Who Rides a Spyder to Work?

[Musashi]

Just got to wondering who else rides their Spyder to and from work? I've been retired for years, but recently took a part-time job for extra cash and I ride my Spyder to/from work a fair bit of the time. It's only about 15 minutes each way in traffic, but it makes the commute a bit more pleasant when it isn't raining. I think we all tend to view our Spyders as recreational/hobby vehicles. But they aren't bad for a local commuter, either.

[Bob L]

I have had my 30 mile commute for over 20 years. Have always ridden whenever possible. Being in central Massachusetts that means (1) there is a portion of the year that the bikes are hibernating, and (2) being a rural commute it is many times the best part of my day! If temps are above freezing, roads are dry... or in warmer weather I just look to see if I will make it to work dry. Riding home in the rain is OK, but I'd rather not have to worry about rain gear in the morning. There are weeks in warm weather that the car does not move from the garage.

Another good part about commuting on a bike is that there are days that the closer you get to work, the nicer the day looks to play hooky!

[frj322]

Every chance I get if the weather permits!

[dondje]

I walk to work - from bedroom to office down the stairs. I do however, ride for work. I have found that riding the Spyder to a construction site, or customer's office for an occasional meeting really makes my day. I used to ride most everyday to work, rain or shine, year round, years ago when I lived in Seattle.

Regards,

Don

[dpetrick]

I ride to work, weather permitting. Will be a few more weeks before winter leaves us.

[Zip]

Every day as long as there is no heave snow or sleet. Temp is not an issue, have ridden in single digits.

[C. Lee]

Mine is a daily driver once the weather is consistently above 40 rain or not. Chris

[Mikey]

:clap: Me to, I ride mine to work, unless I have to do the weekly food run! It dose make it hard to STAY AT WORK on a hot day!!!!:roflblack::cheers:

[blacklightning]

I walk to work - from bedroom to office down the stairs. I do however, ride for work. I have found that riding the Spyder to a construction site, or customer's office for an occasional meeting really makes my day. I used to ride most everyday to work, rain or shine, year round, years ago when I lived in Seattle.

Regards,

Don

We are in the same position. I walk from the house to my office, which is above my detached garage. But on occasion I have to go visit a job site, or visit a clients office. When the weather permits, I hop on my spyder and enjoy the visit. Sometimes I might have to strap a roll of 30x42 drawings to the back seat, but that is what bungee cords are for.

[Navydad]

Retired now, but always rode a motorcycle to work unless there was ice. I only had a seven mile commute so temperature wasn't a factor. I enjoyed the ride and bikes got to park up front next to the guardhouse. I worked third shift and it was nice to get off work in the morning and take a longer way home. Let the morning air blow away the stress and thoughts of choking some idiot to death :gaah: Yes, I had one of those jobs. That's why I retired at 56 and haven't looked back. I still enjoy an early morning ride.

[Chupaca]

I'm in the retired group but for all the small projects not requiring carrying large items I ryde the jag.... If I still had a job I would ryde it for sure....:thumbup:

[FalconAF]

I would if I had a job. And lived in a different city other than Las Vegas. There are just too many tourists here not paying attention to their driving, and free alcohol is served in almost all casinos, that it isn't worth the risk (to me) to use a motorcycle as a commuter here. Local police admit rear enders are the most common accident here, and MC riders will normally lose in those. And at any given time, they estimate 1/4 of the drivers on the road here wouldn't pass a BAC test. I'll ride my MC somewhere if I need to (dealer, meet someone else to go on a ride, get in/out of town for a road trip) but it will never be my main form of transportation out here. I want the added safety of a car body around me out here for routine transportation.

[Eviltwin]

Mine is parked outside right now. Was in the 40's this morning, will probably get to the 50's. Wore the winter jacket and was fine. I favor it more than then my other ride, a Silverwing when its cold out. It just puts out more heat and has better shielding from the wind. When it gets warm again, it will be mostly 2 wheels since that bike is much cooler to ride.

[pegasus1300]

I have ridden every bike I ever owned to work for over 50 years. Including the Spyder. I rode every day up until I retired. Great way to go to work.

[Haze]

I plan to ride as soon as I finish my yearly maintenance, hopefully this weekend, after figuring my taxes.
50 miles each way on the super slab.
Only issue is riding directly into the sun - east in the morning and west in the late after noon.

[JayBros]

Am in the retired gang too but I bought the Spyder as daily transportation as well as for shear fun. Remember though, in colder temperatures the temp gauge may come up to normal range on short trips but the oil may not reach normal operating temperature. The result over time can be water condensation in the oil. In the winter months my six mile ride to the gym becomes a 24 miler one way to ensure everything gets fully up to operating temp. Wind therapy is good for the soul.

[Grizzly]

I switch out between my 2005 Honda St1300 and my wife's 2010 RT SE5. On the SE5 today. It was the ST1300 yesterday LOL. My commute is 120 miles round trip.

