Member Contributer BCmcrider Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 Just wondering how many others out there have a better attitude toward going to work on Monday morning because they get to start their day with a nice ride? Is the ride pleasurable or is it a battle through traffic? I know for me personally, I look forward to starting the week/day with a nice run through a tight twisty back road that let's me shift gears between home and work. The same shift (reversed) occurs on the way home where I have a bit of time to unwind while making my way home. The wife even says I'm calmer and happier when I commute on my bike as opposed to the cage. Is it just me? Of course not. How do you view the commute? BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Mac Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 Ride to work, Work to ride- Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer kaldek Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 I love it - unless my bike is misbehaving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 I definitely look forward to the ride home! Being stuck in a big slow truck on the highway all day makes me appreciate the bike even more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer carlitos92 Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 Is the ride pleasurable or is it a battle through traffic? Yes. Yay, Monday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Definitely look forward to "the long way home" more than the ride in. Even though it's supposed to pour today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vanion2 Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 No. Love to ride my VFR but Mondays still suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rice Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 Mondays suck. Ride to work is small consolation with 90deg. turns, traffic and no A/C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 The near 100 deg temperatures and my personal AGAT philosophy has made the commute a lot less attractive lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam2 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 The near 100 deg temperatures and my personal AGAT philosophy has made the commute a lot less attractive lately. This^^^ Either way, Mondays suck, but as soon as I pull out of the garage I forget it's Monday for about 25 minutes on the way in to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kinkead26 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Agreed Monday's always suck, but it also means the 1 hour ride to the other local office for my work. I only go to this site on Mondays, so that means EXTRA time on the VFR My normal commute is only 30 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Chuckster Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 All things considered, I always rather commute on the VFR than drive. In Atlanta rush hour traffic, you better have your mental 'A' game with you in both the morning and evening. It's still enjoyable, but it's 30 miles (one way) of paying attention to every detail of what's happening around you. Not that you shouldn't all the time, but it's certainly a different feel than a Saturday afternoon jaunt in the countryside. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swelcher Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Look forward to getting up and taking the ride in the morning... hate the ride home now... in evenings the heat 100 degrees plus is almost unbearable wearing a helmet...NOTE almost will always wear a helmet. Just have to go faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Yeeter Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 I have a 1 hour commute through crappy Boston traffic jams (the problem with Boston is, that there is NO way to avoid the traffic). With the heat up and sitting gridlocked moving at about 5-10mph, I didnt like the traffic. Then it speeds up before slamming the brakes again (traffic standing waves). I created a less traveled route - much longer distance but 35-40mph through some little towns with lots of farms and country to see. I now LOOK FORWARD to the ride in, and yep, its a nice break to start the day as well as wrap it up. The long route, as you say, is preferred And hello to the white VFR in the Chipolte parking lot in Woburn the other day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer V-FORE Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 I guess that I look forward to every day, since my car is in storage until it snows... But I do like riding the VFR much more than the commuter.....unless it's raining then I like the huge Vetter Fairing. The Two wheel commute is the only way to go...even if lane splitting is illegal here, going side to side over the white line isn't Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer i3v4 Posted July 25, 2011 Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 Any chance to ride is a good thing for me, even if it involves being in traffic. Jams are more frustrating when you're in cage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'm kind of bummed that I only work 3 miles from home. It takes twice as long to ride (gearing up & down). The danger and time isn't worth it. That said, I still put at least as many miles on the VFR as I do on the car. The VFR miles are 90% balls out twisties :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasculopath Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Sadly, with a 5 yr old and a 3 yr old at home, I often get to ride more during the week if I commute than on the weekends. Corrects my monday attitude very well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BCmcrider Posted July 25, 2011 Author Member Contributer Share Posted July 25, 2011 Sadly, with a 5 yr old and a 3 yr old at home, I often get to ride more during the week if I commute than on the weekends. Corrects my monday attitude very well though. Isn't that the truth. I didn't ride at all this weekend but took my 6 year old son boating instead. Between him and the wife, not much time for riding on the weekend sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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