In aus.bicycle on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:22:02 +1000
TimC wrote:

I'm a fair weather cyclist and an unfair weather motorcyclist.

I ride the pushie for exercise so if it's a pushbike day I ride the
'bent if it's a motorcycle day I ride the motorcycle.

(Or at the moment as the Japanese electrics have gone south I ride
the Brom to the station and take the train to work)


I'm about 35 mins from work in the morning and 45 mins back, and don't
want to get the chain mucky (that's my story and I'm sticking to it).

But you want to get the much more expensive motorcycle chain mucky?

(Unless you have Seen The Light and ride a shafty of course)

So ride the moto when the forecast is gloomy. Since I don't want to
get taken out on the expensive bike by a mum doing the school run, I
ride the cheaper one. This is kinda silly, because I really should
use the bike with ABS brakes. And because there's more traffic on the

Well yeah... in that they are more likely to be needed because of the
mum on the school run.

When I finally get the scooter back working I'll use that, not because
it's cheaper but because the automatic manages Sydney rush hour
traffic better than the high geared Guzzi.

They get the same mileage. Heavy high geared 4 stroke 1200 vs hot 2
stroke 180. Canna break the laws of physics or something.


road on yucky days, it takes me far longer to get in than on the
pushy, but because I'm not exerting myself, I don't have to worry
about not wearing rain protection, then freezing (that's my main
reason, apart from not having to clean the chain on the moto. Start
off frozen, get sweaty, and finish frozen again. Yuck).

An advantage of Sydney for sure. "Frozen" is not really a issue here.
"Hot and sweaty just bloody standing about" is yes, but not frozen.

If it was an issue I'd be taking the motorcycle too!

As it isn't, the riding in the rain is if not enjoyable, not
miserable. I remember a couple of years ago riding along the Cooks
River path in a hailstorm. It was exhilarating! Wouldn't want to do
it on a regular basis though, hell on the shins.

Zebee