Gotta equally disperse mileage around! =)

[SpyderAnn01]

I’ve been riding mine to work since 2014. Sometimes work is as close as 100 miles but usually it is at least 1,000 miles. I have a fun commute.

[Grandpot]

If it's over 40 degrees and not raining, I ride.

[canamjhb]

Ann and Joe have the BEST commute.....

[Lew L]

I did while I was working, but have been retired for 3+ years now.( and loving it )
Lew L

[ARtraveler]

I rode every day, rain or shine, from Apr/Oct. It was a nice 40 mile round trip commute. Usually put 2000 or less miles on the car during that time.

Don't miss it...because I don't miss working.

[FalconAF]

I’ve been riding mine to work since 2014. Sometimes work is as close as 100 miles but usually it is at least 1,000 miles. I have a fun commute.

If you're retired in Las Vegas, you have to find a different reason to ride. Like 120 miles one-way to Laughlin for a Bubba Gumps lunch. But it still counts as work, 'cos it's uphill with a headwind both ways. :rolleyes:

[Mazo EMS2]

Now that I'm retired from the fire dept, I plan on riding to work more often.

[Musashi]

What is this "winter" of which you speak? We moved to FL to avoid cold wx ops.

[Woodaddict]

I have a 49 mile commute one way. I have ridden the Spyder a few times, but its a high price machine. Don't just want to wear it out so fast. So I have a low cost Honda NT700V 2 wheeler. Have been averaging 32,000 miles a year for 9 yrs now. 2018 was total around 34,500. 12,000 miles on Spyder and 22,500 on NT. But I have ridden those miles only on NT before Spyder in Mar '17

[Yeochips]

:agree:
I have ridden every bike I ever owned to work for over 50 years. Including the Spyder. I rode every day up until I retired. Great way to go to work.

What Pegasus said.

[Mikey]

I live in Maine so I can snowmobile!!:ohyea:

[duke50]

Retired now, but when I was working in the brick business, I rarely rode the RT to work. I needed to drive a truck to carry all my tools and for picking up materials.

[Deanna777]

I ride to work, weather permitting. Will be a few more weeks before winter leaves us. I will be doing the same here. We still have a lot of snow on ground here also. It will be awhile here also.

Deanna

[Deanna777]

I live in Maine so I can snowmobile!!:ohyea: I live in Vermont and also snowmobile. :thumbup: Deanna

[AeroPilot]

I used to ride to work when I was still a teacher. My wife is still working and commutes 75 miles roundtrip each day on her Spyder between Pueblo and Fountain when weather permits..

Blizzard warnings today, so she took the car :ohyea:

[Freezefm]

Not a Spyder, but I do commute on my Ryker :ani29: every day. :riding:

Francis

[ARtraveler]

Not a Spyder, but I do commute on my Ryker :ani29: every day. :riding:

Francis

I think we are down to accepting anyone who has a "Spryker." :yes:

[Deanna777]

I 'll ride my spyder to work after the snow melts, and the roads have no salt on them.

Deanna

[bhern]

I'm another daily commuter. Like many in warmer climes, my main concern is rain -- during the summer we have a lot of afternoon thunderstorms, so those are days I use the bike as an excuse to skip out a little early and, oh, yeah, "work from home." (Actually, not such a wink wink, nudge nudge kind of thing these days -- I do spend a fair bit of time after hours on work matters which I'm looking forward to dialing back before too much longer.)

I have a pretty short ride, but fortunately a reverse commute so I can crank up the speed a bit for a brief while and clear my head. Don't know that I would enjoy it if I was going bumper-to-bumper for very long.

[ES44AC]

I ride to work. The rain has cut my riding time in half this year. We had the most rain since 1850 !

[grumpyoldretiredcop]

I do, weather permitting. I got in one riding day last month.

[IronWolf]

Whenever the weather allows I ride it to work. DFW traffic sucks so have to really watch for the idiots who cut in front of you during rush hour when there's hardly more that a foot between vehicles.

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

When the weather index is above my wimp threshold, (min 40F in the morning when the sun shines) I ride 'nid to work every day. I guess I should mention work consists mostly of lifting the coffee mug to my lips down at the local coffee shop!! :roflblack:

[JerryB]

Hi Musashi,

Re: rides their Spyder to and from work?

What is this word 'work'? I am not familiar with this word.

:yes::yes::yes:

Jerry Baumchen

[Musashi]

Hi Musashi,

Re: rides their Spyder to and from work?

What is this word 'work'? I am not familiar with this word.

:yes::yes::yes:

Jerry Baumchen

I see what you did there. Retired at 40 (52 now), but I took a part-time job this year to fund some home remodeling projects and what not. I typically work 2-3 days/week manning the office at a storage facility that's a 10-15 minute ride from the house. So it got me to wondering about this, because I see a lot of Spyders on weekends and almost NONE during the business commute hours on weekdays.