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General Category => Active Polls => Topic started by: Dan on June 11, 2012, 05:20:34 PM
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The Ride to Work thread made me wonder - what vehicles do you have at home?
I just have my bike, so I ride it pretty much every time I go somewhere. My wife has a car though, so I can use this if I need to and she doesn't need it.
Much as it would be nice, I reckon life would be inconvenient without access to 4 wheels.
I plan on adding another bike to the garage at some point, maybe in 18 months or so.
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I plan on adding another bike to the garage at some point, maybe in 18 months or so.
Obviously, that will be an ST1300. Just a matter of choosing a colour now.
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Obviously, that will be an ST1300. Just a matter of choosing a colour now.
:crackup :crackup :crackup
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I have my 1100A which is used most of the time.
Heather is on 'L' plate so it's Lifan V250B for her.
We share the Territory RWD.
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I have an 08 ST1300 and a 98 Honda Valkyrie ( set up as a solo ) :thumbsup
Marg has a Mazda CX5 (nealy as economical as the bikes) which she lets me borrow sometimes. >:()
:grin :blk13 :grin
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I have the ST11, my old bike (GS1000 Suzuki but off the road for now) and the WL Statesman 5.7. The wife has a camry 2.2 so I am happy not to share that much :)
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I have my ST1300, which I ride most days, plus a VY Commodore which holds the floor down in the garage and only gets used when I need to go shopping or it's belting down with rain outside. I don't find it fun to have to suit up at 6.30 on a wet morning for a 10 minute ride to work. If I ride to work and it rains while I'm at work, that's different :p
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Ruby :13Candy rules the roost, but has to share with the Camry sportivo.
Missus Biggles takes the Camry to work, so when I go out, it's the bike that is called upon. Most of the time these days when we go out together, it's the cage that is called upon, since Missus B has a dodgy hip/knee and finds the bike a bit of a task for more than a short run.
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As well as the wonderful ST my wife has a Honda Civic Si and there is also a Toyota Camry Altise in the garage which is there for when the heavens open. I agree with you Peter, rainy cold mornings at the crack of sparrow f**t are no fun, so I roll out the Camry for those rare occasions when I can't be bothered to run up like Nanook of the North.
Cheers
Whizz
:13Candy
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As well as my st, I have 2 ktm's. I have. Ford wagon and Julie has an Mazda 3 Sp. 25. I don't get to drive her car much.. Prefer the bikes. :blk13
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I have my ST, wife has a Yamaha XVS 650 and the family tin top, I also have a work car I drive most days.
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I have my :blu13 which I ride everyday and the wife has a Mazda 626 which I guess I could take if it was hailing :eek
I also have a VT750 that a mate of mine has asked to buy from me… hopefully he’ll pick it up soon :thumb
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ST1100, BMW R1200GS, Honda CL250, BMW 540i, Datsun 260z, Valiant T&C ute. Queensland Transport sends me get well soon cards :-[
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ST1100, BMW R1200GS, Honda CL250, BMW 540i, Datsun 260z, Valiant T&C ute. Queensland Transport sends me get well soon cards :-[
Mate, I'm not surprised they love you if you pay rego on all those!! Ever thought about trimming the fleet down to the ones you ride every week, for instance?
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I do use them all every week :grin.
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In our house we have
2004 Commodore Wagon
2008 Voltzwagon Caddy
1996 Honda ST1100
Wagon and Caddy get used 90% for work, and the bike is play and work to, wish I could use the 2 wheels more, but work and kids are not so friendly to it.
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I was bike only till I was 28 the Missus was due with our first so I had to get a car licence, but that was a long time ago. These days I drive my VZ ute to work most days as it only takes me 5 mins hardly any traffic so by the time I get my gear on I'm there in the car th occasionly I'll take the bike.
But with the Missus' WK stato my ute the ST & it's trailer as well as our caravan, Rego's & Insurance keep the bank balance light
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Have an ST1300 and have traded in my HSV Maloo now that I have seen the light. Replacing the ute with a Holden Cruze SRI-v.
Do not have a wife any more as I was supposed to spend to much money!!!!
