Commuting on your Monster

[KnightofNi]

i commuted solely on the monster for about 3 years and last year got a dual sport. rain or shine (and sometimes sleet and snow)

it's not that bad. i do think that a dualy or a motard would work better in downtown commuting/riding.

learn to do the maint yourself, it really isn't that hard.

[ducpenguin]

damn you commute a ton of miles.. well i guess for someone like you putting on over 20k miles a year in commuting the savings adds up a lot quicker than some of us only puttin on maybe 7-8k miles of commuting by bike and another 3k miles of car driving through the year.

wow, i  still can't fathom driving that many miles in a year close to 21k miles that is just insane.

30 miles each way...actually not too bad for the DC area.  I know many that commute over 120 miles a day!

[GLantern]

I would commute on my 695 40miles each way using a cortech tailbag it made every day at work so much more fun.  Now i do it on the 1098 and after the math including tires i save about $2.00 every 3000miles    But i do it cause its fun  [moto]

[mbalmer]

If I drive a car the commute is 6 miles one way. If I ride my bicycle it is 8 miles because I like to add a hill climb. If I ride the monster it is longer (20-30 miles) because it's too fun to ride only 6 miles. I don't save anything at all. In fact it costs more, but I don't care. Everyone knows that teachers have an unending supply of $$.

[CountGreffi]

I work at APM Terminals (and have to go to all these other container ship terminals around the  area) so I ride into work and have to deal with TONS of tracker trailers. Though I can't ride in the yard. It's kind of like Mario Kart inside there it's crazy. But I can ride to my office, I just need to leave my car at my office, then take my car when I have to go to a ship. I'd rather ride to work, I get carton's of Cigg's off of my ship's and use it as cash when I get gas at a local gas station (Thank you free carton's of cigg's) and I don't smoke so the guy gives me $30 cash/$30 gas for each one. But riding to work when the weather is good is optimal IMO since the gas mileage is so good.

cg

[Wonked]

I commute pretty frequently on the 695. In Atlanta, however, it's starting to get pretty hot, and riding in town is decidedly un-fun when it's 90+ and you're in full gear....

That said, i wear the Olympia Stealth suit and it is the best warm-weather full gear I've ever used.

Now I'm trying to figure out the best luggage solution. I may buy the Maresi (sp?) tank bag that screws on to the gas tank, but I refuse to do a strap bag. Magnet bags don't work on the 695 :-(

[GLantern]

If I drive a car the commute is 6 miles one way. If I ride my bicycle it is 8 miles because I like to add a hill climb. If I ride the monster it is longer (20-30 miles) because it's too fun to ride only 6 miles. I don't save anything at all. In fact it costs more, but I don't care. Everyone knows that teachers have an unending supply of $$.

O yeah i do end up taking back roads about 80% of the time so it does end of costing more 

[Cucciolo]

Been commuting almost every day. The Bike has gone 17k miles in about 14 months and going strong

Regarding the clutch I pulled 2 springs off it for a 33% less pull

Regarding the luggage I use a tank bag plus backpack which is enough room for all my goodies and work Laptop.

Gas Mileage is about 44 on the freeway.

Hey Rob... I have the Joe Rocket manta tank bag as well.. but I noticed that it may damage the tank.. the magnets are really strong and the material used against the tank seem raspy. What's your experience with yours?
I removed the springs too and it REALLY helps.. although my dealer told me that it was going to ruin my clutch that way and to stop listening to some guy on a forum who was told to do so by another guy on a forum... haha..
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[LA]

I take the scoot to work about 60mi. round trip to work every day it's not raining or below 30f W/ CoreTech tail pack. If it weren't a Ducati and if it didn't eat tires, it would be cheap.

LA