Motorbike for commuting

[domtyler]

What would be the best kind of bike to get for a forty odd mile commute into London all year round?

I am guessing some kind of sports tourer like a Yamaha FJR1300?

 

[dan_bo]

Old beemer twin pot

 

[Keith Oates]

I used to commute from Aylesbury to London for a few years and had several bikes but the favorite was the K100RS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[beancounter]

I commute pretty much every day on a 1999 Honda VFR800.

Absolutely ideal for the job and it was cheap as chips too.

bc

p.s. FJR1300 is a big big bike!

 

[Paulus]

A Honda CB 500. I get around 90 miles a gallon out of mine on commutes. They are nippy, manoeuvrable, and are quite comfy.

 

[domtyler]

A Honda CB 500. I get around 90 miles a gallon out of mine on commutes. They are nippy, manoeuvrable, and are quite comfy.

Eek, no fairing? Does that not make for bit of a blustery ride? What about in rain?

 

[Paulus]

I've got a decent waterproof coat and waterproof trousers, and you don't get to much wind buffer until you get over 50 mph, on the main roads only you understand. I also have a pair of handlebar muffs for the winter they are invaluable.

 

[Alcdrew]

Whats wrong with pedal power?

 

[Paulus]

Depends on how far you have to go.

 

[domtyler]

I commute pretty much every day on a 1999 Honda VFR800.

Absolutely ideal for the job and it was cheap as chips too.

bc

p.s. FJR1300 is a big big bike!

Okay so FJR may be a little too big for me then. The VFRs look like a sensible choice though. Can they take side panniers at all?

 

[domtyler]

Whats wrong with pedal power?

Heh heh, wondered when someone would pipe up with that one!

I have been cycling to work and back for years Alcdrew, but I live and work in London, my ride is only seven miles each way. Forty five miles each way is going to be too much for me to do on a daily basis all year round, both in terms of effort and more importantly time, it would take about six hours a day given a fifteen mile per hour average! Would you like to reconsider your suggestion now?

 

[magnatom]

Heh heh, wondered when someone would pipe up with that one!

I have been cycling to work and back for years Alcdrew, but I live and work in London, my ride is only seven miles each way. Forty five miles each way is going to be too much for me to do on a daily basis all year round, both in terms of effort and more importantly time, it would take about six hours a day given a fifteen mile per hour average! Would you like to reconsider your suggestion now?

Ya big jessie!

 

[beancounter]

Okay so FJR may be a little too big for me then. The VFRs look like a sensible choice though. Can they take side panniers at all?

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bc

 

[Globalti]

Alternatively buy some soft throw-over panniers or a clip-on tank bag.

 

[Alcdrew]

Heh heh, wondered when someone would pipe up with that one!

I have been cycling to work and back for years Alcdrew, but I live and work in London, my ride is only seven miles each way. Forty five miles each way is going to be too much for me to do on a daily basis all year round, both in terms of effort and more importantly time, it would take about six hours a day given a fifteen mile per hour average! Would you like to reconsider your suggestion now?

Ya big jessie!