Quote Originally Posted by ratspike View Post
I've always preferred two wheels to four. I didn't even learn to drive until I was around 30, and that was only because I wanted a motorcycle and had to have a regular drivers license. Up to that point I rode a bike everywhere. My first moto was a well used Ninja 250, which I put a lot of miles on until it finally got stolen. My current ride is a Suzuki Vstrom 650 that I bought new in 2007. It's still comfy after 12 hours in the saddle, does pretty well on gas, and does just about everything pretty well. The v twin motor is bomber. This is my second Suzuki twin and I have no interest in going back to an inline bike.



Sadly, the Vstrom only gets out once a week because I do all my commuting by bike. Currently it's only two days a week but will be going to five pretty soon. The moto is faster but all things considered, the bike is the better choice unless I'm time crunched. Since I'm done with racing and virtually all my riding will be commute miles, I decided to sell off the stable and build the one bike to rule them all. It's a 43-50 mile round trip, depending on the route, so I wanted a bike that I'd be stoked to spend that much time with.

That bike rack must be interesting in a cross wind or buffeted by a lorry on the motorway,

I've only got a Yamaha X-max 125 Motor scooter which I use for commuting to work in the summer, it'll do 70MPG with 100MPG which is good enough for me. There is no way I'd kilt on a bike or Scooter like some on here, I've had severe gravel rash at 25mph on a bicycle, let alone at 70mph. Anyway I'm too busy dodging deer and pheasants in the road, head butting pigeons at 30mph is no fun either.