I used to live near Brighton, but I couldn't park my motorbike anywhere near where I used to stay for fear of theft. So a number of times I donned my full 2-piece leathers and bike boots, hung my crash helmet on the handlebars and cycled 3 miles on my old mountain bike to where my motorbike was parked.
Got some funny looks, but I took consolation in the fact that were I to come off, I was unlikely to sustain much damage...