I THINK I'm starting to enjoy riding to work. You?

[BLINGMW]

I'm getting close to a year with the bike and I think I'm just starting to get comfortable on the street. I'm still riding like everyone's out to kill me, I'm just finding I can still have a little fun in that environment. Here's one unique thing I realized today that really made my day...

It made me wonder, what unique, enjoyable things do you like about using a motorcycle to get around?

1) There is a JUMP on the way to work. Train tracks with ramps on either side. Jumping it in a car wouldn't be advisable (I've tried), cars just have to slow down and get annoyed by it. But I can GET AIR, if only for a fraction of a second on my daily commute! Without speeding (much) even.

[DavidM]

I enjoy riding as much as I can. IMO riding is a lot more fun than driving, in terms of everyday use (I still prefer 4 wheels for performance driving but I think thats probably just a confidence issue for now).

Oh yea, I also like getting nearly 60 mpg

[.RJ]

I dont like riding to work every day anymore. I did it for a year at my current job, and it became more hassle than anything else for many reasons - my commute is 7 miles of bumpy ~25-30mph with a bunch of stoplights. I then park in a garage and it takes 10 minutes to walk to the building and then to my desk - a pain carrying my jacket/gloves/helmet/messenger bag. Taking the bike doesnt save any time or money and I've had more close calls with degenerate asshole car drivers on my commute route than I can count. I do ride whatever Honda CB I've got running in on Fridays but thats it.

Really the problem here is that I need to find a new place to work.

This year has been a crapshoot for riding for me for other reasons too. Hopefully I'll have a new bike of some sort next year.

[Sijray21]

when i used to ride more frequently i loved riding to work. i would only ride on nice days and the roads were pretty sweet (at the time, almost the entire length of lawyers rd. in oakton/vienna). it's great for the fuel economy, it's fun, and it's easier to manuver in traffic.

when i work locally and have a motorcycle i fully intend to commute to work on the bike.

i like the variety and the option to take whatever vehicle i want to though.

[PGK]

I don't consider riding to work anything special. Probably two thirds of my total personal mileage has been commuting. Actually, it's hard for me to imagine owning/riding a motorcycle without using it as basic transportation.

[Apoc]

I dont like riding to work every day anymore.

+1 for pretty much all the same reasons.

I'd like to ride to work for obvious reasons but efforts are not rewarded when it's 4 miles each way and most of your time is spent at one particular traffic light.

[Kaan]

I commute 25 miles one way. I get around 50mpg... so its not bad just burning one gallon a day.

also on the route i have to take, a couple of times a week there is major traffic. I can just pop off, split, or ride the shoulder for a while... so overall i think its a faster commute for me

[WRXtranceformed]

Is it legal to ride the shoulder in VA? It is in NC, you're allowed to ride the lines too.

[.RJ]

It is in NC, you're allowed to ride the lines too.

Its legal in NC, or people just do it?

[WRXtranceformed]

My friend said it's legal, I dunno though.

[Kaan]

Its not legal... but with a busted Madmax FZR bike... you can always claim its having issues!

[Evan]

almost hit a moron on a scooter on friday. lane splitting, traffic dodging, running red lights, cutting cars off etc. this type of shit is normal for cyclists but this guy was actually moving fast