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Have an ST1300 and have traded in my HSV Maloo now that I have seen the light. Replacing the ute with a Holden Cruze SRI-v.
Do not have a wife any more as I was supposed to spend to much money!!!!
Man, there's a huge saving hidden in there somewhere! :thumbs
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You are right Biggles, try 4.8 litres/100ks for the ST against 15-16 litres/100ks around town with the ST having similar performance and much more fun.
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I just filled today after a long CMA ride. 550 km with 27.94 litres at the bowser, Standard Unleaded, riding two up, including all of Esk- Crows Nest via Perseverance Dam and right over Mt Glorious and Mt Nebo. I say that to show it wasn't just bowling down the slab solo, the bike was working pretty steadily all day.
Don't need no Premium. Don't want no "mileage extender". Still the OEM aircleaner after 29,300 km (I'd better have a look at that).
:13Candy :grin
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Thats not a bad fill Biggles, dont think you could have got much further on .06 Litres that were left.
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now that is a tank of fuel!
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Thats not a bad fill Biggles, dont think you could have got much further on .06 Litres that were left.
ST1300s have 29 litre tanks. I think there is 0.5 unusable. Would have liked to ride it to a stop- I carry a 1 litre tin of petrol in the pannier, just in case. Had to use it once.
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Up untill 6 months ago only had the bike.
Rode home from a site up North in a thunderstorm for 2 days in December and when I got home the lady said maybe I should get a car??? So I got myself a Statesman with all the gear and a DOOF DOOF in it. Last 2 jobs have been FIFO (Fly in fly out) so basically the car stays in the car park at home
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ST1100 and a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0lt
My preferred method of transport is the bike, it's my daily transport. I will pick up my helmet before the car keys every time.
The Jeep comes out for family holidays when it becomes a tug for the caravan. Or when I need the space for picking up things like dish washers and such. It got used for work just six days because of the weather last winter, I can't ride with ice on the roads.
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Ford courier ute for when the kids come camping and fishing ( 90 % of my weekly klm's is in this vehicle ).
St1100 for the weekends or when only 1 child tags along.
Also have non motored versions of bikes - ( nearly 3,000 klms this year )
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Bike only.....was looking for a classic car , but came across the :slvr13 when on holidays recently.
Sold the old bike in a week, now sniffing around for a weekend classic car :think1
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Bike and a 4 wheeler? :o 8) Wot thuh :cop :law :p :-[ :-X :'( :wink1 :grin :eek :thumb :thumbsup :thumbs :beer :crackup :rofl :-++ :|||| |-i :well :hatwave :fp :phone :crazy >:() :-((( :whistle :cuss :hijacked :eat :spank :butt
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Bike and a 4 wheeler? :o 8) Wot thuh :cop :law :p :-[ :-X :'( :wink1 :grin :eek :thumb :thumbsup :thumbs :beer :crackup :rofl :-++ :|||| |-i :well :hatwave :fp :phone :crazy >:() :-((( :whistle :cuss :hijacked :eat :spank :butt
Probably going to be a Rover V8/Ford Anglia/Wolseley/Humber type of deal Gaz, so will be relying on the Shiney Tart 1300 for Transport
343 days out of the year :-[
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I've got the ST and a 4WD ute.
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Most of my driving is in a work vehicle....but when my own 4 wheels required;
Toyota Landcruiser 105 for me, Toyota Rav for Mummy, Toyota Corolla for daughter......think we have a Toyota fetish, and the ST for the both of us.
The Rav does the daily driving type duties and the Landcruiser is set up for long distance touring, camping and fairly serious off-road and remote travel, my other passion other than the bike.
:beer
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Mine is the ST for everyday transport covering 22,500 ks in the last year. Holden Cruze for wet Queensland Weather.
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I forget whether I even voted! Have the ST11 and Suzuki GS1000 (not on the road), as well as the WL Statesman 5.7 V8 for car duties (have to have something that goes a bit) - car has liquid injection lpg and about to get the full sports exhaust system put on. Wife has a 2.3 litre Camry, best not talk about that.
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3 Bikes, 4 Cars