised up no more winter riding,and have other summer toys aka muscle cars to putt around in.
#39
06-11-2011, 04:18 PM
I haven't had a car for over 5 years. The last time I drove a car was 7 months ago when I borrowed my moms to pick up my Aunt at the airport. The time before that I don't remember. I am actually thinking a lot lately of having that car option available though. I heard some people talking the other day about how nice it was to have air conditioning while driving around Phoenix in the Summer.
#40
06-11-2011, 05:13 PM
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