Well that's the thing. I have a few things stopping me, I have a huge attachment to this bike. It owes me nothing and the insurance last year was 300 quid roughly. Although that's still about £1 per mile for what I covered in 2020 That is down to me though. I definitely cant justify changing to something more expensive as that's just more money with no guarantee I will make any more use of it. I do like the thought of moving to a super naked or something I will commute more on, maybes do a euro trip if that will be a thing in the next year or so. Basically something more versatile than a fast road setup sports bike. I will get a migraine if I think about it too much No doubt I will be saying the same thing in 12 months time.
Well I've covered around 15k miles on my 2017 RA-H and I'd say around 12K of those were commuting miles in and out of London 5 days per week in all weather. I've found the bike easy to commute on - mirrors are well below the height of van mirrors and the bike's small enough to weave through traffic. The one thing I couldn't live without though is the quickshifter - this is an absolute must for me for commuting. When I had the loan CB500F, not only did it feel heavier and bigger than my blade, the lack of quickshifter just made commuting much more painful. I've thought about getting a Street Triple RS 765 or other more upright bikes, but for commuting I think I'd have issues with the mirrors. The only downside of the fireblade for me is my bones are getting older and occasionally I get cramp in my thigh which can make me look like a right wally!
Yeah I had both Street and Speed and in heavy traffic the placement of the mirrors were a bit of a pain in the arse. I ended up having to do a handlebar waggle or risk damage sometimes. I even considered seeing if I could find some to go under the bars. Shame as the rest of the package was spot on for commuting.
Sports bikes definitely make good commuters, to be honest adding commuting to my list is just me trying to justify a possible new direction. I dont even live where the bike is kept at the minute so it's a non starter for me really I went and uncovered the bike yesterday for the first time since about June Think im going to get an MOT booked in the next few weeks before the insurance runs out then see how I feel. In about 6 weeks time I will have bought a daft set of wheels and some unneeded carbon bits knowing me
Bennett’s £297 for the year, up from £225 for last year. The policy has all the bells and whistles but a £400 excess. I will be on the phone tomorrow to see if I can barter them down.
